We Run This

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"We Run This" is a song by American recording artist Missy Elliott. It was written by Rhemario "Rio Beats" Webber and Elliott for her sixth studio album, The Cookbook (2005), while production was handled by the former. Released as both the album's third single in the United States and the lead single from her 2006 compilation Respect M.E., it samples elements from The Sugarhill Gang version of The Shadows' song "Apache". The song peaked at number forty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100. "We Run This" was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.[1]

Background

"We Run This" was written by Elliott along with its producer Rhemario "Rio Beats" Webber.[2] The song samples elements from the 1981 song "Apache" by The Sugarhill Gang, itself being a cover version of The Shadows' 1960 original.[2]

Commercial performance

"We Run This" was released as the third and final single from Elliott's sixth studio album The Cookbook (2005), the lead single from her Respect M.E. (2006) and the theme song for the American teen comedy-drama film Stick It (2006).[3] In the United States, the song peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4] Elsewhere, the song was released to bigger commercial success than Elliott's previous single "Teary Eyed," reaching the top 30 in both Australia and Ireland.[5][6]

Music video

With an edited version of "We Run This" being used as the theme song for the film Stick It (2006) and Elliott co-scoring the Disney/Touchstone Pictures production, the music video for "We Run This" features clips from the film.[3] The visuals were shot with longtime collaborator Dave Meyers on January 3–4, 2006 in Los Angeles, California and features Ellitt dressed in a gold-lamé bandleader costume, geting animated as a stick figure, and rapping in a patois.[7] Stick It actor Jeff Bridges and Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes make cameo appearances in the video.[3] Elliott also does some gymnastics in "We Run This" which caused her to tear her Achilles' tendon while shooting her scenes.[7] "We Run This" incorporates a mini-video for another track from The Cookbook, "Bad Man," which was tacked to the beginning of the video. It features Elliot and her male dancers are dressed in gold band member uniforms while the female dancers are dressed in gold leotards, high-heeled boots and hats as they sing and dance in front of a cheering crowd on a football field.[3]

Track listings

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Digital download (original)[8]

  1. "We Run This" (Explicit Album Version w/o Manicure Interlude) - 3:25

Digital download (Stick It)[9]

  1. "We Run This" (Stick It Edit) - 3:02
  2. "We Run This" (Stick It Video) - 4:14

UK CD[10]

  1. "We Run This" (Explicit Album Version) - 3:25
  2. "Teary Eyed" (Tief Schwarz Club Remix) - 7:37

UK vinyl[11]

  1. "We Run This" (Explicit Album Version) - 3:24
  2. "We Run This" (Instrumental) - 3:24
  3. "We Run This" (A cappella) - 3:23
  4. "Teary Eyed" (Tief Schwarz Club Remix) - 7:37

Personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of The Cookbook.[2]

  • Missy Elliott – vocalist, writer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
  • Jerry Lordan – writer (sample)
  • Rhemario "Rio Beats" Webber – producer, writer

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "We Run This"
Chart (2006) Peak
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Release history

"We Run This" released history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 20, 2006 Template:Hlist Template:Hlist [12]
United Kingdom August 21, 2006 CD [13]
Australia August 28, 2006 [14]

References

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  1. ↑ "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations". Associated Press. December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
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  8. ↑ We Run This (Explicit): Missy Elliott: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
  9. ↑ We Run This (Stick It Edit): Missy Elliott: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
  10. ↑ HMV.com: singles: We Run This (2006)
  11. ↑ HMV.com: singles: We Run This (2006)
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