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"Hey Ya!" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast, performed by its member André 3000, who wrote and produced the song. Along with " The Way You Move ", recorded by Outkast's other member Big Boi , "Hey Ya!"
At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, "Hey Ya!" won four awards, including Video of the Year; [93] it had also been nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. [90] "Roses" was released as the fourth single from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below on March 1, 2004. [94]
The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals. Along with "Hey Ya!", recorded by OutKast's other member André 3000, "The Way You Move" is one of the two lead singles from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast's double album project that includes a solo album from each member.
It ultimately went certified diamond and 11 times platinum (it’s sold over 5.7 million units as of 2012) and won Album of the Year at the Grammys. “Hey Ya” became their biggest song of all time.
“Hey Ya!” by Outkast The only thing better than this song is the brilliant video featuring André 3000 decked out in green and performing as every single member in the band. “Can’t Stop ...
"The Way You Move", featuring Sleepy Brown, was originally supported by urban radio, but crossed over to pop charts, where it supplanted André 3000's "Hey Ya!" as the No. 1 song. The second single from Big Boi was "Ghetto Musick", which featured both members of Outkast and a sample from Patti LaBelle's "Love, Need and Want You". [8]
The discography of Outkast, an American hip hop duo (consisting of rappers André 3000 and Big Boi), consists of six studio albums, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, one video album, 32 singles (including eight as featured artists), three promotional singles, and 21 music videos.
A contestant's dazzling spin on "Hey Ya" had the coaches on "The Voice" cheering.