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Rosa Parks

The Aquemini single with the harmonica break.
OutKast, from Aquemini (1998)

Written by
Antwan Patton, André Benjamin
Released
1998
Length
5:24
Album
Aquemini

The second single from Aquemini and that album's most successful, it was written by Patton and Benjamin and produced by Outkast. It carries blues-influenced guitar and a harmonica break, and interpolates The Sandpipers' Cancion de Amor. It peaked at 55 on the Hot 100, 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart and nine on the Rhythmic Top 40, and was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 41st Grammy Awards in 1999. Rolling Stone called it rapturous in 2000.

Gregory Dark directed the video, which filmed a parade scene in front of the Atlanta nightclub The Royal Peacock with the Morris Brown College marching band. The Guardian ranked it second among Outkast's 20 greatest songs, citing a funny, killer chorus and a nod to Sly Stone in the ad-libs. The Ringer put it eighth.

More songs by OutKast

Ms. Jackson, B.O.B, Hey Ya!, The Way You Move, Elevators (Me & You)

Sources

  1. Rosa Parks (song), Wikipedia
  2. Aquemini, Wikipedia
  3. Outkast's 20 greatest songs - ranked, The Guardian (2021-08-20)
  4. Stankonia review, Rolling Stone (2000-10-26)