The Way You Move

"The Way You Move"
Single by OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown
from the album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Released September 23, 2003
Format CD single
Recorded Stankonia Studios, Atlanta, GA, 2002
Genre Hip hop, crunk, soul
Length 3:55
Label LaFace/RCA
55883
Songwriter(s) Antwan Patton, Carl-Mo, Patrick Brown
Producer(s) Big Boi, Carl-Mo
OutKast singles chronology
"Hey Ya!"
(2003)		 "The Way You Move"
(2003)		 "Roses"
(2004)

"The Way You Move" is a song recorded by Big Boi of the American hip hop duo OutKast, released by LaFace Records. The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals. Along with "Hey Ya!", recorded by OutKast's other member André 3000, "The Way You Move" is one of the two lead singles from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast's double album project which includes a solo album from each member.

Released from Big Boi's Speakerboxxx half of the double album, "The Way You Move" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming OutKast's third number-one pop single, and the 900th for "Billboard." In 2009, it was named the 22nd most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.[1]

Song information

"The Way You Move" is credited to Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, and the song's producer, Carlton Mahone; Big Boi also does some co-production. Combining elements of bass music, Atlanta-style southern hip hop, and 1970s soul music, "The Way You Move" is Big Boi's light-hearted dedication to women.

The song's instrumental track is punctuated with the prominent live horn section "Hornz Unlimited" of Atlanta reminiscent of Earth Wind and Fire, which features Sleepy Brown singing in style inspired by the work of Motown star Marvin Gaye.

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Bryan Barber, features Big Boi as the proprietor of a rim shop. The video's performance shots eventually gravitate to other locations during the video's running time, featuring several young women who Big Boi, dressed in a pimp's suit, attempts to pick up.

The video features an appearance from Fonzworth Bentley and another from actress Ki Toy Johnson. "The Way You Move" music video was designed to be shown in tandem with the video for André 3000's "Hey Ya!". A long-form "The Way You Move/Hey Ya!" video combines both clips with a bridging sequence. The music video opens with Big Boi and Sleepy Brown pulling into a garage that specializes in automotive audio systems.[2]

Chart performance

"The Way You Move" debuted at #83 on the week ending September 27, 2003, four days after its release.[3] It spent eight weeks at the number two position on the Billboard Hot 100 behind "Hey Ya!", one of the longest runs at that position in the chart's history.

It finally replaced "Hey Ya!" at number one on February 7, 2004, where it stayed for one week, which was the sixth time a recording act has replaced itself on the Billboard pop chart. "The Way You Move" was ranked number five on the 2004 Billboard Year-End Chart. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, "The Way You Move" peaked at number two (seven positions higher than "Hey Ya!"), and reached the top of the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

Track listings

UK CD1
  1. "The Way You Move" (club mix) – 3:56
  2. "The Way You Move" (Johnny Toobad full length vocal) – 6:55
  3. "The Way You Move" (Full Phat radio mix) – 3:35
  4. "The Way You Move" (video)
UK CD2
  1. "The Way You Move" (clean album version) – 3:56
  2. "The Way You Move" (Johnny Toobad radio mix) – 3:52
Europe single
  1. "The Way You Move" (radio mix) – 3:55
  2. "The Way You Move" (Full Phatt radio mix) – 3:31
Europe/Australia maxi-single
  1. "The Way You Move" (radio mix) – 3:55
  2. "The Way You Move" (Full Phatt radio mix) - 3:31
  3. "The Way You Move" (Johnny Too Bad radio mix) – 3:52
  4. "The Way You Move" (Cutmaster Swift remix) – 4:22
  5. "The Way You Move" (video)
The Way You Move / Hey Ya! 12" vinyl single[4]
  1. "The Way You Move" (radio mix) – 3:55
  2. "The Way You Move" (club mix) – 3:55
  3. "The Way You Move" (instrumental) – 3:55
  1. "Hey Ya!" (radio mix) – 4:09
  2. "Hey Ya!" (instrumental) – 4:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 49
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 44
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 9
Europe (Official Top 100 Singles) 18
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 31
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 18
Italy (FIMI)[13] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 76
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 16
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[17] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 49
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 7
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[21] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 1
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40[22] 1
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[22] 2
US Billboard Hot Rap Songs[22] 1
US Billboard Adult Top 40[22] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Rank
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 5

Trivia

  • The song was featured and poked fun at in an episode of Chappelle's Show, in a skit entitled "Making the Band", in which P. Diddy (played by Chappelle) is joined by his assistant, Fonzworth Bentley (played by Charlie Murphy), who comes flying in using his umbrella as a parachute, just as Fonzworth does in "The Way You Move" music video.
  • A heavily edited version of the song is featured in the console versions of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005, and is a playable song in Shark Tale.
  • The "Full Phatt Radio Mix" is featured on Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2.

Earth, Wind & Fire/Kenny G cover

"The Way You Move"
Single by Kenny G feat. Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album At Last... The Duets Album
Released 2004
Format CD single
Genre Smooth jazz
Length 4:09
Label Arista Records
Songwriter(s) Patrick Brown, Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone, Antwan Patton
Producer(s) Walter Afanasieff

During 2004, saxophonist Kenny G and Earth, Wind & Fire issued a cover of "The Way You Move" as a single through Arista Records. The song reached No. 12 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart.[24][25]

Their rendition featured EWF's Philip Bailey and Maurice White on vocals. The recording appeared on Kenny G's 2004 At Last...The Duets Album and Earth, Wind & Fire's 2005 album Illumination.[26][27]

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[24] 12

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Charts". Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Kaufman, Gil. "Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' Clip Ran Andre 3000 Into The Ground: VMA Lens Recap"MTV News. September 19, 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ "September 27, 2003 Billboard Issue". Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Way You Move / Hey Ya! 12" vinyl single". Discogs.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE" (in French). Ultratip.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE". Tracklisten.
  10. ↑ "OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN: THE WAY YOU MOVE" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  11. ↑ "Musicline.de – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 14, 2004". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "The Way You Move by Outkast and Sleepy Brown - Music Charts". acharts.us. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ↑ "Charts.nz – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE". VG-lista.
  17. ↑ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 01, 2012 to January 07, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE". Singles Top 100.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN – THE WAY YOU MOVE". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 https://www.billboard.com/artist/321442/outkast/chart
  23. ↑ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks - Decade Year End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  24. 1 2 "Kenny G Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire: The Way You Move". Billboard.com.
  25. ↑ "The Way You Move by Kenny G feat. Earth, Wind & Fire". Whosampled.com.
  26. ↑ "Kenny G: At Last...The Duets Album". Allmusic.com.
  27. ↑ "Earth, Wind & Fire: Illumination". Allmusic.com.
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