André 3000 wrote the song in 2002. “Hey Ya!” became an instant hit among fans and critics alike, earning Outkast a place in the spotlight. It grew successful in North America, first charting on the ...
“Hey Ya!” is a song about losing faith; and after 2003, André 3000 seemed to lose faith in the power of the artform. “Hey Ya!”’s outlook on relationships is bleak. André looks upon the excitement and ...
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Look, I get it.
How does someone try to prove that a song is distracting? First, Pass Me Fast looked at Spotify’s most popular songs. They did not include obscure songs in their ranking. Second, they calculated how ...
Outkast's seminal hit "Hey Ya!" is one of the defining songs of the 2000s. An undeniably catchy earworm, its addictive melody and snappy hook have been filling dancefloors for the best part of the ...
From Nirvana to Radiohead to Queen, Panic! At the Disco are known for covering high-energy rock anthems at their live shows. They went in a different — and arguably more challenging — direction with ...
On August 25, perhaps the most successful song of OutKast’s entire career will turn 20 years old. But before “Hey Ya!” was released as one of the two promotional singles for their fifth album ...
How many times have you — yes, you! — put the “Hey Ya” music video in your eyes? A bunch? Same here. (As someone who watched a ton of MTV in 2003, I'd estimate I've seen it somewhere between soooo ...
John Legend and Stevie Wonder teamed up for a performance of "Hey Ya" on Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle. Legend and Wonder's rendition of Outkast's 2003 hit single was near-perfect. Legend plays the role ...
Back in 2003, OutKast's "Hey Ya!" was an inescapable party anthem that drove the duo to the top of the Billboard charts. You may remember the pair's retro, Ed Sullivan Show-inspired music video to go ...
Six seasons in and the cast of Glee still wows us every week with their amazing covers. We're super excited for Friday's (Feb. 20) episode titled 'A Wedding' -- and PopCrush is premiering one of the ...
Predicting the future of music is a dicey bet, even when you extend the footprint back a quarter-century. Ask me now what songs of the past two-and-a-half decades are going to keep getting covered and ...