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Pep Rally (song)

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"Pep Rally"
Single by Missy Elliott
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2016 (2016-02-07)
Length4:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pharrell Williams
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"WTF (Where They From)"
(2015)
"Pep Rally"
(2016)
"Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)"
(2016)

"Pep Rally" is a song by American recording artist Missy Elliott. It was released by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records on February 7, 2016, as a single.[1] The song is heard in a commercial for Amazon's Echo speaker, which features Elliott as well as actors Alec Baldwin and Jason Schwartzman. "Pep Rally" is also featured in a 2019 Gatorade commercial with Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union.[2]

Critical reception

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In a retrospective review of the song, Steven J. Horowitz from Vulture called the song "a drumline knocker released via an Amazon Echo commercial. It's more in line with the late-era, party-starting fare of [Elliott's] catalogue, with bits of bounce thrown in for good measure."[3]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Pep Rally"
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Twitter Top Tracks (Billboard)[4] 17

Release history

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Release history for "Pep Rally"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref(s)
Various February 7, 2016 Digital download [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Missy Elliott - Pep Rally". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  2. ^ Peters, Mitchell. "Missy Elliott Shares New Song 'Pep Rally' in Time for Super Bowl 50: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (September 4, 2019). "Every Missy Elliott Song, Ranked Missy has not just redefined pop music — she's consistently reinvented it". Vulture.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Missy Elliott - Chart History - Twitter Top Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  5. ^ "Pep Rally (Clean) by Missy Elliott". Amazon. Retrieved March 13, 2023.