Editing Hey Ya! (section)

==Cover versions==
The [[Rock music|rock]] influences of "Hey Ya!" have allowed many other artists to release [[cover version]]s of the song. In 2006, Mat Weddle, frontman of the unsigned [[folk music|folk]] band [[Obadiah Parker]], performed an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] cover of the song at a local [[open mic]] night, and a friend of his posted a video of the performance on [[YouTube]], which quickly became [[viral video|virally popular]] online.<ref name="viral">{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.com/2006/08/outkasts-hey-ya-goes-acoustic/ | title=Outkast's 'Hey Ya' Goes Acoustic | publisher=[[Spin Media]] | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=August 21, 2006 | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> Inspired by [[slowcore]] band [[Red House Painters]], Weddle's version moves at a much slower tempo backed by a rhythmic guitar [[strum]] and converts the breakdown into a "[[staccato]] chime".<ref name="cover">{{cite journal | title=Acoustic Hey'day | author=Craven, Scott | journal=[[The Arizona Republic]] | publisher=[[Gannett Company]] | date=October 2, 2006 | issn=0892-8711}}</ref> The cover received international airplay and spawned many other [[wikt:copycat|copycat]] acoustic versions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-05-17/music/obadiah-parker/ | title=Obadiah Parker | publisher=[[Voice Media Group]] | work=[[Phoenix New Times]] | date=May 17, 2007 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Dominic, Serene | archive-date=November 2, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102095714/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-05-17/music/obadiah-parker/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

An acoustic cover of the song, sung by [[Sam Lloyd]] in his role as [[List of characters on Scrubs#Ted Buckland|Ted Buckland]] appeared in the 2009 [[Scrubs season 8|season 8]] episode of [[Scrubs (TV series)|''Scrubs'']] titled "My Soul On Fire, Part 2".<ref>{{Cite episode|title= My Soul On Fire, Part 2|episode-link=My Soul On Fire, Part 2|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEYcfHoWm2s|access-date= September 24, 2020|series= Scrubs|series-link= Scrubs (TV series)|network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|date= April 15, 2009|season= 8|number= 15|time= 16:35}}</ref> In 2015, [[Postmodern Jukebox]] released a [[Scott Bradlee]] arrangement of "Hey Ya!" with a [[big band]] tempo and 1960s feel. Featuring [[Sara Niemietz]] on lead vocals, their version was featured in ''Billboard'' magazine,<ref name="BillBoard PMJ Hey Ya!">{{cite news|last1=Malorie McCall|first1=Malorie McCall|title=Postmodern Jukebox & Sara Niemietz Put a Retro Spin on Outkast's 'Hey Ya!': Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6708093/postmodern-jukebox-outkast-hey-ya-sara-niemietz|access-date=September 27, 2015|work=[[Billboard Magazine]] |date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927202411/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6708093/postmodern-jukebox-outkast-hey-ya-sara-niemietz|archive-date=September 27, 2015}}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine online,<ref name="Time Mag Hey Ya!">{{cite news|last1=Grossman|first1=Samantha|title=Listen to Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' as a '60s Soul Song|url=https://time.com/4059926/hey-ya-soul-cover/|access-date=October 3, 2015|work=[[Time Magazine]] |date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> and the [[Daily News (New York)|''New York Daily News'']].<ref name="PMJ cover NY Daily">{{cite news|title=Confidential: POSTMODERN TUNES ARE TIME TESTED |url=http://nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/tommy-mattola-thalia-celebrating-15th-anniversary-article-1.2434551 |access-date=November 14, 2015 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] |date=November 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114195244/http://nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/tommy-mattola-thalia-celebrating-15th-anniversary-article-1.2434551 |archive-date=November 14, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

English rock band [[Sleep Token]] released a cover in 2018 as a single. This version saw lead singer Vessel accompanied solely by piano and only included the first two verses and the chorus.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2023/05/27/sleep-token-cover-hey-ya/|title=Sleep Token e a cover de "Hey Ya!" que revelou o verdadeiro significado do hit do Outkast|work=[[Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos]]|date=May 27, 2023|access-date=May 23, 2025|author=Rafael Teixeira}}</ref>