Song "Hey Ya!"

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single song

"Hey Ya!" is a genre-blending, critically acclaimed 2003 hit single by OutKast that became widely known for its infectious energy, innovative production, and iconic call-and-response chorus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumDisc The Love Below ⓘ
artist Outkast ⓘ
surface form: OutKast
award Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ
BRITCertificationUK Platinum ⓘ
bSide GhettoMusick ⓘ
chartPositionAustralianARIA 1 ⓘ
chartPositionCanadianSinglesChart 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 3 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
chorusFeature call-and-response ⓘ
composer André 3000 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
culturalImpact major 2000s pop culture phenomenon ⓘ
era 2000s ⓘ
followedBySingle The Way You Move ⓘ
format CD single ⓘ
digital download ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
alternative hip hop ⓘ
funk ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
grammyYear 2004 ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Yes ⓘ
innovation genre-blending production ⓘ
key G major ⓘ
label Arista Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
LaFace Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:55 ⓘ
listedIn Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ
musicVideoConcept Beatles-style television performance parody ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Bryan Barber ⓘ
notableLyric Shake it like a Polaroid picture ⓘ
partOfAlbum Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ⓘ
surface form: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
performer Outkast ⓘ
surface form: OutKast
precededBySingle Land of a Million Drums ⓘ
producer André 3000 ⓘ
recordingPeriod 2002–2003 ⓘ
releaseDate 2003-09-09 ⓘ
RIAACertificationUS Diamond ⓘ
subjectMatter relationship difficulties ⓘ
tempo uptempo ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
vocalist André 3000 ⓘ
weeksAtNumberOneUSBillboardHot100 9 ⓘ
writer André 3000 ⓘ

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