It was released by Atlantic Records on September 4, 2006, in Europe, Asia and Australia.

[2] "123" was even able to be pre-ordered as a CD single from UK music store HMV.

[2] AllMusic editor Andy Kellman rated the album five out of five stars and called it "one of the great decade-long singles runs is straightforwardly documented."

The suits at Missy's American label need to have their knuckles rapped, Catechism-style.

From the soulful phrasings of the charmingly dirty "Minute Man" to the magnificent, symphonic shifts of "Lose Control," Respect M.E.

"[4] Gigwise's Will Lavin felt that "no greatest hits collection released in the last few years has come even close to this satisfactory collection of hot Missy Elliot records [...] Elliot is an icon, there's absolutely no doubt about it.

[8] Elsewhere, the album reached the top ten in New Zealand, also peaking at number seven.