: Features a soaring, smooth vocal performance by longtime Outkast mentor Sleepy Brown.
: Includes a driving bassline played by Debra Killings and a triumphant horn section from Hornz Unlimited. Outkast They Way You Move
: Billboard later named it the 22nd most successful song of the 2000s. : Features a soaring, smooth vocal performance by
: Big Boi delivers clever, rapid-fire verses that celebrate dancing and nightlife while addressing—and dismissing—rumors of an Outkast breakup at the time. Commercial and Cultural Impact : Big Boi delivers clever, rapid-fire verses that
While André 3000 was crafting the pop-rock fusion of "Hey Ya!" in one room of Atlanta’s Stankonia Studios, Big Boi was in another, determined not to do anything "regular". He sat on the instrumental track, created by producer Carlton "Carl-Mo" Mahone, for several years before finally "marinating" on it to create the hit.
"The Way You Move," the smooth, bass-heavy counterpart to the frantic energy of "Hey Ya!", stands as one of the most enduring hits of the early 2000s and a defining moment for Outkast's Big Boi. The Birth of a Smooth Classic