Get Your Freak On

It was cut during the early-2001 sessions for Miss E... So Addictive at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, with Missy Elliott and Timbaland handling the song’s writing and production. The track arrived at the end of the album sessions, after the core record was already largely assembled. Released as the lead single from Miss E... So Addictive in 2001, it became Elliott’s breakthrough global statement, pairing her with Timbaland’s bhangra-inflected production and drawing strong critical attention. It reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the UK Official Singles Chart. The track remains one of Elliott’s signature recordings and a touchstone for early-2000s pop and hip-hop production, with its tumbi-driven hook and genre-crossing sound widely cited as influential. It also went on to be sampled and referenced by later artists, extending its cultural reach well beyond its original chart run.