Stereogum

The Number Ones: Outkast’s “Hey Ya!”

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Look, I get it.
The Cheat Sheet

The Outkast Song ‘Hey Ya!’ Almost Had a Very Different Name

André 3000 wrote the song in 2002. “Hey Ya!” became an instant hit among fans and critics alike, earning Outkast a place in the spotlight. It grew successful in North America, first charting on the ...
The Cheat Sheet

Outkast’s ‘Hey Ya!’ and The Killers’ ‘Mr. Brightside’ Among the Most Distracting Songs to Listen to While Driving

How does someone try to prove that a song is distracting? First, Pass Me Fast looked at Spotify’s most popular songs. They did not include obscure songs in their ranking. Second, they calculated how ...
Black Enterprise

OutKast Receives First Diamond Single Certification

'Hey Ya' was off the now-beloved Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, the 2003 double album. Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast has achieved many goals over their careers but they only recently received their very ...
Rolling Out

‘Hey Ya!’ OutKast digs deep for pending docu-series

Big Boi (left) and Andre 3000 of Outkast (Photo credit: Splash News) Big Boi stopped by Apple Music over the weekend and revealed that he had in his possession footage that will make the “greatest ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Hey Ya: Atlanta’s Outkast now has the best-selling rap album of all time

Andre “Andre 3000″ Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, better known as the legendary hip-hop duo OutKast, now hold a new title: “best-selling rap album of all time.” Big Boi posted on Instagram that ...
Yahoo

Dua Lipa Covers OutKast’s “Hey Ya!” and TLC’s “No Scrubs” in Atlanta: Watch

The post Dua Lipa Covers OutKast’s “Hey Ya!” and TLC’s “No Scrubs” in Atlanta: Watch appeared first on Consequence. Lipa got the party started on Saturday night, September 13th, with a faithful cover ...
American Songwriter

3 Popular Songs From the 2000s That Everyone Knew the Chorus To—and Nothing Else

Everyone knows these three '00s pop songs for their choruses. Far fewer know the rest of the words. How much do you know of ...
Digital Spy

OutKast turned down the Super Bowl halftime show because of a 'Hey Ya' disagreement

OutKast were once offered the Super Bowl halftime show, but they turned it down. According to Big Boi, Andre 3000 wasn't up for performing abridged versions of their hits 'Hey Ya' and 'The Way You ...
Yahoo

“The Voice” contestant stuns judges with extreme rendition of OutKast's 'Hey Ya!'

'The Voice' stars coaches Michael Bublé, Adam Levine, Kelsea Ballerini, and John Legend, and host Carson Daly We thought we knew OutKast's hit "Hey Ya!," but the slowed down, bluesy version that The ...
Kotaku

Beat Saber: Outkast - "Hey Ya!"

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Beat Saber: Outkast - "Hey Ya!" Get the track ‘Hey Ya!' by Outkast on Beat Saber now. This track is part of Hip Hop Mixtape. Advertisement ...
11Alive

Author explains how Outkast landing in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a win for Atlanta

ATLANTA — One of the biggest hip-hop duos to come out of Atlanta, letting the world know that "the South got something to say," will be a part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Outkast, made up of Big ...