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