Ms. Jackson

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This article is about the song by OutKast. For the song by Panic! at the Disco, see Miss Jackson.
"Ms. Jackson"
File:Ms. Jackson.jpg
Single by OutKast
from the album Stankonia
B-side "Sole Sunday",
"Elevators (Me & You)"
Released October 3, 2000
Format
Recorded 2000
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 4:30 (album version)
4:03 (radio edit)
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Earthtone III
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Silver (BPI)
OutKast singles chronology
"B.O.B"
(2000)		 "Ms. Jackson"
(2000)		 "So Fresh, So Clean"
(2001)

"Ms. Jackson" is a song by American alternative hip hop duo OutKast. It was released in October 3, 2000 as the second single from their fourth album Stankonia. It topped the U.S. charts for the week of February 17, 2001, and won a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. It also reached number one in Germany and number two in the United Kingdom, held from the top spot by Atomic Kitten's "Whole Again". In October 2011, NME placed it at number 81 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[1]

The single helped sell the album following the commercial underperformance of the lead single "B.O.B.", which, despite nearly universal acclaim from critics, failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and only reached #69 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2]

Background and writing

In Vibe, a few years after the fact, Andre recalled creating the song; "'Ms. Jackson' was an acoustic guitar song that I was doing at home. Then I just converted it over into something people could understand a little bit more."[3]

Content

The song discusses the problems that break-ups, separation, and divorce can have on a couple, and the animosity that a woman's mother can have for her daughter's former boyfriend or husband.

The video works as a possible metaphor for the duo's "stormy" relationships with the mothers of their children and their families (themes expressed by the duo in the song). The storm theme is alluded to in the song, particularly by André 3000: "Me and your daughter got a special thing going on/You say it's puppy love, we say it's full grown/Hope that we feel this, feel this way forever/You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can't predict the weather, Ms. Jackson."

The song samples The Brothers Johnson's version (with pitch shifting and reversing) of "Strawberry Letter 23" by Shuggie Otis[citation needed] and features an altered version of a tune from "Bridal Chorus" from the opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner (also known as the "wedding march"), played on piano.[citation needed]

Tracklisting

UK CD1
  1. "Ms. Jackson" (UK Radio Edit) – 3:36
  2. "Elevators (Me & You)" – 4:56
  3. "Ms. Jackson" (Video) – 4:58
UK CD2
  1. "Ms. Jackson" (Radio Mix) – 4:03
  2. "Ms. Jackson" (Instrumental) – 4:34
  3. "Sole Sunday" (Radio Mix) - 4:41
  4. "Sole Sunday" (Instrumental) - 4:41
European CD Single
  1. "Ms. Jackson" (Radio Mix) – 4:03
  2. "Ms. Jackson" (Instrumental) – 4:34

Charts

Chart (2000–01) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 5
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 9
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 8
France (SNEP)[11] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 5
Italy (FIMI)[14] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[18] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 13

Chart successions

Preceded by Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
December 16, 2000 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child
Preceded by Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
February 3, 2001 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Stutter" by Joe featuring Mystikal
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 17, 2001 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Stutter" by Joe featuring Mystikal

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ allmusic ((( Stankonia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
  3. ↑ Vibe Magazine, October 2003, p. 128
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Outkast – Ms. Jackson". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Outkast – Ms. Jackson" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Outkast – Ms. Jackson" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Outkast – Ms. Jackson" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Outkast – Ms. Jackson". Tracklisten. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Outkast: Ms. Jackson" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Outkast – Ms. Jackson" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Musicline.de – Outkast Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 8, 2001". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Outkast – Ms. Jackson". Top Digital Download. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 5, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Outkast – Ms. Jackson". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Outkast – Ms. Jackson". VG-lista. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  18. ↑ Romanian 2001 end-of-year charts at the Wayback Machine (archived December 9, 2002)
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Outkast – Ms. Jackson". Singles Top 60. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Outkast – Ms. Jackson". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2001-03-03" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  22. ↑ "OutKast – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for OutKast. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  23. ↑ "OutKast – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for OutKast. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  24. ↑ "OutKast – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for OutKast. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

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