This year, OutKast’s magnum opus “Hey Ya!” turns 20. That means that for the past two decades the world has been shaking it like a polaroid picture to “Hey Ya!” But what does the song really mean?

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 ...

Before André 3000 had everyone dancing and shaking it like a Polaroid picture, he had a very different idea for this unforgettable hit.

“Hey Ya!” is a song about losing faith; and after 2003, André 3000 seemed to lose faith in the power of the artform. “Hey Ya!”’s outlook on relationships is bleak. André looks upon the excitement and ...

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Hip-hop duo OutKast scores its second No. 1 single on Billboard's Hot 100 as "Hey Ya" moves up one this week. The track swaps places with "Stand Up!" by Ludacris and Shawnna, which falls to No. 2… By ...

On August 25, perhaps the most successful song of OutKast’s entire career will turn 20 years old. But before “Hey Ya!” was released as one of the two promotional singles for their fifth album ...

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 ...

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"Hey Ya!" is one of the most iconic songs ever made, and there is no denying that Andre 3000 of Outkast gave us a true classic. Outkast and Andre 3000 have countless hits, but there is no denying that ...