4 My People

"4 My People" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written by Elliott, Timbaland, Eve Jeffers, Nisan Stewart, Craig Brockman and Dante "D-Man" Nolan for her third studio album Miss E... So Addictive (2001). Production was helmed by Stewart and Nolan, with Elliott serving as a co-producer and Timbaland credited as an additional producer, with Eve providing featured vocals.

The track was released as the album's fourth and final single on March 25, 2002, and peaked at number two in the Netherlands and number five in the United Kingdom due to heavy airplay of the Basement Jaxx remix. The song also peaked at number eight in Denmark, and within the top 40 of the charts in Germany, Switzerland, France and Sweden.

Critical reception
John Robinson from NME called "4 My People" a "four-to-the-floor straightahead dance record – even if it feels a bit on the random side in its construction. The house is bigged up." The Basement Jaxx remix of the song has been voted as one of "1001 Best Songs Ever" by Q magazine.

Music video
Visuals for "4 My People" were initially released as the remaining half of the video for Elliott's previous single "Take Away" (2001), directed by Dave Meyers. They feature Elliott dancing with a big American crowd in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. An extended version of the clip was produced after "4 My People" was released as the fourth single from Miss E... So Addictive. It was released on March 9, 2002. In 2003, it was awarded the DanceStar Award in the Best Video category.

Track listings
Notes
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Credits and personnel

 * Craig Brockman – writing
 * Jimmy Douglass – engineering, mixing
 * Missy Elliott – co-production, vocals, writing
 * Jesse Gorman – assistant engineering
 * Bernie Grundman – mastering
 * Bill Importico – engineering
 * Eve Jeffers – vocals (original version), writing
 * Edith Louis – assistant engineering
 * Tim "Timbaland" Mosley – additional production, mixing, writing
 * Dante "D-Man" Nolan – production, writing
 * Steve Penny – assistant engineering
 * Nisan Stewart – production, writing
 * Grayson Sumby – assistant engineering
 * Tweet – additional vocals