Worldwide Underground

Untitled

Worldwide Underground is an EP by American nu soul/hip hop singer Erykah Badu, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).

Track listing

1. "World Keeps Turnin' (Intro)" (Erykah Badu) – 1:39
2. "Bump It" (Badu, A. Maggett, James Poyser, B.R. Smith) – 8:49
3. "Back in the Day (Puff)" (Badu, Maggett, Poyser, Smith) – 4:46
4. "I Want You" (Badu, Maggett, Poyser, Smith, Bailon) – 10:53
5. "Woo" (Badu, R.C. Williams) – 3:14
6. "The Grind" (Badu, Dead Prez) – 2:49
7. "Danger" (Badu, Poyser, Smith, Williams) – 5:49
8. "Think Twice" (Badu, Donald Byrd) – 3:02
9. "Love of My Life Worldwide (featuring Queen Latifah, Bahamadia & Angie Stone)" (Badu, Bahamadia, Queen Latifah, Angie Stone) – 5:26
10. "World Keeps Turnin' (Outro)" (Badu) – 4:01
11. "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip hop) (featuring Common)" (Saadiq, Badu, Lynn, Poyser, Ozuna) (UK and Japan Bonus Track) - 3:50
12. "Hollywood" (UK and Japan Bonus Track) - (5:32)

Personnel

• Erykah Badu - vocals, background vocals
• Jazz Bell - background vocals
• Sam Bell - background vocals
• China Black - background vocals
• Tisha Creer - background vocals
• Doc Gibbs - percussion
• Alfredo Gray - background vocals
• Roy Hargrove - trumpet, vocals
• Dwayne Kerr - flute
• Lenny Kravitz - electric guitar
• Bray Lon Lacy - bass, clapping
• Robert Pack - background vocals
• A. Pérez - background vocals
• James Poyser - keyboard, group member
• Rashad Smith - group member
• Stic Man - vocals
• Karen Wheeler - vocals
• R.C. Williams - keyboard
• Eevin Wright - clapping
• Zap Mama - vocals

Production

• Producers: Dead Prez, Freakquency, Raphael Saadiq
• Executive producers: Erykah Badu, Kedar Massenburg, James Poyser, Rashad Smith, Tom Soares, R.C. Williams
• Engineer: Tom Soares
• Assistant engineers: Shinobu Mitsuoka, Tim Olmstead
• Mixing: Leslie Brathwaite, Tom Soares, Brian Stanley
• Mastering: Robert Wechsler
• Creative director: Sandy Brummels
• Programming: James Poyser
• Drum programming: Erykah Badu, Dead Prez, Rashad Smith
• Arranger: Erykah Badu
• Art direction: Erykah Badu, Kenny J. Gravillis
• Drawing: Erykah Badu
• Photography: Marc Baptiste
• Make-up: Melanie Harris
• Stylist: Carlton Jones
• Vocal Coaching: Erykah Badu, Lis Lewis, David Angerstein

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2003	The Billboard 200	3
2003	Top Internet Albums	3
2004	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"Danger"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	27
2003	"Danger"	The Billboard Hot 100	82
2004	"Back in the Day (Puff)"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	62

Notes

The European and Japanese versions of this EP feature two bonus tracks:

• "Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)"
• "Hollywood" (described as "UK Exclusive track" on the European version. The track was however previously available on the "Bamboozled" soundtrack album (2000) and then included on the single release of 'Didn't Cha Know')
• "Danger" was released as a single in Europe and contained a remix by Afreex