Editing Macy Gray (section)

===2001–2005: ''The Id'' and ''The Trouble with Being Myself''===
[[File:FEMA - 14639 - Photograph by Ed Edahl taken on 09-04-2005 in Texas.jpg|thumb|240px|Gray visiting the Astrodome as a volunteer, in Houston, Texas, September 3, 2005]]
Gray's ''[[The Id (album)|The Id]]'' featured appearances by [[John Frusciante]] and [[Erykah Badu]] on the single "[[Sweet Baby (Macy Gray song)|Sweet Baby]]" (which was co-written with longtime collaborator Joe Solo).<ref>{{cite web|first= Teri |last= vanHorn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445307/20010720/gray_macy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010726113118/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445307/20010720/gray_macy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2001 |title=Macy Gray Lets It All Hang Out on the Id – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=July 20, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> The album peaked at number eleven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037979 |title=Macy Gray News |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It fared even better in the UK, where it reached number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/macy-gray-old-vicbrthe-rza-subterania-londonbrkelis-astoria-london-667141.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202145258/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/macy-gray-old-vicbrthe-rza-subterania-londonbrkelis-astoria-london-667141.html| url-status= dead| archive-date= December 2, 2008|title=Macy Gray : Old Vic| newspaper=[[The Independent]] | location=London | first=Simon | last=Price | date=August 27, 2001 | access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref>

In 2002, she appeared in ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' and contributed a remix of her song "My Nutmeg Phantasy" to its accompanying soundtrack. Gray also worked with [[Carlos Santana|Santana]] on the track "Amoré (Sexo)", for his album ''[[Shaman (album)|Shaman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first1= Teri |last1= vanHorn| first2= Tina| last2= Johnson |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441621/20010313/gray_macy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010618212747/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441621/20010313/gray_macy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 18, 2001 |title=Macy Gray Plans The Id LP, 'Spider-Man' Role |publisher= [[MTV]] |date=March 13, 2001 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref><ref name="yahoo1">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-294045-news--Macy-Gray |title=Macy Gray |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224232313/http://music.yahoo.com/ar-294045-news--Macy-Gray |archive-date=February 24, 2007}}</ref>

Also in 2002, she appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation CD in tribute to Nigerian [[Afropop]] pioneer [[Fela Kuti]], ''[[Red Hot and Riot]]''. She appeared on a remake of Kuti's classic track "Water No Get Enemy" alongside prominent [[neo soul]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and R&B artists, [[D'Angelo]], [[the Soultronics]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Roy Hargrove]], and Kuti's son, [[Femi Kuti]].{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}

She recorded a duet with [[Zucchero]] called "Like the Sun (From Out of Nowhere)", which featured [[Jeff Beck]] on guitar released in 2004 on ''[[Zu & Co.]]'', a duet collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/zucchero-050906.shtml |title= Unito Nella Diversitá: A Chat with Zucchero| first= Nikki| last= Tranter |website=PopMatters |date= September 6, 2005 |url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060205104323/http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/zucchero-050906.shtml| archive-date= February 5, 2006 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ca.music.yahoo.com/Zucchero/Like-The-Sun-From-Out-Of-Nowhere/lyrics/21127475 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110718134307/http://ca.music.yahoo.com/Zucchero/Like-The-Sun-From-Out-Of-Nowhere/lyrics/21127475 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |title=Zucchero Like The Sun (From Out of Nowhere) lyrics on Yahoo! Music |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> Her song "Time of My Life" was included in the [[8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture|soundtrack to ''8 Mile'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nutsie.com/song/Time%20of%20My%20Life/4718121?album_id=4718104&artist_id=1001467 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226031248/http://www.nutsie.com/song/Time%20of%20My%20Life/4718121?album_id=4718104&artist_id=1001467 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 26, 2008 |title='Time of My Life' on 8 Mile (album, cd) by Macy Gray (artist) |website=nuTsie.com |access-date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref> A cartoon based on Gray's childhood was being developed, but it never came to fruition.<ref name="latimes2007"/><ref name="yahoo1"/>

In 2003, Gray released her third studio album, ''[[The Trouble with Being Myself]]'', to rave reviews.{{citation needed |date= October 2011}} The lead single, "[[When I See You]]", became a radio hit in the U.S. and a top-forty hit in the UK, although the album was not as well received by fans.<ref>{{cite web|first= Karu F. |last= Daniels|url= http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2007/02/05/macy-gray-back-into-the-swing-of-things/ |title=MACY GRAY: Back Into the Swing of Things – Entertainment Newswire |website= BlackVoices.com| publisher= [[AOL]] |date=February 5, 2007 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> Nevertheless, it became Gray's third top twenty album in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/macy_gray/reviews/5554 |title=Macy Gray – The Trouble With Being Myself – Review |work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517214128/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/macy_gray/reviews/5554 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/vxqv/ |title=Music – Review of Macy Gray – The Trouble With Being Myself |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=May 6, 2003 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> A greatest hits collection and a live album were subsequently released: ''[[The Very Best of Macy Gray]]'' (2004) and ''[[Live in Las Vegas (Macy Gray album)|Live in Las Vegas]]'' (2005). Additionally, Gray was featured on [[Marcus Miller]]'s 2005 album ''[[Silver Rain]]'', on a [[cover version|cover]] of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s 1986 song "[[Girls & Boys (Prince song)|Girls & Boys]]". She also appeared on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' with [[Queen Latifah]] and [[Lil' Kim]] on "[[Cell Block Tango]]/He Had it Comin'".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037435 |title=Lil' Kim News |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=December 12, 2002 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124114731/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12037435 |archive-date=November 24, 2006 }}</ref>