"The Way You Move"
Single byOutkast featuringSleepy Brown
from the albumSpeakerboxxx/The Love Below
Released	August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)
Studio	Stankonia (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Hip hop soul[1] Southern hip hop[2]
Length	3:55
Label	LaFace,Arista
Songwriters	Antwan Patton,Carlton Mahone,Patrick Brown
Producers	Big Boi, Carl-Mo
Outkast singles chronology
"Hey Ya!" (2003) "The Way You Move" (2003) "Roses" (2004)
Sleepy Brown singles chronology
"A.D.I.D.A.S." (2003) "The Way You Move" (2003) "I Can't Wait" (2004)
Music video
"The Way You Move" onYouTube

"The Way You Move" is a hip-hop and soul song by the Americanhip hop duoOutkast, performed by its memberBig Boi. The song features Outkast mentorSleepy Brown on guest vocals. Along with "Hey Ya!", recorded by Outkast's other memberAndré 3000, "The Way You Move" served as the second single from Outkast'sdouble albumSpeakerboxxx/The Love Below.

Released from Big Boi'sSpeakerboxxx half of the double album byLaFace andArista Records on August 25, 2003, "The Way You Move" peaked at number one on the USBillboard Hot 100 the following year, becoming Outkast's third number-one pop single, and the 900th forBillboard. In 2009, it was named the 22nd most successful song of the 2000s on theBillboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.^[3]

"The Way You Move" is credited to Big Boi, Sleepy Brown, and the song's producer, Carlton Mahone; Big Boi also does some co-production. Combining elements ofbass music,Atlanta-stylesouthern hip hop, and 1970ssoul music, "The Way You Move" is Big Boi's light-hearted dedication to women.

The song's instrumental track is punctuated with the prominent livehorn section "Hornz Unlimited" of Atlanta reminiscent ofEarth, Wind and Fire, which features Sleepy Brown singing in style inspired by the work ofMotown starMarvin Gaye.

The song'smusic video, directed byBryan Barber, features Big Boi as the proprietor of arim shop. The video's performance shots eventually gravitate to other locations during the video's running time, featuring several young women who Big Boi, dressed in a pimp's suit, attempts to pick up.

The video features an appearance fromFonzworth Bentley and another from actress Ki Toy Johnson. "The Way You Move" music video was designed to be shown in tandem with the video for André 3000's "Hey Ya!". A long-form "The Way You Move/Hey Ya!" video combines both clips with a bridging sequence. The music video opens with Big Boi and Sleepy Brown pulling into a garage that specializes in automotive audio systems.^[4]

"The Way You Move" debuted at number 83 on the week ending September 27, 2003, a month after its release.^[5] It would later reach number two for eight consecutive weeks behind the group's other lead single "Hey Ya!".

It finally replaced "Hey Ya!" at number one on February 14, 2004, where it stayed for one week, which was the sixth time a recording act has replaced itself on theBillboard pop chart.^[6] "The Way You Move" was ranked number five on the 2004Billboard Year-End Chart. On theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, "The Way You Move" peaked at number two (seven positions higher than "Hey Ya!"), and topped theHot Rap Tracks chart.

UK CD1

1. "The Way You Move" (club mix) – 3:56
2. "The Way You Move" (Johnny Toobad full length vocal) – 6:55
3. "The Way You Move" (Full Phat radio mix) – 3:35
4. "The Way You Move" (video)

UK CD2

1. "The Way You Move" (clean album version) – 3:56
2. "The Way You Move" (Johnny Toobad radio mix) – 3:52

Europe single

1. "The Way You Move" (radio mix) – 3:55
2. "The Way You Move" (Full Phatt radio mix) – 3:31

European and Australian maxi-single

1. "The Way You Move" (radio mix) – 3:55
2. "The Way You Move" (Full Phatt radio mix) – 3:31
3. "The Way You Move" (Johnny Too Bad radio mix) – 3:52
4. "The Way You Move" (Cutmaster Swift remix) – 4:22
5. "The Way You Move" (video)

"The Way You Move" / "Hey Ya!" 12-inch vinyl single

A1. "The Way You Move" (radio mix) – 3:55

A2. "The Way You Move" (club mix) – 3:55

A3. "The Way You Move" (instrumental) – 3:55

B1. "Hey Ya!" (radio mix) – 4:09

B2. "Hey Ya!" (instrumental) – 4:09

• The song was featured and poked fun at in an episode ofChappelle's Show, in a skit entitled "Making the Band", in which P. Diddy (played by Chappelle) is joined by his assistant, Fonzworth Bentley (played by Chappelle), who comes flying in using his umbrella as a parachute, just as Fonzworth does in "The Way You Move" music video.
• A heavily edited version of the song is featured in the console versions ofTiger Woods PGA Tour 2005, and is a playable song inShark Tale.
• The "Full Phatt Radio Mix" is featured onDance Dance Revolution Universe 2.
• A marching band performance of the song was included in theSuper Bowl XXXVIII halftime show^[56]
• Big Boi performed the song in theSuper Bowl LIII halftime show.

In 2004, saxophonistKenny G andEarth, Wind & Fire issued a cover of "The Way You Move" as a single onArista Records.^[57] The song reached No. 12 on both theBillboardAdult Contemporary Songs chart andBillboardSmooth Jazz Songs chart. "The Way You Move" also reached No. 25 on theBillboardAdult R&B Songs chart.^[58][59][60]

"The Way You Move" appeared on Kenny G's 2004 LPAt Last...The Duets Album and Earth, Wind & Fire's 2005 albumIllumination.^[61][62]

People called the tune a "polyrythmic party".^[63] Matt Collar ofAllmusic declared that "Earth, Wind & Fire pull a 'no brainer' on Outkast's 'The Way You Move.'"^[64] David Wild ofRolling Stone said that this version "could go down as the funkiest song" in Kenny G's catalog.^[65]

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