2003Released
3:59

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Interesting facts and trivia about Hey Ya!. By Songfacts®.

Outkast is a rap duo who go by the names Big Boi and Andre 3000. In 2003, they made a double album, with each member contributing half. Big Boi's album was called Speakerboxxx while Andre's was The Love Below. "Hey Ya!" was Andre's song, and the first single from the album.

This was a huge crossover hit, getting lots of play on hip-hop, Top 40 and R&B radio stations. It went to #1 on the Hot 100 December 13, 2003, and stayed for nine weeks. For the last eight weeks, an Outkast song from Big Boi's album Speakerboxxx called "The Way You Move" was #2. When "Hey Ya" finally fell out of the #1 spot on February 14, 2004, it was bumped by "The Way You Move."

"Hey Ya!" is a very upbeat and energetic song (warranting an exclamation point in the title!), but according to Andre 3000, it is about the difficulty in keeping a relationship together. The album is mostly about the quest for love.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Hey Ya!.
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
80BPM

Album

The album Hey Ya! is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Hey Ya!.
Arista
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC

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