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Roses (Outkast song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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 Andr 3000'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.
Music video
The video heavily references the stage musical 'West Side Story' and the musical 'Grease' and features cameo appearances from Paula Abdul, Lukas Haas, Kevin McDonald, Fonzworth Bentley, members of the Dungeon Family, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, and DeRay Davis.
An unknown person is flipping through a 'Stankonia' yearbook and comes on the photo of Caroline Jones (played by April Clark), "Biggest Flirt". After Caroline leaves the bathroom with her girls, Big Boi is shown with his crew, appearing as stereotypical jocks. He opens a response to the note 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.
Andr 3000 is shown to be heading a musical on stage, where he sings the song and parodies Caroline, though Caroline herself is oblivious to the parody. During this time, Big Boi's crew, Speakerboxxx, drives to the school, performing acts of vandalism such as knocking mailboxes off. This is when Andre 3000 sings boo boo boo. When Big Boi crashes the auditorium where the play is being held, Speakerboxxx 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 (played by Kevin McDonald). 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) hands Caroline a red rose and says, "Alright, now you can be here with the Speakerboxes and Lover's head, or you can get with the cat with some bread. Huh, what do you think? Shall we go? Moving... Let's go." As they leave together, he tells her to "take one final look at the past" as they pause, take a look at the chaos behind them, and depart. Andr 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".
Track listings
'US 12-inch single'
:A1. "Roses" (radio edit) 4:14
:A2. "Roses" (instrumental) 4:43
:B1. "Roses" (club mix) 6:14
:B2. "Roses" (a cappella) 5:25
'US 7-inch single'
:A. "Roses" (radio mix) 4:14
:B. "Roses" (instrumental) 4:43
'UK CD and 12-inch pictrue disc single'
# "Roses" (album version)
# "Church"
'Australian CD single'
# "Roses" (radio edit) 4:14
# "Roses" (album version) 6:09
# "Roses" (instrumental) 4:43
# "Roses" (video)
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Category:2003 songs
Category:2004 singles
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Bertelsmann Music Group singles
Category:LaFace Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Bryan Barber
Category:Outkast songs
Category:Songs written by Andr 3000
Category:Songs written by Big Boi
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