Editing Ms. Jackson

{{Short description|2000 single by Outkast}}
{{About|the song by Outkast|the song by Panic! at the Disco|Miss Jackson}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Ms. Jackson
| cover      = Ms._Jackson.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Outkast]]
| album      = [[Stankonia]]
| B-side     =
* "Sole Sunday"
* "[[Elevators (Me & You)]]"
| released   = {{start date|2000|10|24}}
| recorded   =
| studio     = Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, Georgia)
| genre      =
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/04/200-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time.html|title=200 greatest hip-hop songs of all time|website=[[Cleveland.com]]|last=Smith|first=Troy|date=April 13, 2021|access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name= "1001 2015">{{cite book|first= Jim|last= Harrington|editor-first= Robert |editor-last= Dimery |year= 2015 |title= 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die|chapter= OutKast - "Ms. Jackson|publisher= [[Rizzoli Libri|Universe]]|location= New York|page= 799}}</ref>
* [[Soul music|soul]]<ref name= "RS Staff 2025">{{cite magazine|last= Rolling Stone Staff|title= The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far|magazine= [[Rolling Stone]]|date= January 10, 2025|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-21st-century-1235177256/|accessdate= January 15, 2025|quote=...“Ms. Jackson” is instant-classic soul with an eye on forever...}}</ref>
*[[psychedelic rap]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Martin |first1=Dan |title=OutKast: Idlewild |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-outkast-8009-308151 |magazine=[[NME]] |date=August 18, 2006}}</ref>
| length     =
* 4:30 (album version)
* 4:03 (radio edit)
| label      =
* [[LaFace Records|LaFace]]
* [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| writer     =
* [[André 3000|André Benjamin]]
* [[Antwan Patton]]
* [[David Sheats]]
| producer   = [[Earthtone III]]
| prev_title = [[B.O.B (song)|B.O.B]]
| prev_year  = 2000
| next_title = [[So Fresh, So Clean]]
| next_year  = 2001
| misc       =  {{Audio sample
 | type        = single
 | file        = Ms. Jackson.ogg
 | description =}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|MYxAiK6VnXw|"Ms. Jackson"}} }}
}}
"'''Ms. Jackson'''" is a song by the American [[hip-hop]] duo [[Outkast]], consisting of [[André 3000]] and [[Big Boi]]. It was released on October 24, 2000, as the second single from Outkast's fourth album, ''[[Stankonia]]''. It topped the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] chart for one week on February 17, 2001, and reached number one in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it 55th on its "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" list in June 2011 and at number 145 on its "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-songs-of-the-2000s-153056/outkast-ms-jackson-2-168573/|title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 17, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/outkast-ms-jackson-3-1225193/|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> In October 2011, ''[[NME]]'' placed it at number 81 on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/7|title=150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years|last=Schiller|first=Rebecca|work=[[NME]]|date=October 6, 2011|access-date=November 25, 2015}}</ref>

"Ms. Jackson" won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group]] at the [[44th Annual Grammy Awards]]. The music video, directed by [[F. Gary Gray]], which features animals nodding along to the song, won the [[BET Award for Video of the Year]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video]]. The single helped sell the album following the commercial underperformance of the lead single, "[[B.O.B (song)|B.O.B]]", which, despite near universal acclaim from critics, failed to chart on the Hot 100 and only reached number 69 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/stankonia-mw0000252371|title=Stankonia - OutKast {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Background and writing==
In ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine, a few years after the song was released, [[André Benjamin]] (André 3000) 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."<ref>Vibe Magazine, October 2006, p. 128</ref> The song was inspired, in part, by Benjamin's relationship with [[Erykah Badu]] and her mother.<ref>
{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cherise|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.41424/title.erykah-badu-shares-how-the-real-ms-jackson-felt-about-outkasts-apologetic-hit|title=Erykah Badu Shares How The Real "Ms. Jackson" Felt About Outkast's Apologetic Hit|date=November 25, 2016|work=Hip Hop DX|access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, Badu described her initial reaction to the song, stating that, "It hit kind of a sore spot. I didn't wanna hear that, especially when I heard Big Boi's verse. When I heard André's verse, I felt very good because his verse was really, really inspiring. He just said how he felt and it was his honest feelings and I always respected that and listened to what he felt and appreciated it." Badu also noted that her mother loved the song, saying, "Baby, she bought herself a 'Ms. Jackson' license plate. She had the mug, she had the ink pen, she had the headband, everything."<ref>{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/erykah-badu-reveals-real-ms-jackson-thinks-outkasts-iconic-rap-hit-1875001|title=Erykah Badu reveals what the real 'Ms. Jackson' thinks of Outkast's iconic rap hit|date=November 26, 2016|work=NME|access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>

==Content==
Lyrically, the song is a love profession to the mother of the narrator's romantic partner that examines the issues that arise from having a child out of [[marriage|wedlock]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Stephanie Lopez's Rhythm Section|last=Lopez|first=Stephanie|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=112|issue=44|page=30|date=October 28, 2000}}</ref><ref name="taylor">{{cite magazine|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|editor-last=Taylor|editor-first=Chuck|editor-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=47|page=30|date=November 18, 2000}}</ref> In the song, the narrator promises to support his child regardless of what happens.<ref name="taylor"/> The instrumentation samples [[the Brothers Johnson]]'s version (with various audio effects, prominently reversing) of "[[Strawberry Letter 23]]", by [[Shuggie Otis]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Songfacts|title=Ms. Jackson by OutKast - Songfacts|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/outkast/ms-jackson|access-date=August 26, 2020|website=www.songfacts.com|language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2023|reason=Only Songfacts interviews are reliable.}}

==Critical reception==
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine wrote that song's message is genuine, noting its 1980s [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] sound and Outkast's "frantic" lyrics that emphasize the track's storyline.<ref name="taylor"/> Reviewing the parent album, the same publication compared the track to an "old-school hip-hop love song" and called it "oh-so-radio-ready".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews & Previews: Albums|editor-last=Paoletta|editor-first=Michael|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=45|page=25|date=November 4, 2000}}</ref> Marci Kenon of ''Billboard'' called the "babies' mommas' mommas" hook memorable and later referred to the track as "infectious".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=OutKast Breaks Hip-Hop's Mold|last=Kenon|first=Marci|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=39|page=38|date=September 23, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hip-Hop Heard Throughout the World|last1=Kenon|first1=Marci|last2=Kwaku|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=53|page=40|date=December 30, 2000}}</ref>

In 2020, ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' ranked the song number five on its list of the 50 greatest Outkast songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2020/10/29/21538412/best-outkast-songs-ranked|title=The Ringer's 50 Best Outkast Songs, Ranked|website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|date=October 29, 2020|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref> and in 2021, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ranked the song number six on its list of the 20 greatest Outkast songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/20/outkasts-20-greatest-songs-ranked|title=Outkast's 20 greatest songs – ranked!|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 20, 2021|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref>

==Music video==
The song's music video, directed by [[F. Gary Gray]] and produced by [[Earthtone III]],<ref name="usdvd"/> works as a possible metaphor for the duo's "stormy" relationships with the mothers of their children and their families.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxAiK6VnXw|title=OutKast - Ms. Jackson (Official Video) - YouTube|date=November 14, 2009 |via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=August 26, 2020}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=The video itself cannot prove this.|date=January 2022}} In the United States, a [[DVD single]] featuring the videos for "[[B.O.B (song)|B.O.B]]" and "Ms. Jackson" was released in 2000, before the other physical formats. Along with [[Toni Braxton]]'s "[[Just Be a Man About It]]", this single was the first to bear only a DVD credit on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] until the other formats were issued. Because "Ms. Jackson" was the only Outkast song that was present on the Hot 100 at the time, sales points were added to this song instead of "B.O.B".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 Spotlight|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|magazine=Billboard|volume=112|issue=50|page=105|date=December 9, 2000}}</ref>

==Track listings==
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'''US maxi-CD and 12-inch single, Australian CD single'''<ref name="aus"/><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ms. Jackson|others=[[Outkast]]|year=2001|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=LaFace Records, Arista Records|id=73008-24525-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ms. Jackson|others=Outkast|year=2001|type=US 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=LaFace Records, Arista Records|id=73008-24525-1}}</ref>
# "Ms. Jackson" (radio mix) – 4:03
# "Ms. Jackson" (instrumental) – 4:34
# "Sole Sunday" feat. [[Goodie Mob]] (radio mix) – 4:41
# "Sole Sunday" feat. Goodie Mob (instrumental) – 4:41

'''US DVD single'''<ref name="usdvd">{{cite AV media notes|title=Ms. Jackson|others=Outkast|year=2000|type=US DVD single liner notes|publisher=LaFace Records, Arista Records|id=73008-24516-9}}</ref>
# "B.O.B" (video)
# "Ms. Jackson" (video)
# "What Is Stankonia? An Exclusive Interview with Big Boi & Dre"

'''European CD single'''<ref name="aus"/><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ms. Jackson|others=Outkast|year=2001|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=LaFace Records, Arista Records|id=74321 82252 2}}</ref>
# "Ms. Jackson" (radio mix) – 4:03
# "Ms. Jackson" (instrumental) – 4:34
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'''UK CD single'''<ref name="ukcd">{{cite AV media notes|title=Ms. Jackson|others=Outkast|year=2001|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=LaFace Records, Arista Records|id=74321 836822}}</ref>
# "Ms. Jackson" (radio edit) – 3:36
# "[[Elevators (Me & You)]]" – 4:56
# "Ms. Jackson" (video) – 4:58

'''UK 12-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ms. Jackson|others=Outkast|year=2001|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=LaFace Records, Arista Records|id=74321 83682 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ms. Jackson|others=Outkast|year=2001|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=LaFace Records, Arista Records|id=74321 836824}}</ref>
# "Ms. Jackson" (album version) – 4:30
# "Elevators (Me & You)" – 4:56
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==Credits and personnel==
Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes.<ref name="ukcd"/>

'''Studio'''
* Recorded and mixed at Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, Georgia)

'''Personnel'''
{{div col}}
* André 3000 – writing (as André Benjamin), vocals, background vocals, guitar
* Big Boi – writing (as Antwan Patton), vocals
* [[David Sheats]] – writing
* Earthtone III – keyboards, programming, production, arrangement
* Rajinder Kala – backwards congas
* Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – piano
* Aaron Mills of [[Cameo (band)|Cameo]] – bass
* John Frye – recording
* Malik Albert – recording assistant
* Vincent Alexander – recording assistant
* Warren Bletcher – recording assistant, mixing assistant
* [[Neal H Pogue|Neal H. Pogue]] – mixing
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==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2000–2001)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Australia|2|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016|refname="aus"}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Australiaurban|2|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue578.PDF|urltitle=Issue 578|access-date=September 21, 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Austria|3|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Flanders|2|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Wallonia|5|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref name="CANsin">{{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=January 24, 2020}}</ref>
|9
|-
!scope="row"|Canada CHR ([[Nielsen BDS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2002.pdf|title=Canadian Top 20 in 2002|website=Cross Canada Countdown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2002.pdf|archive-date=April 7, 2005|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref>
|12
|-
!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]]|access-date=February 14, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010322221849/http://www.hrt.hr:80/hr/top20/lista.html|archive-date=March 22, 2001}}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Denmark|3|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-03-03.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=18|issue=10|page=9|date=March 3, 2001|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
|1
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Finland|8|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|France|5|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Germany|1|songid=4580|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Ireland2|5|artist=Outkast|song=Ms Jackson|access-date=January 24, 2020}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Italy|9|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Dutch40|1|week=5|year=2001|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=May 21, 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"|Poland (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-03-31.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 14/2001|magazine=Music & Media|volume=18|issue=14|page=31|date=March 31, 2001|access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref name="rt100">{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/2001.html|title=Top of the Year 2001|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|language=ro|access-date=May 3, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209050311/http://www.rt100.ro/2001.html|archive-date=December 9, 2008}}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Scotland|4|date=20010303|access-date=May 21, 2018}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Outkast|song=Ms. Jackson|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|UK|2|date=20010303|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|UKdance|3|date=20010303|access-date=May 5, 2017}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=20010303|access-date=May 5, 2017}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=OutKast|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=OutKast|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Outkast|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2022}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|13|artist=OutKast|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
|-
!scope="row"{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=OutKast|access-date=February 9, 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2001)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2001/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>
|17
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Urban (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2001.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Urban Singles 2001|publisher=ARIA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415012807/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=April 15, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>
|7
|-
!scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2001|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2001|language=de|access-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref>
|21
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001|title=Jaaroverzichten 2001|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
|21
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2001|title=Rapports annuels 2001|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
|28
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-12-22.pdf|title=Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001|magazine=Music & Media|volume=18|issue=52|page=14|date=December 22, 2001|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>
|11
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=2001|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 2001|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]|language=fr|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>
|45
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2001|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
|12
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm|title=Ireland – Top Singles for 2001|publisher=Allchart|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm|archive-date=May 5, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref>
|52
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2001|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2001|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=February 8, 2020}}</ref>
|34
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2001&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2001|language=nl|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
|50
|-
!scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rt100"/>
|79
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2001&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2001|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref>
|15
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2001|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001|language=de|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
|24
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2001.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2001|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=May 21, 2018}}</ref>
|43
|-
!scope="row"|UK Urban (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-01-19.pdf|title=Top 40 Urban Tracks of 2001|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=26|date=January 19, 2002|access-date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>
|24
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/2001-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 2001|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref>
|25
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2001: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=52|page=YE-44|date=December 29, 2001}}</ref>
|18
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot Rap Singles (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 2001: Hot Rap Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=113|issue=52|page=YE-46|date=December 29, 2001}}</ref>
|3
|-
!scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2001|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=9|issue=51|page=60|date=December 21, 2001}}</ref>
|56
|-
!scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2001|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=9|issue=51|page=48|date=December 21, 2001}}</ref>
|10
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2001|certyear=2020|access-date=April 24, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|access-date=July 1, 2019}}
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==Release history==
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!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States
|October 24, 2000
|{{hlist|[[Rhythmic contemporary]]|[[Urban contemporary|urban radio]]}}
|rowspan="5"|{{hlist|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[LaFace Records|LaFace]]}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-10-20.pdf|title=Going for Adds / AddVance Notice|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1373|pages=57, 64|date=October 20, 2000|access-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|December 12, 2000
|[[Contemporary hit radio]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-12-08.pdf|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1380|page=41|date=December 8, 2000|access-date=May 31, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden
|January 22, 2001
|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=988&art=226|title=Outkast: Ms. Jackson|website=click2music.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050226174609/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=988&art=226|archive-date=February 26, 2005|access-date=November 29, 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|February 19, 2001
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2001/Music-Week-2001-02-17.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting February 19, 2001: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=35|date=February 17, 2001|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|February 26, 2001
|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue574.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 26th February 2001|publisher=ARIA|page=23|date=February 26, 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue574.pdf|archive-date=February 20, 2002|access-date=April 18, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Songs about mothers]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Big Boi]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mr. DJ]]