We Run This

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"We Run This"
Single by Missy Elliott
from the album The Cookbook and Respect M.E.
Released	April 2006 (U.S.) August 21, 2006 (UK)
Format	CD single, vinyl, digital download
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:24
Label	Goldmind/Atlantic
Writer(s)	Missy Elliott, R. Webber, J. Lordan
Producer(s)	Rhemario "Rio Beats" Webber
Chart positions
#23 (AUS) #38 (UK) #48 (U.S.)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Teary Eyed" (2005)	"We Run This" (2006)

"We Run This" is the third U.S. single from rapper Missy Elliott's 2005 album The Cookbook, and the lead single from her 2006 compilation Respect M.E.. It samples The Shadows song "Apache" and was released in early 2006 (see 2006 in music) in the U.S., where it peaked at number forty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released in the UK on August 21, 2006 and launched Elliott back into the UK top forty after "Teary Eyed" was her first single to miss it.

An edited version of "We Run This" was used as the theme song for the film Stick It, and the single's video features clips from the film. The song was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Rap Solo Performance".^[1]

[edit] Track listing

UK CD^[2]

1. "We Run This" (explicit album version)
2. "Teary Eyed" (Tief Schwarz club remix)

UK vinyl^[3]

1. "We Run This" (explicit album version)
2. "We Run This" (instrumental)
3. "We Run This" (acapella)
4. "Teary Eyed" (Tief Schwarz club remix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	48
Official UK Singles Chart	38
Official UK Urban Singles Chart	7

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations". Associated Press. December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
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