Take Away (song)

"Take Away"
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Ginuwine and Tweet
from the album Miss E... So Addictive
Released	October 18, 2001 (2001-10-18)
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:58 (album version)
Label	Goldmind Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Melissa Elliott Timothy Mosley
Producer(s)	Timbaland Missy Elliott Craig Brockman
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott singles chronology
"One Minute Man" (2001) "Take Away" (2001) "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" (2001)
Ginuwine singles chronology
"Differences" (2001) "Take Away" (2001) "Just Because" (2002)
Tweet singles chronology
"Take Away" (2001) "All Y'all" (2001)

"Take Away" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written by Elliott and Timbaland for her third studio album, Miss E... So Addictive (2001), while production was helmed by the latter, with Elliott and Craig Brockman served as co-producers. The downtempo track features guest vocals from R&B singer Ginuwine. While the album version of "Take Away" credits background vocals by 702 member, Kameelah Williams, the single version replaces Williams's vocals with then-newcomer, Elliott's former protégée Tweet.

Released as the album's third single, it reached the top 20 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but was less successful than Elliott's previous singles "Get Your Freak On" and "One Minute Man." The accompanying music video was dedicated to Elliott's close friend Aaliyah, who was killed in a plane crash in August 2001. The remainder of the music video features a snippet of Elliott's single, "4 My People", which served as an aptly–upbeat dedication to the victims of the 9/11 attacks and citizens of the United States.^[1]