"Hey Ya!" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast,performed by its member André3000,who wrote and produced the song. Along with "The Way You Move",recorded by Outkast's other member Big Boi,"Hey Ya!" was released by Arista Records as one of the two lead singles from the duo's fifth album,Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,on August 25,2003. The track became a commercial success,reaching number one in the United States,Australia,Canada,the Czech Republic,Norway,and Sweden. "Hey Ya!" received critical acclaim upon release,and is consistently ranked as one of the greatest songs of the 2000s. The song was ranked number ten in Rolling Stone's revised 2021 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
"Ms. Jackson" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast,consisting of André3000 and Big Boi. It was released on October 24,2000,as the second single from Outkast's fourth album,Stankonia. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week on February 17,2001,and also reached number one in Germany,the Netherlands,Norway,and Sweden. Rolling Stone ranked it at number 55 on their "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" list in June 2011 and at number 145 on their "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2021. In October 2011,NME placed it at number 81 on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
"Wifey" is a song by American R&B trio Next. The song was written by Eddie Berkeley,Keir Gist,band member Robert "RL" Huggar,and singer Lil' Mo for the group's second studio album,Welcome II Nextasy (2000). The song was released as the album's lead single on May 8,2000. "Wifey" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles &Tracks chart while reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. It also entered the top 20 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In 2001,the song won an AWARD Rhythm &Soul Award for in the Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs category.
"U Don't Have to Call" is a song by American singer Usher. It was written by Pharrell Williams and produced by Williams and Chad Hugo under their production moniker The Neptunes for Usher's third studio album,8701 (2001). The song was released as the third US single from the album and the fifth international single. In the US,it was initially serviced to radio on January 18,2002,and it was eventually issued as a commercial single in Europe and Australia later in the year.
"Pop Ya Collar" is a single by American recording artist Usher,released to US radio on October 17,2000. It was written by himself,Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs,and Kandi Burruss. The song was produced for his cancelled third studio album All About U. The project was abandoned following the leak of the song and several other tracks onto online music store Napster,several months prior to its release of October 31,2000. The song was instead later included on non-US editions of his official third studio album,8701.
"Hunter" is a song by British singer Dido from her debut album,No Angel (1999). The song was released as the third single from the album in the United States on 18 June 2001. "Hunter" reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 50 in Australia,France,Greece,Ireland,and New Zealand. In the US,it entered the top 20 on two Billboard charts.
"U Know What's Up" is a song by American R&B singer Donell Jones. It was written by Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell,Darren Lighty,Clifton Lighty,Balewa Muhammad,Anthony Hamilton,and Veronica McKenzie for his second studio album,Where I Wanna Be (1999),while production was helmed by Ferrell and Darren Lighty for Untouchables Entertainment.
"Most Girls" is a song by American singer Pink,released as the second single from her debut album,Can't Take Me Home (2000). It was released on June 6,2000,and,after spending 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,peaked at number four on November 25. The song also reached number one in Australia,where it was certified platinum,number two in Canada and New Zealand,and number five in the United Kingdom.
"Dear Lie" is a song by American group TLC. It was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and band member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins for the trio's third studio album FanMail (1999),featuring production by Edmonds. The song was released as the album's third and final single on December 6,1999,peaking at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top 40 in several other countries. "Dear Lie" is included on the group's 2009 compilation album,We Love TLC.
"There You Go" is a song recorded by American singer Pink for her debut studio album,Can't Take Me Home (2000). The track was co-written by Pink,Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs,and Kandi Burruss and was produced by Briggs,while Burruss produced the vocals. The song is about a relationship that the protagonist has ended,but the ex-boyfriend wants her back.
"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" is the debut single of American R&B singer Blu Cantrell,written and produced by Dallas Austin and featured on Cantrell's debut album,So Blu (2001). The song was released in the United States on April 23,2001,and was issued in other regions later that year. It is Cantrell's most successful single in the US and her only single to enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number two on the issue date of July 21,2001. It enjoyed similar success in Europe and Oceania.
"Here with Me" is the debut single of English singer-songwriter Dido. It was the first single she released from her 1999 debut studio album,No Angel. The song was written about her then-boyfriend Bob Page. The single was released on 17 May 1999 in the United States but was not released in the United Kingdom until February 2001,serving as Dido's debut single in her home country. In other territories,it was issued as the album's second single,following "Thank You". Shortly after its release,"Here with Me" was used as the theme song for the American science fiction television programme Roswell (1999–2002).
"Put Your Lights On" is a song by American rock band Santana and American musician Everlast from Santana's 18th studio album,Supernatural (1999). Released to US rock radio in August 1999,the song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number eight on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Put Your Lights On" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.
"Swear It Again" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. The ballad was released on 19 April 1999 in the United Kingdom as the first single from their debut album,Westlife (1999). The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks,giving Westlife their first of 14 UK number-one singles. "Swear It Again" is Westlife's only single to have charted in the US,peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranking number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2000.
"Roses" is a song by American hip hop duo OutKast. It was released on March 1,2004,as the third single from their 2003 double album,Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. It appears on André3000's The Love Below disc and is the only track on his disc to feature Big Boi. The track was largely popular in the United Kingdom and the United States,peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. It also found popularity in Australia,reaching number two on the Australian Singles Chart.
"So Help Me Girl" is a song written by Howard Perdew and Andy Spooner and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in January 1995 as the third single from his fourth studio album,Third Rock from the Sun (1994). The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks chart,where it debuted at number 59 for the week of February 4,1995,and number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The discography of Outkast,an American hip hop duo,consists of six studio albums,one compilation album,one soundtrack album,one video album,32 singles,three promotional singles,and 21 music videos. In 1992,Outkast became the first hip hop act to be signed to the label LaFace Records;with their first studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) that debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik spawned the commercially successful single "Player's Ball",which reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their following two albums,ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998),were commercially successful in the United States;both albums peaked at number two on the Billboard 200,and were certified double-platinum by the RIAA. Three singles were released from each album;all three from ATLiens charted on the Billboard Hot 100,with "Elevators " peaking at number 12,making it the most successful. The lead single from Aquemini,"Rosa Parks",peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100:two more singles,"Skew It on the Bar-B" and "Da Art of Storytellin' ",were released from the album. In 1998,Outkast collaborated with hip hop group Goodie Mob on the single "Black Ice " and with rapper Cool Breeze on the single "Watch for the Hook";the singles peaked at numbers 50 and 73 on the Billboard Hot 100,respectively.
"The Whole World" is the first single released from American hip hop duo Outkast's first compilation album,Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast (2001). The song was written by Outkast,produced by Earthtone III,and features Killer Mike and Joi. Upon its release as a single in November 2001,"The Whole World" peaked at number 19 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The song won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
"I Need a Girl (Part One)" is a single by American rapper P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon from the album We Invented the Remix. In 2004,the song was featured on the Bad Boys compilation R&B Hits. Along with "I Need a Girl (Part Two)",P. Diddy achieved a rare occurrence by having two parts of a song become chart hits. Part one peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. It also charted on the UK Singles Chart at number four. The song was ranked number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2002. The song contains a chord progression played on a Roland JV-1080 sound module,using a patch named "Flying Waltz".
"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song by Swedish band Alcazar from their debut studio album,Casino (2000). The track samples Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer". Alexander Bard produced the song and can be heard in the middle of this song. Released in April 2000,"Crying at the Discoteque" became Alcazar's first international hit single the following year,reaching number one in Hungary and the top 10 in Flanders,Germany,Ireland,Italy,and Switzerland.
