3D
Studio album by TLC
Released	November 12, 2002
Recorded	2001-2002
Genre	Pop / R&B / Hip Hop
Length	49:32 57:43 (with bonus tracks)
Label	Arista
Producer(s)	Dallas Austin, Babyface, Missy Elliott, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Organized Noize, Raphael Saadiq, Daryl Simmons, Timbaland
Professional reviews
AMG link Blender link Entertainment Weekly (B) link Slant Magazine link Rolling Stone link Vibe link
TLC chronology
FanMail (1999)	3D (2002)	Now and Forever: The Hits (2005)

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Track listing

1. "3D" (Intro) (Dallas Austin)
2. "Quickie" (Dallas Austin, Lisa Lopes, Tionne Watkins)
3. "Girl Talk" (Kandi Burruss, Edmund Clement, Lisa Lopes, Anita McCloud, Tionne Watkins)
4. "Turntable" (LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Tomi Martin, Daniel Moore, Tionne Watkins)
5. "In Your Arms Tonight" (Pharrell Williams)
6. "Over Me" (Tyrell Bing, Rozonda Thomas, Lisa Lopes, Daniel Moore, Kenisha Pratt)
7. "Hands Up" (Babyface, Darryl Simmons)
8. "Damaged" (Dallas Austin, Tionne Watkins)
9. "Dirty Dirty" (Missy Elliott, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley)
10. "So So Dumb" (Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge, Tionne Watkins)
11. "Good Love" (Kandi Burruss, Edmund Clement)
12. "Hey Hey Hey Hey" (Kandi Burruss, Edmund Clement, Tionne Watkins)
13. "Give It to Me While It's Hot" (Pat Brown, Marqueze Etheridge, Stewart Jordan, Lisa Lopes, Ray Murray, Marvin Parkman, Rozonda Thomas, Rico Wade)
14. "Get Away" (International Bonus Track) (P. Brown, M. Etheridge, S. Jordan, L. Lopes, R. Murray, M. Parkman, R. Thomas, R. Wade)
15. "Who's It Gonna Be" (Japanese Bonus Track)

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Credits and personnel

• Shorty B. - bass
• Sigurdur "Siggy" Birkis - drums
• Tom Knight - drums
• Tomi Martin - guitar
• Danny O'Donough - guitar
• Tony Reyes - guitar
• Colin Wolfe - bass
• Kelvin Wooten - keyboards

Production

• Executive producers: Antonio M. Reid, Dallas Austin, TLC
• Producers: Dallas Austin, Babyface, Missy Elliott, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Organized Noize, Raphael Saadiq, Daryl Simmons, Timbaland
• Vocal producer: Rodney Jerkins
• Vocal assistance: Jasper Cameron, Missy Elliott, Tavia Ivey, Marde Johnson, Debra Killings, Mark Pitts
• Engineers: Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Paul Boutin, Leslie Brathwaite, Josh Butler, Andrew Coleman, Sean Davis, John Frye, Morgan Garcia, Brian Garten, Carlton Lynn, Fabian Marasciullo, Rick Sheppard
• Assistant engineers: Cedric Anderson, Steve Fisher, Tim Lauber, Victor McCoy, Christine Sirois, Rob Skipworth, Craig "Niteman" Taylor
• Mixing: Gerry "The Gov" Brown, Kevin "KD" Davis, Jimmy Douglas, Jean-Marie Horvat, Rodney Jerkins, Phil Tan, Timbaland
• Mixing assistance: John Horesco IV, Dion Peters, Tim Roberts, John Tanksely
• Mastering: Herb Powers
• A&R: Mark Pitts, Theresa Wilson
• Design, Art Direction: : Jeffrey Schulz
• Photography: Guy Aroch, Seb Janiak

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Leftover tracks

• "It's Alright" (Leaked onto the internet with radio intro)
• "Who's It Gonna Be" (appeared on 3D (Special Edition))
• "It's On" (written by Ozuna Bobby, Lisa Lopes, Raphael Saadiq, Glen Standridge)
• "I Want Some of That" (written by Diane Warren) (re-recorded by Sarah Connor for her 2003 album Key to My Soul)
• "Whoop De Woo" (appeared on Now and Forever: The Hits)
• Watch The World
• Us

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