įirst released in the United States, "Knock Knock" debuted at number 89 on the national Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of October 2, 2003. Billboard ranked the song among the album's highlights. Entertainment Weekly 's Vanessa Jones declared "Knock Knock" a "streetwise party anthem." Elias Light from Rolling Stone named the song "the centerpiece" of parent album After the Storm and complimented West's production on the track. Allmusic editor Andy Kellman felt that the song, along with Elliott's other contributions on the album, provides "a bulk of the most exciting material, with just the right amount of swagger added to the singer's more wide-eyed personality of the '90s." Melisa Tang from The Situation called Monica's vocals "exceptional" and felt that she "does a pretty decent job" at emceeing on the track. "Knock Knock" received generally positive reviews from music critics. And she creates new trends by doing that." Release and reception This is the end of the road for you.' So, it's kind of like a 'get back' record." Commenting on the recording process, she added: "She doesn't have any fear When she goes in the studio, her goal is to be creative and to give something new and she could care less what else is current. In an interview with MTV News at the 2003 BET Awards, Monica stated that "'Knock Knock' is like a follow-up to 'So Gone,' just saying that, 'All right, we went through all that stuff, now it's time for you to get lost.
It was conceived during a studio session week in Miami in early 2003, and was produced as a sequel to " So Gone," another Elliott track. The song is one out of three Elliott-produced records on After the Storm, commissioned by J Records head and executive producer Clive Davis after the release of Elliott's acclaimed studio album Under Construction (2002) and the delay of Monica's original third studio album All Eyez on Me the year before. Musically, "Knock Knock" is a "cool and contemptuous" mid-tempo track with "steely keyboards and stony bass" that servas as a gloating kiss-off to an inattentive partner." Scott Kieklak mixed the song, while mastering was overseen by Tom Coyne. "Knock Knock" was recorded by Carlos Bedoya at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida with further assistance from Marcella Araica. West previously sampled the track in his own demo recording, "Apologize", which was recorded during the sessions for West’s debut studio album, The College Dropout. The song contains excerpts from the opening piano riff of The Masqueraders' "tearful" 1977 single "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love." Due to this band member and original writer Lee Hatim is also credited as a songwriter. "Knock Knock" was written and produced by Missy Elliott for Mass Confusion Productions, with additional production by Kanye West. A demo version of the song, featuring vocals from West, titled "Apologize" would later be found on an unofficial 2005 mixtape Freshmen Adjustment, while Tyler, the Creator sampled it on his single "Potato Salad" (2018). Its accompanying music video, directed by Chris Robinson, was filmed as a two-part story with "So Gone".
A moderate success at the charts, it peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was lauded by critics, who praised its streetwise production and Monica's rap part on the track. J Records released "Knock Knock" alongside fellow Elliott production " Get It Off" as one of two singles that followed leading single " So Gone" during the third quarter of 2003. On breezy, summer-tinged "Knock Knock," a blending of 1970s-style soul and hip hop set against steely keyboards and a stony bass, the protagonist warns a cheating boyfriend not to come calling. Due to the sample, Lee Hatim is also credited as a songwriter. Commissioned following the delay and subsequent reconstruction of Monica's third album All Eyez on Me (2002), the song is built around excerpts of the composition "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love" (1976) by American vocal group The Masqueraders. It was written and produced by rappers Missy Elliott and Kanye West for her fourth studio album After the Storm (2003). " Knock Knock" is a song by American R&B recording artist Monica.
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