Knock Knock (song)
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"Knock Knock" is a song by American recording artist Monica. It was written and produced by Missy Elliott
for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm
(2003) and contains excerpts from 1976's "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love" as written by Lee Hatim and performed by The Masqueraders
. Rapper–producer Kanye West
, whose 2005 Freshmen Adjustment
mixtape recording
"Apologize" the track is based on, is listed as the song's co-producer.
The song, alongside fellow Elliott production "Get It Off
," was released as one of two singles, following leading single "So Gone
" during the third quarter of 2003. A moderate success at the charts, it peacked at number 75 on the US Billboard
Hot 100 and number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart, making it one of the less commercially successful single releases from After the Storm.
, commissioned by J Records
head and executive producer Clive Davis
after Missy Elliott's 2002 success with her own studio album Under Construction
and the delay of Monica's original third studio album All Eyez on Me
the year before. It was conceived during a studio session week in the Goldmind
recordings studios in Miami, Florida
in early 2003, and was produced as a sequel
to the album's first single: "'Knock Knock' is ... like a follow-up to 'So Gone
,' just saying that, 'All right, we went through all that stuff, now it's time for you to get lost," Monica said in an interview with MTV News
at the 2003 BET Awards
. "'This is the end of the road for you.' So, it's kind of like a 'get back' record." "She [Missy] doesn't have any fear,". "When she goes in the studio, her goal is to be creative and to give something new and she could care less [sic] what else is current. And she creates new trends by doing that."
For the track's finalization Elliott consulted Kanye West
. The newcomer brought in a sample from The Masqueraders
' 1976 song "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love", an excerpt he had previously used in his demo recording
"Apologize" and that was eventually released on his 2005 mixtape Freshmen Adjustment. While West also provided vocals for a remix version
of the song, Missy Elliott's voice appears allienatedly at the beginning of the song, whose intro starts with dogs barking and the song's protagonist's ex-boyfriend pounding on the door and shortly after he gets no reply the song begins.
for "Knock Knock" was shot by director Chris Robinson, and produced by Dawn Rose for Partizan Entertainment. It was filmed in various locations throughout Miami, Florida on in mid-late July 2003, and widely serves as the sequel ("Part II") to the video for "So Gone
", the first single released from After the Storm. The video features a second appearance by actor Derek Luke
(Antwone Fisher), who plays Monica's boyfriend, and intercuts a clip of simultaneously released club single "Get It Off
" with a dance scene.
The "Knock Knock" video premiered worldwide in July 2003. It charted well on several video-chart countdowns, including peak positions of number 3 on BET's
106 & Park
.
chart in the week of October 2, 2003, the fifth-highest debut of the week. The single remained eighteen weeks on the chart, but as it failed to climb any higher during its runwith peak positions at number 75, the song eventually became Monica's lowest-charting, video-accompanied single on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1999's "Street Symphony
". Just as predecessor, "So Gone
," the track was more successful on Billboard' s component charts: "Knock Knock" reached number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
chart. The remix of the single featured producer Kanye West
.
US promo single
US DVD single
Official remixes/versions
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm
After the Storm
After the Storm is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Monica, released June 17, 2003, on J Records. Conceived from her abandoned project All Eyez on Me , it was recorded during 2001 to 2003 at Doppler Studios, Patchwerk Studios, and SouthSide Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, Soulpower...
(2003) and contains excerpts from 1976's "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love" as written by Lee Hatim and performed by The Masqueraders
The Masqueraders
The Masqueraders is a 1928 novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is set in Britain at a time shortly after the 1745 Jacobite Rising and is concerned with a family of escaped Jacobites.-Plot summary:...
. Rapper–producer Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
, whose 2005 Freshmen Adjustment
Freshmen Adjustment
Freshmen Adjustment is the first of 3 mixtapes by Kanye West in which he includes songs that would have been on his first album - noticeably 'Wow', which he intended to release before he was involved in a car accident...
mixtape recording
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
"Apologize" the track is based on, is listed as the song's co-producer.
The song, alongside fellow Elliott production "Get It Off
Get It Off
"Get It Off" is an R&B/hip hop song written by Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott, Herbert Jordan, and Steve Standard for Monica's fourth studio album, After the Storm . It was co-produced by Elliott and DJ Scratch and features uncredited guest vocals by rapper Dirtbag...
," was released as one of two singles, following leading single "So Gone
So Gone
"So Gone" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by rapper-producer Missy Elliott, Kenneth Cunningham, and Jamahl Rye and co-produced by Elliott and duo Spike & Jamahl for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm , incorporating a sample of the 1976 recording "You Are Number...
" during the third quarter of 2003. A moderate success at the charts, it peacked at number 75 on the US Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 and number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart, making it one of the less commercially successful single releases from After the Storm.
Writing and recording
"Knock Knock" was one out of three new Elliott-produced additions to partially re-worked After the StormAfter the Storm
After the Storm is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Monica, released June 17, 2003, on J Records. Conceived from her abandoned project All Eyez on Me , it was recorded during 2001 to 2003 at Doppler Studios, Patchwerk Studios, and SouthSide Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, Soulpower...
, commissioned by J Records
J Records
J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...
head and executive producer Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
after Missy Elliott's 2002 success with her own studio album Under Construction
Under Construction
Under Construction is the fourth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records on November 12, 2002 in the United States...
and the delay of Monica's original third studio album All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me (Monica album)
All Eyez on Me is the third studio album by American singer Monica. Named after its leading single, the album was released by J Records on October 21, 2002 in Japan only, featuring production by Dallas Austin, Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, and Soulshock & Karlin among...
the year before. It was conceived during a studio session week in the Goldmind
GoldMind
GoldMind is a half-hour television series starring mentalist Haim Goldenberg. Is it produced in Toronto, Canada by WestWind Pictures for CanWest.GoldMind premiered on TVtropolis in March 2009....
recordings studios in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
in early 2003, and was produced as a sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to the album's first single: "'Knock Knock' is ... like a follow-up to 'So Gone
So Gone
"So Gone" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by rapper-producer Missy Elliott, Kenneth Cunningham, and Jamahl Rye and co-produced by Elliott and duo Spike & Jamahl for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm , incorporating a sample of the 1976 recording "You Are Number...
,' just saying that, 'All right, we went through all that stuff, now it's time for you to get lost," Monica said in an interview with MTV News
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
at the 2003 BET Awards
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
. "'This is the end of the road for you.' So, it's kind of like a 'get back' record." "She [Missy] doesn't have any fear,". "When she goes in the studio, her goal is to be creative and to give something new and she could care less [sic] what else is current. And she creates new trends by doing that."
For the track's finalization Elliott consulted Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
. The newcomer brought in a sample from The Masqueraders
The Masqueraders
The Masqueraders is a 1928 novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is set in Britain at a time shortly after the 1745 Jacobite Rising and is concerned with a family of escaped Jacobites.-Plot summary:...
' 1976 song "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love", an excerpt he had previously used in his demo recording
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
"Apologize" and that was eventually released on his 2005 mixtape Freshmen Adjustment. While West also provided vocals for a remix version
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of the song, Missy Elliott's voice appears allienatedly at the beginning of the song, whose intro starts with dogs barking and the song's protagonist's ex-boyfriend pounding on the door and shortly after he gets no reply the song begins.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Knock Knock" was shot by director Chris Robinson, and produced by Dawn Rose for Partizan Entertainment. It was filmed in various locations throughout Miami, Florida on in mid-late July 2003, and widely serves as the sequel ("Part II") to the video for "So Gone
So Gone
"So Gone" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by rapper-producer Missy Elliott, Kenneth Cunningham, and Jamahl Rye and co-produced by Elliott and duo Spike & Jamahl for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm , incorporating a sample of the 1976 recording "You Are Number...
", the first single released from After the Storm. The video features a second appearance by actor Derek Luke
Derek Luke
Derek Luke is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington.-Early life:...
(Antwone Fisher), who plays Monica's boyfriend, and intercuts a clip of simultaneously released club single "Get It Off
Get It Off
"Get It Off" is an R&B/hip hop song written by Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott, Herbert Jordan, and Steve Standard for Monica's fourth studio album, After the Storm . It was co-produced by Elliott and DJ Scratch and features uncredited guest vocals by rapper Dirtbag...
" with a dance scene.
The "Knock Knock" video premiered worldwide in July 2003. It charted well on several video-chart countdowns, including peak positions of number 3 on BET's
Bet
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106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
.
Chart performance
First released in the United States, "Knock Knock" debuted at number 89 on the national Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart in the week of October 2, 2003, the fifth-highest debut of the week. The single remained eighteen weeks on the chart, but as it failed to climb any higher during its runwith peak positions at number 75, the song eventually became Monica's lowest-charting, video-accompanied single on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1999's "Street Symphony
Street Symphony
"Street Symphony" is a song by American R&B singer Monica, written and produced by Dallas Austin for her second studio album The Boy Is Mine . It was released in US as the album's fourth single in mid-to-late 1999, and peaked at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart...
". Just as predecessor, "So Gone
So Gone
"So Gone" is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by rapper-producer Missy Elliott, Kenneth Cunningham, and Jamahl Rye and co-produced by Elliott and duo Spike & Jamahl for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm , incorporating a sample of the 1976 recording "You Are Number...
," the track was more successful on Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart is the airplay component chart of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Airplay, but rather a separate panel of R&B stations in urban markets used for the R&B/Hip-Hop chart...
chart. The remix of the single featured producer Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
.
Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Knock Knock".US promo single
- Knock Knock (Radio Edit)
- Knock Knock (Album Version)
- Knock Knock (Instrumental)
US DVD single
- Knock Knock/Get It Off (Video)
- So Gone (Video)
- Knock Knock (Live Video From Session@AOL)
Official remixes/versions
- "Knock Knock" (Remix featuring Kanye WestKanye WestKanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
) - "Knock Knock" (Trife Wiz Remix)
- "Knock Knock" (Dyno Remix)
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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