Idlewild (OutKast album)

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This article is about the album by Outkast. For the album by Everything but the Girl, see Idlewild (Everything but the Girl album).
Idlewild
Idlewild cover
Soundtrack companion album by OutKast
Released August 21, 2006 (UK)
August 22, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded 2005 - 2006
Genre Hip hop/Blues
Length 77:53
Label LaFace/Jive Records
Producer(s) Earthtone III; Organized Noize
Professional reviews
OutKast chronology
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
(2003)		 Idlewild
(2006)


Idlewild is an OutKast album released on August 22, 2006. In the U.S. it charted at #2 pop and #1 R&B, selling two million copies to date; in the UK Idlewild peaked at #16.

This is not a soundtrack but more like a companion album, despite shared songs, to the motion picture Idlewild, that was released three days later (There are tracks on the album which are not featured in the film, and vise-versa). The album's first single, "Mighty 'O'", features both André 3000 and Big Boi; the song takes its lyrical hook from the Cab Calloway song "Minnie the Moocher" ("Mighty-ighty-ighty O") and seems to be an example of the album's mix of hip hop and more traditional American musical styles. Next, similar to previous OutKast albums such as Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, two singles—one solely by Big Boi, the other solely by André 3000—were released simultaneously. The Big Boi single is the marching band–influenced "Morris Brown", featuring guest artists Sleepy Brown and Scar, both artists on Big Boi's Purple Ribbon label. The song's title is a reference to Atlanta's Morris Brown College, with the school's marching band providing the brassy musical backdrop. The other single is "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" a solo song from André 3000. "Idlewild Blue" delves into the blues genre, complete with a blues-style acoustic guitar riff and a harmonica element reminiscent of Aquemini single "Rosa Parks". In tune with the film, Idlewild reflects OutKast's original style tempered by 1930s influences. The fourth single is announced to be "Hollywood Divorce", which also features verses from Lil' Wayne and Snoop Dogg and is produced by André 3000.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 2:12
  2. "Mighty 'O'" - (OutKast) (Benjamin, A./Brown, P./Calloway, C./Gaskill, C. Clarence/Mills, I./Murray, R./Patton, A./Robbins, D./Wade, R.) – 4:16
  3. "Peaches" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Brown, P./Crump, P./Hardnett, M./Murray, R./Parkman, M./Patton, A./Smith, T./Wade, R.) – 3:10
  4. "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" - (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 3:24
  5. "Infatuation (Interlude)" – 0:48
  6. "N2U" - Big Boi (featuring Khujo Goodie) (Brown, P./Khatib, W./Knighton, W./Manzoli, R./Murray, R./Patterson, M./Patton, A./Wade, R.) – 3:40
  7. "Morris Brown" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Benjamin, A./Patton, A./Smith, T.) – 4:24
  8. "Chronomentrophobia" - (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:12
  9. "The Train" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown & Scar) (Brown, D./Brown, M./Brown, P./Gilliam, J./Kendrick, K./Patton, A./Smith, T.) – 4:09
  10. "Life Is Like a Musical" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:14
  11. "No Bootleg Dvds (Interlude)" – 0:50
  12. "Hollywood Divorce" - (OutKast) (featuring Lil’ Wayne & Snoop Dogg) (Benjamin, A./Broadus, C./Patton, A./Carter, D.) – 5:23
  13. "Zora" (Interlude) – 0:16
  14. "Call the Law" - Big Boi (featuring Janelle Monáe) (Irvin, N. III/Joseph, C./Patton, A./Robinson, J.) – 4:51
  15. "Bamboo & Cross" (Interlude) – 0:54
  16. "Buggface" (Big Boi) (Patton, A./Sheats, D./Smith, J.) – 2:45
  17. "Makes No Sense at All" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:53
  18. "In Your Dreams" - Big Boi (featuring Sleepy Brown, Killer Mike & Janelle Monáe) (Brown, P./Murray, R./Patton, A./Robinson, J.) – 3:34
  19. "PJ & Rooster" (OutKast) (Benjamin, A./Patton, A.) – 4:27
  20. "Mutron Angel" - Andre 3000 (featuring Whild Peach) (Brown, D./Brown, M./Patton, A.) – 4:18
  21. "Greatest Show on Earth" - Andre 3000 (featuring Macy Gray) (Benjamin, A.) – 3:06
  22. "You're Beautiful" (Interlude) – 0:29
  23. "When I Look in Your Eyes" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A./Kendrick, K.) – 2:43
  24. "Dyin' to Live" (Andre 3000) (Benjamin, A.) – 2:07
  25. "A Bad Note" (Instrumental) (Benjamin, A./Kendrick, K.) – 8:47

[edit] Album singles

Single cover Single information
"Mighty 'O'"
"Morris Brown"
"Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry Bout Me)"
"Hollywood Divorce"
"The Train"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Canadian Albums Top Internet Albums
2006 Idlewild #2 #1 #6 #2

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Pop 100
2006 "Mighty 'O'" #77 -
2006 "Morris Brown" #95 #76
2006 "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" #100 #90
2006 "Hollywood Divorce" - -
2006 "The Train" - -

[edit] Chart movement

Australia ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
27
41
Finland Top 40 Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
25
20
U.S. Billboard 200
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
2
7
12
22
45
57
73
UK Top 75 albums
Week 01 02 03
Position
16
28
58

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[edit] External links

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