What About Us? (Total song)

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"What About Us"
Single by Total featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland
from the album Soul Food (soundtrack)
Released	August 12, 1997 (1997-08-12)[1]
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	4:26
Label	LaFace Bad Boy
Songwriter(s)	Melissa Elliott Timothy Mosley
Producer(s)	Timbaland
Total singles chronology
"Loungin" (1996) "What About Us" (1997) "What You Want" (1997)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Up Jumps da Boogie" (1997) "What About Us?" (1997) "Sock It 2 Me" (1997)
Timbaland singles chronology
"What About Us?" (1997) "Hot Like Fire" (1997)

"What About Us" is a song by American R&B group, Total. The song features guest vocals by Missy Elliott and Timbaland. The song served as the lead single for the soundtrack of the 1997 film, Soul Food. The song also became a smash hit in the United States, where it peaked at #16 on Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard Hot R&B—scoring them their fifth top ten hit single on the R&B chart and their fourth gold certification.