All n My Grill

"All n My Grill" is the second single from Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's 1999 album, Da Real World. The song featured Big Boi of Outkast and vocal ad-libs from her former protégé, Nicole Wray. The song had more success than the first single, "She's a Bitch".

"All n My Grill"
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray
from the album Da Real World
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1999 (1999-09-13)
Recorded1998; Master Sound Studios
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre
Length4:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Timbaland
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott singles chronology
"She's a Bitch"
(1999)		 "All n My Grill"
(1999)		 "Ya Di Ya"
(1999)
Nicole Wray singles chronology
"Eyes Better Not Wander"
(1999)		 "All n My Grill"
(1999)		 "I'm Lookin'"
(2001)
"All n My Grill"
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring MC Solaar
from the album Da Real World
ReleasedJuly 6, 1999 (1999-07-06)
Recorded1998; Master Sound Studios
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre
Length4:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Timbaland
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott singles chronology
"She's a Bitch"
(1999)		 "All n My Grill"
(1999)		 "Ya Di Ya"
(1999)
MC Solaar singles chronology
"Galaktika"
(1998)		 "All n My Grill"
(1999)		 "Solaar pleure"
(2001)

In European markets, another version of the song featuring French rapper MC Solaar was released adding French rap lyrics performed by MC Solaar. This bilingual English/French version became a charting hit in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany and Sweden. This version had appeared as a bonus track on the album Da Real World as an alternative to then main version featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray.

The song was a hit in the UK as well with the promo single featuring MC Solaar being remixed by Boy George and Kinky Roland.

The main sample of the song is Dernier Domicile Connu composed by François de Roubaix.

Music video

The video was directed by Hype Williams and featured Nicole Wray and Big Boi. The video starts with Elliott in a car singing. She gets out of the car and starts singing the rest of the song walking down a street. Nicole Wray is singing in a car for most of the video. There are people dancing around in yellow rain coats in the rain. At the end, Big Boi raps in the middle of the street. The video premiered on TV in August 1999.[1]

Track listings

UK Single
12" Promo [2]
  1. "All N My Grill" (Boy George & Kinky Roland Mix) (featuring MC Solaar) - 6:43
CD Maxi-Single [3]
  1. "All N My Grill" (Edit) (featuring MC Solaar) - 3:34
  2. "All N My Grill" (Radio Edit) (featuring Nicole Wray & Big Boi) - 3:58
  3. "All N My Grill" (Album Version) (featuring MC Solaar) - 4:47

US Single
12" Single [4]

Side A

  1. "All N My Grill" (Edit) (featuring Nicole Wray & MC Solaar) - 3:34
  2. "All N My Grill" (Radio Edit) (featuring Nicole Wray & Big Boi) - 3:38

Side B

  1. "All N My Grill" (Instrumental) - 4:32
  2. "All N My Grill" (Clean Version) (featuring Nicole Wray & Big Boi) - 4:32

Europe Single
CD Single [5]
  1. "All N My Grill" (Edit) (featuring MC Solaar) - 3:34
  2. "All N My Grill" (Album Version) (featuring MC Solaar) - 4:47

Charts

(All positions for version featuring MC Solaar, except positions for US featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray)

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 9
France (SNEP)[8] 16
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 86
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 39
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 64
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 16

References
  1. http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=9642
  2. Missy Misdemeanor Elliott* Featuring MC Solaar - All N My Grill
  3. Missy Misdemeanor Elliott* - All N My Grill
  4. Missy Elliott - All N My Grill
  5. Missy Misdemeanor Elliott* Featuring MC Solaar - All N My Grill
  6. "Ultratop.be – Missy Misdemeanor Elliott feat. MC Solaar – All N My Grill" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Missy Misdemeanor Elliott feat. MC Solaar – All N My Grill" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Missy Misdemeanor Elliott feat. MC Solaar – All N My Grill" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Missy Elliott feat. MC Solaar – All N My Grill". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Missy Misdemeanor Elliott feat. MC Solaar – All N My Grill" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Missy Misdemeanor Elliott feat. MC Solaar – All N My Grill". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Missy Misdemeanor Elliott feat. MC Solaar – All N My Grill". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  14. "Missy Elliott > Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
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