Roses (Outkast song)

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“Roses”
“Roses” cover
Single by Outkast
from the album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Released February 23, 2004
Format 12" vinyl, CD single
Genre Hip hop
Length 6:09
Writer(s) André 3000, Big Boi, Matt Boykin
Producer André 3000, Matt Boykin
Certification Platinum (ARIA)[1]
OutKast singles chronology
"Hey Ya!"/"The Way You Move"
(2003)		 "Roses"
(2004)		 "Ghettomusick / Prototype"
(2004)

"Roses" is a track by OutKast from their 2003 double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. It appears on André 3000's The Love Below disc, and is the only track on his disc to feature Big Boi. It peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Despite the belief that this is the only song that both André 3000 and Big Boi appear on in the double disc album, André appears in two tracks and produced three tracks on the Speakerboxxx disc.

Contents

[edit] Music video

The video heavily references the stage musical West Side Story and features cameo appearances from Paula Abdul, Lukas Haas, Kevin McDonald, members of the Dungeon Family, and Katt Williams, Faizon Love, as well as various others.

An unknown person is flipping through a Stankonia yearbook and comes on the photo of Caroline Jones, "Biggest Flirt". After Caroline leaves the bathroom with her girls, Big Boi is shown with his crew. He opens a response he gave to Caroline, asking if she'd be his valentine. Rather than checking off the Yes or No boxes Big Boi put on the paper, she adds her own 'Maybe' option. Upset, Big Boi calls his crew to ride with him to the school.

André 3000 is shown to be heading a musical on stage, where he sings the song and parodying Caroline, though Caroline herself is oblivious to the parody. During this time, Big Boi’s crew, Speakerboxx, drives to the school, performing acts of vandalism such as knocking mailboxes off. When Big Boi crashes the auditorium where the play is being held, Speakerboxx announces their arrival, which is followed by the men on the stage announcing themselves as The Love Below.

Despite the pleas of the principal for no fighting, the two groups confront each other in the middle of the auditorium and start a large fight. Most of the students wind up in the fight, including the principal himself. Big Boi moves away from the fight and directs his rap to an uncaring Caroline. In the end, an effeminate man (played by Katt Williams) convinces Caroline to “take one last look at the past” before walking off with him. André 3000 himself is carried off, and the scene goes back to the yearbook, where the reader (presumably director, Bryan Barber) falls asleep after getting to “The End”.

[edit] Formats and track listings

CD maxi single
  1. "Roses" (radio edit) – 4:14
  2. "Roses" (album version) – 6:09
  3. "Roses" (instrumental) – 4:43
  4. "Roses" (video)
American 12" vinyl single
  1. "Roses" (radio edit) – 4:14
  2. "Roses" (instrumental) – 4:43
  3. "Roses" (club mix) – 6:14
  4. "Roses" (a cappella) – 5:25
European CD single
  1. "Roses" (radio edit) – 4:14
  2. "Roses" (instrumental) – 4:43

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004)[2][3] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 2
Austrian Singles Chart 18
Belgian Singles Chart 47
Dutch Top 40 22
German Singles Chart 21
Irish Singles Chart 6
New Zealand Singles Chart 5
Norwegian Singles Chart 9
Swiss Singles Chart 65
UK Singles Chart 4
United World Chart 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 5
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 7
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 4
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 7

[edit] Covers

Hayseed Dixie featured a cover of this on their album A Hot Piece of Grass.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  2. ^ "Outkast - Roses: Charts". Music Square. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  3. ^ "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". All Music Guide. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
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