Pep Rally (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Pep Rally
| type = promo
| cover = Pep Rally.jpg
| border = yes
| artist = Missy Elliott
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| released = {{Start date|2016|02|07}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=22}}
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| writer = {{hlist|Melissa Arnette Elliott|Pharrell Williams}}
| producer = Pharrell Williams
| misc =
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"Pep Rally" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was released by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records on February 7, 2016, as a promotional single.{{cite web|title=Missy Elliott - Pep Rally |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pep-rally-single/1080436306|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2017-05-02}} 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.{{cite web|first=Mitchell |last=Peters |title=Missy Elliott Shares New Song 'Pep Rally' in Time for Super Bowl 50: Listen|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6867223/missy-elliott-new-song-pep-rally-super-bowl-50-amazon|publisher=Billboard|access-date=2017-05-02}}
Critical reception
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."{{cite web |first=Steven J.|last=Horowitz|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/best-missy-elliott-songs-ranked.html|title=Every Missy Elliott Song, Ranked Missy has not just redefined pop music — she's consistently reinvented it|website=Vulture.com |date=September 4, 2019 |accessdate=March 12, 2023}}
Release history
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| February 7, 2016 | align="center"| {{cite web | title=Pep Rally (Clean) by Missy Elliott | work=Amazon| url=https://www.amazon.de/Pep-Rally-Clean-Missy-Elliott/dp/B07VXJCW1W|access-date=March 13, 2023}} |
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References
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{{Missy Elliott singles}}
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Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:The Goldmind Inc. singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Pharrell Williams
Category:Songs written by Pharrell Williams
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