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{{Infobox song
| name          = Hey Ya!
| cover         = Hey Ya single cover.png
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Outkast]]
| album         = [[Speakerboxxx/The Love Below]]
| B-side        = * "[[GhettoMusick]]"
* "My Favorite Things"
| written       = 
| released      = {{start date|2003|8|25}}
| recorded      = 
| studio        = * Karma, Tree Sound ([[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]])
* Larrabee Sound ([[Los Angeles]], [[California]])
| genre         = * [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="500 Best Songs of All Time: 50-1">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/outkast-hey-ya-4-1225328/ | title= 500 Best Songs of All Time: 50-1 | magazine=Rolling Stone | access-date=September 15, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Electro music|electro]]
* [[funk]]
* [[Neo soul|neo-soul]]<ref name="blender-born" />
| length        = 3:55
| label         = * [[Arista Records|Arista]]
* [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
| writer        = [[André 3000|André Benjamin]]
| producer      = André 3000
| prev_title    = [[GhettoMusick]]
| prev_year     = 2003
| next_title    = [[The Way You Move]]
| next_year     = 2003
| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|PWgvGjAhvIw|"Hey Ya!"}}}}
}}
"'''Hey Ya!'''"  is a song by American [[hip hop]] duo [[Outkast]], performed by its member [[André 3000]], who wrote and produced the song. Along with "[[The Way You Move]]", recorded by Outkast's other member [[Big Boi]] and which featured [[Sleepy Brown]], "Hey Ya!" was released by [[Arista Records]] as the second single 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 10 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s 2021 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]".

==Writing and recording==
[[André 3000]] wrote "Hey Ya!" in 2000 and began work on recording it in December 2002 at Stankonia Studios in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref name="clatl">{{cite web| url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-168326-the-making-of-outkast-s-aquemini| title=The Making of Outkast's Aquemini| last=Carmichael| first=Rodney| work=Creative Loafing| date=June 24, 2010| access-date=May 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name="road">{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484730/making-outkasts-hey-ya.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121035753/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484730/making-outkasts-hey-ya.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 21, 2011 | title=Road To The Grammys: The Making Of Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' | publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[Viacom Media Networks]] | date=February 2, 2004 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Moss, Corey}}</ref> He used an [[acoustic guitar]] for accompaniment,<ref name="road" /> inspired by bands such as the [[Ramones]], [[Buzzcocks]], [[the Hives]],<ref>[https://www.stereogum.com/3252/hives_show_inspired_hey_ya/news/ Hives Show Inspired "Hey Ya!"] via [[Stereogum]]</ref> and [[the Smiths]].<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596025/hey_ya | title=Hey Ya! | publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | access-date=May 27, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413230618/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596025/hey_ya | archive-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref>

André recorded the introduction, the first verse, the [[hook (music)|hook]], and the vocals around the same time, using several dozen takes. He returned to work on the song several evenings later, with [[session musician]] Kevin Kendricks performing the [[bassline]] on the [[synthesizer]].<ref name="road" /> Months later, André 3000 worked with Pete Novak at the Larrabee Sound Studios in Los Angeles. They experimented with various sound effects, including singing through a [[vocoder]], and did 30 to 40 takes for each line.<ref name="road" />

==Composition==
"Hey Ya!" is a song in [[G major]]. Each cadential six-[[bar (music)|measure]] [[phrase (music)|phrase]] is constructed using a change of [[meter (music)|meter]] on the fourth measure (creating a song with 22 quarter note beats per phrase) and uses a I–IV–V–VI [[chord progression]]. G major and [[C major]] chords are played for one and two {{music|time|4|4}} measures, respectively. André 3000 then uses a [[deceptive cadence]] after a {{music|time|2|4}} measure of the [[Dominant (music)|dominant]] [[D major]] chord, leading into two {{music|time|4|4}} measures of an [[E major]] chord (against a G note in the melody implying E minor). The song moves at a [[tempo]] of 159 beats per minute, and André's vocal range spans more than an octave and a half, from B<sub>3</sub> to G<sub>5</sub>.<ref name="sheet">Sheet music for "Hey Ya!" [[Hal Leonard Corporation]]. 2009.</ref>

The song opens with three [[Pick-up notes|pick-up beats]] as André 3000 counts "one, two, three, oh" (with the "oh" on beat 1) and then leads into the first verse. The lyrics begin to describe the protagonist's concerns and doubts about a romantic relationship.<ref name="road" /> He wonders if they are staying together just "for tradition", as in the lines "But does she really wanna [mess around] / But can't stand to see me / Walk out the door?" André 3000 commented, "I think it's more important to be happy than to meet up to...the world's expectations of what a relationship should be. So this is a celebration of how men and women relate to each other in the 2000s".<ref name="magic">{{cite web | url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1480271/20031107/outkast.jhtml | title=OutKast: Two is the Magic Number | publisher=[[VH1]]. Viacom Media Networks | date=November 7, 2003 | access-date=May 27, 2013 |author1=Ives, Brian |author2=Bottomley, C. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020185035/http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1480271/20031107/outkast.jhtml | archive-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref> The song then leads into the [[refrain|chorus]], which consists of the line "Hey ya!" repeated eight times, accompanied by a synthesizer performing the bassline.<ref name="sheet" />

During the second verse, the protagonist gets cold feet and wonders what the purpose of continuing the relationship is, pondering the question, "If they say nothing is forever...then what makes love the exception?"<ref name="road" /> After repeating the chorus, the song leads into a [[call and response (music)|call and response]] section. André 3000 jokes, "What's cooler than being cool?", and the "fellas'" response, an [[overdubbed]] version of his vocals, is "Ice cold", a reference to one of André Benjamin's stage names.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/sep/18/popandrock.outkast | title='I'm addicted to creating' | publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] | work=[[The Observer]] | date=September 18, 2005 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Vernon, Polly}}</ref> He then calls to the "ladies", whose response is overdubbed from vocals by Rabeka Tuinei,<ref name="rs" /> who was an assistant to the [[audio engineer]].<ref name="road" />

The song's [[Break (music)|breakdown]] coined the phrase "shake it like a Polaroid picture", a reference to a technique used by some photographers to 'allegedly' expedite drying of damp [[instant film]] photos taken with film made by the [[Polaroid Corporation]]. It is an [[Instant camera#In popular culture|ongoing urban myth]] that shaking photos taken by the instant camera, dried faster.<ref>{{cite web |title=Polaroid warns buyers not to 'shake it' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/02/17/polaroid.warns.reut/ |website=CNN |access-date=August 9, 2020 |date=February 18, 2004}}</ref> The breakdown also [[namecheck]]s singer [[Beyoncé]] and actress [[Lucy Liu]], in a turn of phrase alluding to the song "[[Independent Women Part I]]", which was performed by [[Destiny's Child]] for the [[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|2000 film adaptation]] of ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', in which Liu starred. Though the line "now all Beyoncés and Lucy Lius" is meant to mean "now all the independent women", André 3000 says he included the lyric because the music video for "Independent Women Part I" was playing on his TV as he wrote "Hey Ya!".<ref>{{cite web |title=The History Of 'Hey Ya!', As Explained By André 3000|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hey-ya-history_n_3682470|access-date=January 30, 2020 |date=September 12, 2013}}</ref> The song closes by repeating the chorus and then gradually fading out.<ref name="sheet" />

==Critical reception==
"Hey Ya!" received widespread acclaim from [[music critics]]. ''[[PopMatters]]'' described the track as "brilliantly rousing" and "spazzy with electrifying multiplicity".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/outkast-speakerboxxx/ | title=OutKast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | magazine=[[PopMatters]] | date=October 17, 2003 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Fuchs, Cynthia}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' highlighted it as the catchiest song on the double album,<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2003/09/15/speakerboxxxthe-love-below/ | title=Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=September 15, 2003 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Hermes, Will}}</ref> and ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' identified it as one of the best songs in OutKast's history.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1341 | title=Outkast – Speakerboxxx / The Love Below – Review | magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] | date=September 23, 2003 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Southall, Nick | archive-date=November 6, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106053618/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1341 | url-status=dead }}</ref> "Hey Ya!" topped the 2003 [[Pazz & Jop]] list, a survey of several hundred music critics conducted by [[Robert Christgau]], with 322 mentions, beating runner-up [[Beyoncé]] and [[Jay-Z]]'s "[[Crazy in Love]]" by 119.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres03.php | title=The 2003 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll | publisher=[[Voice Media Group]] | work=[[The Village Voice]] | date=February 17, 2004 | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> It was listed at number 15 on ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''{{'}}s 2005 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born",<ref name="blender-born">{{cite journal | title=The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: 11-50 | journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |date=October 2005 | publisher=Alpha Media Group}}</ref> and ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' included it in its collection of ''[[The Pitchfork 500]]''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Plagenhoef |editor1-first=Scott |editor2-last=Schreiber |editor2-first=Ryan |date=November 2008 |title=[[The Pitchfork 500]] |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |page=179 |isbn=978-1-4165-6202-3 }}</ref>

The song's unusual arrangement drew comparisons to artists from a variety of genres. ''Pitchfork'' referred to it as the apex of the album and added that it successfully mixed [[The Flaming Lips|Flaming Lips]]-style instrumentation with the energy of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s 1983 single "[[Little Red Corvette]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11796-speakerboxxxthe-love-below/ | title=OutKast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date=September 22, 2013 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=DiCrescenzo, Brent}}</ref> Marcello Carlin of ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' described the song as "Andre going [[power pop]] with overtones of early-'80s [[electro music|electro]]; [[The Knack]] meet side one of [[The The]]'s ''[[Soul Mining]]''."<ref>{{cite magazine|date=December 1, 2003|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/divide-and-rule-19098/|title=Divide and Rule|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref>

Subsequently, ''Pitchfork'' gave it the number two slot in its "The Top 100 Singles of 2000–2004" feature in January 2005, bested only by OutKast's own "[[B.O.B (song)|B.O.B]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5949-the-top-100-singles-of-2000-04-part-one/10/ | title=Staff Lists: The Top 100 Singles of 2000-04 | publisher=Pitchfork Media | date=January 31, 2005 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Bowers, William}}</ref> ''Blender'' described it as a mix of [[soul music]] by [[Ike Turner]] and [[new wave music]] by [[Devo]]<ref>{{cite journal | title=OutKast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | journal=Blender |date=November 2003 | issue=118 | publisher=Alpha Media Group | author=Ex, Kris}}</ref> and later as an "[[Electro music|electro]]/[[Folk rock|folk-rock]]/[[funk]]/[[power pop]]/[[hip-hop]]/[[Neo soul|neo-soul]]/kitchen sink [[rave]]-up".<ref name="blender-born" /> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' compared André 3000's vocals to those of "an [[indie-rock]] [[Little Richard]]" and the backing arrangement to [[the Beatles]]' 1969 album ''[[Abbey Road]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/outkast/albums/album/290754/review/6068251/speakerboxxxthe_love_below | title=Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | publisher=Wenner Media | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=September 24, 2013 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Caramanica, Jon | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525091116/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/outkast/albums/album/290754/review/6068251/speakerboxxxthe_love_below | archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref> later ranking it at number 182 in their list of [[The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] and ranking it at number four on their 2011 list of the "100 Best Songs of the Aughts".<ref name="rs" /><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/outkast-hey-ya-20110616 | title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s: OutKast, 'Hey Ya' | publisher=Wenner Media | magazine=Rolling Stone | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>

''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' also likened it to the Beatles and found it to be one of the best singles of 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/n_9274/ | title=Dynamic Duo | publisher=New York Media | work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] | date=October 16, 2003 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Brown, Ethan}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] described it as an "incandescent" mix of electro, funk, and soul music.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/speakerboxxx-the-love-below-mw0000226528 | title=Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast | publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' likened trying to classify the song as "akin to trying to lasso water" and described it as "a monumental barney between the ''[[Camberwick Green]]'' [[brass band]], a cruise-ship [[cabaret]] act, a cartoon [[gospel choir]] and a sucker [[Master of ceremonies|MC]] hiccuping {{'}}''Shake it like a Polaroid pic-chaaaa!''{{'}} backed up by the cast of an amateur production of ''[[Adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]''. Sort of."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/outkast/7235 | title=Outkast: Hey Ya | publisher=[[IPC Media]] | work=[[NME]] | date=September 12, 2005 | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> In 2011, they placed it at number three on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/15 | title=150 Best Tracks Of The Past 50 Years (10–01) | publisher=IPC Media | work=NME | date=October 6, 2011 | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, the sports website ''[[Grantland]]'' named it the best song of the millennium after a [[March Madness pools|March Madness]] style bracket of 64 songs. The music video of the same name was likewise well received by critics, who regarded it as a contemporary piece of post-industrial performance art. In 2014, ''NME'' ranked the song at number 18 on their list of the 500 greatest songs of all time,<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1/330996/1/1#83 | title= OutKast, Hey Ya! (2003) — The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 100-1 | magazine=NME  | access-date=February 10, 2014 }}</ref> and in 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked the song at number 10 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.<ref name="500 Best Songs of All Time: 50-1">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/outkast-hey-ya-4-1225328/ | title= 500 Best Songs of All Time: 50-1 | magazine=Rolling Stone | access-date=September 15, 2021 }}</ref>

==Commercial performance and impact==
"Hey Ya!" was successful in North America, first charting on the week ending October 18, 2003, at number 57 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], three weeks after "[[The Way You Move]]" featuring [[Sleepy Brown]] debuted; which was at number 25 at the time.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jxEEAAAAMBAJ |title=October 18, 2003 Billboard Issue |date=October 18, 2003 |access-date=October 14, 2014}}</ref> It topped the Hot 100 for nine weeks, from December 13, 2003, to February 7, 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-12-13/hot-100 | title=The Hot 100: December 13, 2003 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XREEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64 | title='Remember' Jackson? He's Back Atop Country | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=February 7, 2004 | volume=116 | issue=6 | page=64 | issn=0006-2510 | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> The digital sales topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Digital Tracks]] for 17 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uw8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64 | title=OutKast 'Moves' Past Itself To Claim No. 1 | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=February 7, 2004 | volume=116 | issue=7 | page=64 | issn=0006-2510 | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>  The song's time at number one bridged two eras, ending [[Casey Kasem]]'s second tenure as host of ''[[American Top 40]]'' and beginning [[Ryan Seacrest]]'s tenure as host. The song performed well in [[urban contemporary]] markets, topping the [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Top 40]] chart and reaching number nine on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]. It was also successful in mainstream music, topping the [[Pop Airplay|Top 40 Mainstream]] and [[Top 40 Tracks]] and reaching number 13 on the [[Adult Pop Airplay|Adult Top 40]]. The song also crossed over to [[modern rock]] radio, and peaked at number 16 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Alternative Airplay|Alternative Songs]] chart in December 2003. In 2004, André 3000 performed the song at The [[2004 Kids' Choice Awards]] and the song won the award for [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song|Favorite Song]]. Later in the year, the song appeared on the compilation album ''Now That's What I Call Music! 16.'' It also appeared on the album ''[[Now That's What I Call Music! Number 1's]]'' in 2006 as well as the ''[[Now That's What I Call Party Hits! (American series)|Now That's What I Call Party Hits!]]'' album in 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=OutKast: Alternative songs chart history |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/outkast/chart-history/mrt/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>

"Hey Ya!" was the first song on [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[iTunes]] to reach one million downloads<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 21, 2019|title="Hey Ya" By OutKast Was The First Song On ITunes To Reach One Million Downloads {{!}} DailyRapFacts|url=https://dailyrapfacts.com/8318/hey-ya-by-outkast-was-the-first-song-on-itunes-to-reach-one-million-downloads/|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=dailyrapfacts.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and in September 2005, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) certified the single platinum for shipping one million copies.<ref name="RIAA" /> At the [[46th Annual Grammy Awards]], the song won [[Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance|Best Urban/Alternative Performance]] and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], but lost to [[Coldplay]]'s "[[Clocks (song)|Clocks]]".<ref name="grammys">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/topics/g/grammy/2004/nominees/ |title=2004 Grammy Winners |publisher=MTV News. Viacom Media Networks |access-date=May 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040220141343/http://www.mtv.com/news/topics/g/grammy/2004/nominees/ |archive-date=February 20, 2004 }}</ref>

The song also performed well in Europe. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number six on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and peaked at number three after 12 weeks, remaining on the chart for a total of 21 weeks.<ref name="UKsin" /> "Hey Ya!" topped the [[Norway|Norwegian]] singles chart for seven weeks, and it reached the top in [[Sweden]] for the first week of 2004.<ref name="NOR" /><ref name="SWE" /> It performed well across the continent, reaching the top ten in [[Austria]], [[Finland]], France, Germany, Ireland, and [[Switzerland]].<ref name="AUT" /><ref name="FIN" /><ref name="FRA" /><ref name="GER" /><ref name="IRL" /><ref name="SWI" /> "Hey Ya!" debuted at number 17 on Australia's [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]], and later topped the chart for two consecutive weeks.<ref name="AUS" /> The song remained on the chart for 16 weeks<ref name="AUS" /> and was certified 11× platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].<ref name=ARIA/> The song charted at number 61 for the 2003 end of year chart<ref name="ARIA-YE-2003" /> and was listed at number 15 on the 2004 chart<ref name="ARIA-YE-2004" /> and number five on the 2004 urban chart.<ref name="ARIA-Urban-2004" /> It was also successful in New Zealand, reaching number two and staying on the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] Singles Chart for 23 weeks.<ref name="NZ" />

The lyric "shake it like a Polaroid picture", along with the song's commercial success, helped to temporarily revitalize the Polaroid Corporation, which had declared bankruptcy in 2001. Because modern Polaroid film is sealed behind a clear plastic window, casually waving the picture has no effect on the film's development. Vigorously shaking the film may actually distort the image by causing the film to separate prematurely and creating blobs in the final image.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/02/17/polaroid.warns.reut/index.html | title=Polaroid warns buyers not to 'shake it' | publisher=CNN. Time Warner | date=February 18, 2004 | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> Nevertheless, Polaroid sought to capitalize on the allusion, hiring Ryan Berger of the [[Euro RSCG]] advertising agency.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nypost.com/p/industry_riddles_bind_ad_clan_65jzRgDx4ksWqsh10awLnN | title=Industry Riddles Bind Ad Clan | publisher=News Corporation | work=[[New York Post]] | date=September 24, 2006 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Sanders, Holly M.}}</ref> Polaroid sponsored parties for OutKast at which Euro RSCG distributed Polaroid cameras.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374369/index.htm | title=Why The Scooters Have Polka Dots Target and others embrace stunts to cut through the clutter. | work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] | date=June 28, 2004 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Leonard, Devin}}</ref> OutKast also made a deal to hold Polaroid cameras during some of its performances. While Polaroid did not release sales figures, its public image, which was in decline with the growing popularity of [[digital camera]]s, was bolstered by the song.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2001869006_polaroid02.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615204251/http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2001869006_polaroid02.html | archive-date=June 15, 2013 | title=Hip-hop, Polaroid form unlikely commercial deal | publisher=[[Tribune Company]] | work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=March 2, 2004 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | author=Walker, Andrea K.}}</ref> However, despite the welcome exposure, Polaroid eventually discontinued the sale of original Polaroid cameras and film, and again declared bankruptcy in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=afOdWSvgMXtM&refer=home|title=Polaroid in Bankruptcy Again, Cites Petters Charges (Update3)|last=Larson|first=Erik|date=2008-12-19|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2022-08-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613163056/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087|archive-date=2010-06-13}}</ref>

The song was used as the namesake of Pocoloco’s Stand ability in [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|''Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure'']], part seven, “[[Steel Ball Run]],” which debuted in 2004.

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Accolades for "Hey Ya!"
! Year
! Organization
! Award
! Result
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| rowspan="21" | 2004 || rowspan="2" | [[BET Awards 2004|BET Awards]] || [[BET Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[BET Award for Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] || [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance|Best Urban/Alternative Performance]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2004 MuchMusic Video Awards|iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards]] || [[MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Group Video|Best International Group Video]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MuchMusic Video Award for Peoples Choice: Favourite International Group|Peoples Choice: Favourite International Group]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[2004 Kids' Choice Awards|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] || [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song]] || {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2004 MTV Europe Music Awards|MTV Europe Music Awards]] || [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song|Best Song]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]] || {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[2004 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Award]] || [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video|Best Hip-Hop Video]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] || {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan|MTV Video Music Awards Japan]] || [[MTV Video Music Award Japan for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Pop Video|Best Pop Video]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[35th NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]] || [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group|Outstanding Duo or Group]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video|Outstanding Music Video]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song|Outstanding Song]] || {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[2004 Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Awards]] || [[Soul Train Music Award for Best Video of the Year|Best Video of the Year]] || {{Won}}
|}

==Music video==
===Background===
The song's music video, directed by [[Bryan Barber]], is conceptually similar to the video for former Beatle [[Paul McCartney]]'s song "[[Coming Up (song)|Coming Up]]", but is also based on [[The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show|the Beatles' landmark appearance]] on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' on February 9, 1964. However, it sets the action in London.<ref name="video">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479158/outkasts-hey-ya-ran-dre-into-ground.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161838/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479158/outkasts-hey-ya-ran-dre-into-ground.jhtml |archive-date=2012-11-06  |title=Outkast's 'Hey Ya!' Clip Ran Andre 3000 Into The Ground: VMA Lens Recap |publisher=MTV News. Viacom Media Networks |date=September 19, 2003 |access-date=May 27, 2013 |author=Kaufman, Gil}}</ref> The beginning and end of the video blend with those of "The Way You Move" so that the two can be watched in either order,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1475811/08062003/outkast.jhtml |title=Outkast's Big Boi Shoots 'Artsy Fartsy' Clip With Magical Hottie Mechanics |publisher=VH1. Viacom Media Networks |date=August 6, 2003 |access-date=May 27, 2013 |author=Moss, Corey |archive-date=January 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114030005/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1475811/08062003/outkast.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a "The Way You Move/Hey Ya!" video combining both clips with a bridging sequence was released on the ''OutKast: The Videos'' [[DVD]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |year=2003 |title=The Videos <!-- |others=[[Outkast]] --> |publisher=[[Arista Records]] |id=82876-54643-9}}</ref>

After listening to the song, Barber was inspired to create a video around the Beatles' appearance on Sullivan's show based on the song's musical structure, but André 3000 had never seen this footage. Barber showed the footage to André 3000 and came up with the idea of reversing the [[British Invasion]], by having the American band the Love Below becoming popular on a British television program. The music video was filmed using [[motion control photography]] in two days in August 2003 on a [[sound stage]] at [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="video" /> The cast included more than 100 women. Each of André 3000's parts was shot several times from different angles, and he performed the song 23 times during the course of filming.<ref name="video" /> Because releasing "Hey Ya!" as a single was a last-minute decision, André did not have time to [[choreograph]] the parts, and all of the dancing was improvised.<ref name="magic" /> Ice Cold 3000's sequences were the first filmed, resulting in the character's energetic performance, and Johnny Vulture's were the last, so André, exhausted from the previous takes, sat on a stool for those sequences.<ref name="video" />

===Synopsis===
[[File:Hey Ya! (Outkast music video - screenshot).jpg|thumb|The eight versions of André 3000 in the music video, performing on a set inspired by [[the Beatles]]' American debut on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'']]
In the video, André 3000 plays all eight members of the fictional band The Love Below: keyboardist Benjamin André, bassist Possum Aloysius Jenkins, vocalist André "Ice Cold" 3000, drummer Dookie Blossom Gain III, three backing vocalists the Love Haters, and guitarist Johnny Vulture.<ref name="video" />

The video opens with the band's manager Antwan ([[Big Boi]]) talking to Ice Cold and Dookie backstage. Meanwhile, the television presenter, portrayed by [[Ryan Phillippe]] (another version featured an energetic Phillippe), tries to calm a crowd of screaming girls on a show being broadcast live in black-and-white. Afterwards, he introduces the band and they start performing. While the girls in the audience scream loudly, one girl is carried off by security after rushing the stage, and another faints. A family is shown dancing to the broadcast at home. When Ice Cold instructs listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture", some of the girls begin taking pictures and shaking them. Ice Cold dances with one of the girls on stage, and the video closes with several friends of the band watching and discussing the performance.

===Performance===
The video debuted on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]'' on September 5, 2003, at number 10.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/db.html | title=The TRL Archive – Debuts | publisher=Popfusion | access-date=May 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328230909/http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/db.html | archive-date=March 28, 2007}}</ref> It topped the countdown for 19 days<ref>{{cite web | url=http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/no.html | title=The TRL Archive – Number Ones | publisher=Popfusion | access-date=May 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329045652/http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/no.html | archive-date=March 29, 2007}}</ref> and retired at number eight on November 24, having spent 50 days on the program.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/rd.html | title=The TRL Archive – Hall of Fame | publisher=Popfusion | access-date=May 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235336/http://host17.hrwebservices.net/~atrl/trlarchive/rd.html | archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> At the [[2004 MTV Video Music Awards]], the video won four awards for [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video|Best Hip-Hop Video]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]], and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]].<ref name="mtv-awards-2004">{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2004/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908111554/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2004/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 8, 2008 | title=2004 Video Music Awards | publisher=MTV News. Viacom Media Networks | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> It was also nominated for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] but lost to Jay-Z's "[[99 Problems]]".<ref name="mtv-awards-2004" /> "Hey Ya!" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] at the 46th Grammy Awards, but it lost to [[Johnny Cash]]'s cover of [[Nine Inch Nails]]' "[[Hurt (Nine Inch Nails song)|Hurt]]".<ref name="grammys" /> In Canada, the video topped [[MuchMusic]]'s ''[[Countdown (Canadian TV program)|Countdown]]'' for the week beginning January 30, 2004,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/countdown/index2.asp | title=Countdown – For week beginning Friday, January 30, 2004 | publisher=[[MuchMusic]]. [[Bell Media]] | access-date=May 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040203093050/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/countdown/index2.asp | archive-date=February 3, 2004}}</ref> and it won the award for [[MuchMusic Video Award for Best International Group Video|Best International Video by a Group]] at the [[2004 MuchMusic Video Awards]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva04/winners/ | title=MMVA 2004 | publisher=MuchMusic. Bell Media | access-date=May 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306074313/http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva04/winners/ | archive-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> In 2006, ''Stylus Magazine'' listed it at number 72 on its "Top 100 Music Videos of All Time", comparing André 3000's dancing to [[James Brown]]'s performances in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time2.htm | title=Stylus Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of All Time | magazine=Stylus Magazine | date=July 18, 2006 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | archive-date=September 28, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928060109/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time2.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Formats and track listings==
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*'''American 7-inch vinyl single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes | date=2004 | title=Hey Ya! <!-- |others=[[Outkast]] --> | publisher=[[Arista Records]] | type=single | id=82876-61104-7}}</ref>
# "Hey Ya!" (radio edit)
# "Hey Ya!" (instrumental)

*'''Australian CD maxi single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes | date=2003 | title=Hey Ya! <!-- |others=[[Outkast]] --> | publisher=Arista Records | type=single | id=882876 558042}}</ref>
# "Hey Ya!" (radio edit)
# "[[GhettoMusick]]" (radio edit)
# "GhettoMusick" ([[Benny Benassi]] remix)
# "Hey Ya!" ([[Enhanced CD]] video)

*'''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes | date=2003 | title=Hey Ya! <!-- |others=[[Outkast]] --> | publisher=Arista Records | type=single | id=82876558032}}</ref>
# "Hey Ya!" (radio edit)
# "GhettoMusick" (radio edit)

*'''German CD maxi single'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.de/Hey-Ya-Outkast/dp/B0000C449C | title=Hey Ya! | publisher=Amazon.de | access-date=May 5, 2013 | language=de}}</ref>
# "Hey Ya!" (radio edit)
# "GhettoMusick" (radio edit)
# "GhettoMusick" (Benny Benassi remix)
# "Hey Ya!" (Enhanced CD video)
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*'''UK 12-inch vinyl single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes | date=2003 | title=Hey Ya! <!-- |others=[[Outkast]] --> | publisher=Arista Records | type=single | id=82876 57953 1}}</ref>
# "Hey Ya!" (radio edit)
# "GhettoMusick"
# "[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favourite Things]]"

*'''UK CD maxi single'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hey-Ya-CD-2-Outkast/dp/B0000VD3RG | title=Hey Ya! <nowiki>[CD 2]</nowiki> | publisher=Amazon.co.uk | access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref>
# "Hey Ya!"
# "GhettoMusick" (radio edit)
# "My Favourite Things"
# "Hey Ya!" (Enhanced CD video)
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==Credits and personnel==
The credits for "Hey Ya!" are adapted from the [[liner notes]] of ''[[Speakerboxxx/The Love Below|Speakerboxx/The Love Below]]''.<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes|year=2003|title=Speakerboxxx/The Love Below|title-link=Speakerboxxx/The Love Below<!-- |others=[[Outkast]] -->|publisher=[[Arista Records]]|id=82876 52905 2}}</ref>

'''Recording'''
* Recorded at: Stankonia Studios and Tree Sound Studios in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]; Larrabee Sound Studios in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].

'''Personnel'''
* [[André 3000]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]s, [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]], [[Record producer|production]], audio programming
* Kevin Kendricks – keyboards
* [[John Fryer (producer)|John Frye]] – [[Audio engineering|recording engineer]]
* Pete Novak – recording engineer
* Robert Hannon – recording engineer
* Mike Nicholson – recording engineer
* Josh Monroy – assistant recording engineer
* Warren Bletcher – assistant recording engineer
* Jared Robbins – assistant recording engineer
* Rabeka Tuinei – assistant recording engineer, additional vocals
* [[Neal Pogue]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|audio mixer]]
* Greg Price – assistant audio mixer

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2003–2004 weekly chart performance for "Hey Ya!"
! scope="col"| Chart (2003–2004)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="AUS"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Australiaurban|1|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040206130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040207-0000/Issue725.pdf|urltitle=Issue 725|access-date=June 12, 2021|refname="AUSU"}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Austria|4|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="AUT"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Flanders|18|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="BELFL"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Wallonia|10|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="BELWA"}}
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/outkast/chart-history/cns/|title=Outkast Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Croatia ([[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html|title=HR Top 20 Lista|publisher=[[Croatian Radiotelevision]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206172636/http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/maineng.html|archive-date=December 6, 2003|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>
| 2
|-
!scope="row"|Czech Republic ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|title=Rádio 2004|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405174648/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=April 5, 2004|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Denmark|2|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="DEN"}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-01-24.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=116|issue=4|page=41|date=January 24, 2004|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 2
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Finland|10|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="FIN"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|France|7|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="FRA"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Germany|6|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|songid=5837|access-date=May 16, 2019|refname="GER"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Hungary|34|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|year=2004|week=10|access-date=May 15, 2020|refname="HUN"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Hungarydance|5|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|year=2004|week=9|access-date=May 27, 2013|refname="HUN-Dance"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Ireland2|2|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya|access-date=January 20, 2020|refname="IRL"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Italy|3|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="ITA"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Dutch40|22|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|week=28|year=2004|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="NLD40"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Dutch100|15|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=December 31, 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="NZ"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="NOR"}}
|-
!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10104.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 5, saptamina 2.02 – 8.02, 2004|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220191354/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10104.html|archive-date=February 20, 2005|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 71
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Scotland|6|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|date=20031122|access-date=May 15, 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="SWE"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Switzerland|9|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="SWI"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|UK|3|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|date=20040214|access-date=November 21, 2011|refname="UKsin"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|UKrandb|1|artist=Outkast|song=Hey Ya!|date=20041122|access-date=May 15, 2020|refname="UKr&b"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=OutKast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|ref name="US-100"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|13|artist=OutKast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|ref name="USAdult"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|16|artist=OutKast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|ref name="USAlt"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|9|artist=OutKast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|ref name="USR&B"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=OutKast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=November 21, 2011|ref name="USPop"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=OutKast|song=Hey Ya!|access-date=October 24, 2017|ref name="USPop"}}
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2020 weekly chart performance for "Hey Ya!"
! scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Poland|66|chartid=3356|year=2020|access-date=March 30, 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2003 year-end chart performance for "Hey Ya!"
! scope="col" | Chart (2003)
! scope="col" | Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA-YE-2003">{{cite web | url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm | title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2003 | publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>
| 61
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control GfK)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu2003/deu_2003t.html | title=German Top 20 – The Chart of 2003 | publisher=Universität Würzburg | access-date=May 27, 2013 | language=de | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218165244/http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu2003/deu_2003t.html | archive-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref>
| 173
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html|title=Top 100 Songs of 2003|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|year=2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113024/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html|archive-date=June 2, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| 57
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2003.pdf|title=Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli|publisher=[[FIMI]]|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510010334/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2003.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2006|access-date=December 14, 2020}}</ref>
| 43
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20030001 |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2003 |publisher=[[Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening]] |access-date=May 27, 2013 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017163629/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20030001 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 }}</ref>
| 9
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf | title=End Of Year Charts: 2003 | publisher=[[UKChartsPlus]] | access-date=May 27, 2013 }}</ref>
| 68
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2004 year-end chart performance for "Hey Ya!"
! scope="col" | Chart (2004)
! scope="col" | Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA-YE-2004">{{cite web | url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm | title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2004 | publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>
| 15
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Urban (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA-Urban-2004">{{cite web | url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2004.htm | title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Urban Singles 2004 | publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association | access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>
| 5
|-
!scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2004_single.asp |title=Jahreshitparade 2004 |work=austriancharts.at |access-date=May 27, 2013 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007111358/http://www.austriancharts.at/2004_single.asp |archive-date=October 7, 2008 }}</ref>
| 16
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2004 | title=Rapports Annuels 2004 (Singles) | work=ultratop.be | access-date=May 27, 2013 | language=fr}}</ref>
| 35
|-
!scope="row"|Brazil ([[Crowley Broadcast Analysis|Crowley]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2004/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2004|publisher=[[Crowley Broadcast Analysis]]|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
| 3
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-12-25.pdf|title=Europe's Top Singles of 2004|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=116|issue=52|page=51|date=December 25, 2004|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
| 7
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004 | title=Classement Singles – année 2004 | publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] | access-date=May 27, 2013 | language=fr | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005044236/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004 | archive-date=October 5, 2013 }}</ref>
| 42
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control GfK)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu2004/deu_2004t.html | title=German Top 20 – The Chart of 2004 | publisher=Universität Würzburg | access-date=May 27, 2013 | language=de | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716115849/http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu2004/deu_2004t.html | archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>
| 34
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/documenti/Classifiche_TUTTE_2004.pdf|title=Mix e singoli|publisher=[[FIMI]]|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510005652/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/Classifiche_TUTTE_2004.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2006|access-date=December 17, 2020}}</ref>
| 22
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2004.html | title=Top 40 – Jaargang 40, 2004 | publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 | access-date=May 27, 2013 | language=nl}}</ref>
| 98
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
| 84
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!scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)<ref>{{cite web|title=End of Year Charts 2004|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2004-12-31|website=NZTop40|publisher=Recorded Music New Zealand Limited|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
| 47
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!scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20040001 |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2004 |publisher=[[Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening]] |access-date=May 27, 2013 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207162537/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20040001 |archive-date=February 7, 2016 }}</ref>
| 33
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!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2004 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2004 |work=swisscharts.com |access-date=May 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207072353/http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2004 |archive-date=February 7, 2005 }}</ref>
| 31
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf | title=End Of Year Charts: 2004 | publisher=[[UKChartsPlus]] | access-date=May 27, 2013 }}</ref>
| 25
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/hsititl.jsp | title=2004 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks | magazine=Billboard | access-date=May 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001172256/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/hsititl.jsp | archive-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>
| 8
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!scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/atftitl.jsp|title=Year-End Charts – Hot Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks – 2004|website=Billboard.biz|year=2004|access-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071806/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/atftitl.jsp|archive-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
| 25
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!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/hsititl.jsp | title=2004 Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | magazine=Billboard | access-date=May 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929212132/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/bsititl.jsp | archive-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>
| 49
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!scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/tfmtitl.jsp | title=2004 Year End Charts – Top 40 Mainstream Titles | magazine=Billboard | access-date=May 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004053211/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/tfmtitl.jsp | archive-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref>
| 7
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!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Modern Rock Songs|magazine=[[Billboard Radio Monitor]]|volume=12|issue=51|page=29|date=December 17, 2004}}</ref>
| 77
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!scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA35|title=Year in Music & Touring|magazine=Billboard|volume=116|issue=52|page=YE-75|date=December 25, 2004|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref>
| 17
|}

===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Decade-end chart performance for "Hey Ya!"
! scope="col" | Chart (2000–2009)
! scope="col" | Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Chart Sales – ARIA End of Decade Singles/Top 100|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/2000sDecadeChartssingles.pdf|website=ARIA|publisher=ARIA – Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd|access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
| 74
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="US-DE">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/hot100-songs | title=Decade End Charts – Hot 100 Songs | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | access-date=May 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020173024/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/hot100-songs | archive-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref>
| 20
|}

===All-time charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ All-time chart performance for "Hey Ya!"
! Chart (1958–2018)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|145
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=11|access-date=February 26, 2022|relyear=2003|certyear=2023|refname=ARIA}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Hey Ya!|artist=OutKast|type=single|award=Gold|digital=true|access-date=May 27, 2013|relyear=2003|certyear=2007}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Hey Ya!|artist=OutKast|type=single|award=Platinum|id=9632|access-date=October 21, 2020|relyear=2003|certyear=2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=OutKast|title=Hey Ya!|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2003|certyear=2022|access-date=December 8, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Hey Ya!|artist=Outkast|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2018|access-date=March 26, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Hey Ya!|artist=Outkast|type=single|award=Gold|id=2006-09-08|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=2003}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=May 27, 2013|relyear=2003|certyear=2004}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Spain|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2024|title=Hey Ya!|artist=OutKast|accessdate=February 17, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=May 27, 2013|relyear=2003|certyear=2004|relmonth=9}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Hey Ya|artist=OutKast|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|id=11338-1847-1|access-date= September 7, 2024 |relyear=2003|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Hey Ya!|artist=OutKast|type=single|award=Diamond|access-date=December 13, 2024|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|refname="RIAA"}}
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==Release history==
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|+Release dates and formats for "Hey Ya!"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|August 25, 2003
|{{hlist|[[Contemporary hit radio|Contemporary hit]]|[[alternative radio]]}}
|[[Arista Records|Arista]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-08-22.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1518|page=28|date=August 22, 2003|access-date=June 12, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden
|October 24, 2003
|rowspan="3"|CD
|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|Arista|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1817&art=226|title=Outkast: Hey Ya|website=click2music.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050226093241/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1817&art=226|archive-date=February 26, 2005|access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|rowspan="2"|November 10, 2003
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue716.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 10th November 2003|publisher=ARIA|page=25|date=November 10, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20031206130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031207-0000/Issue716.pdf|archive-date=December 6, 2003|access-date=June 12, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=29|date=November 8, 2003}}</ref>
|}

==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>

==See also==
* [[List of highest-certified singles in Australia]]

==References==
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