Ms. Jackson
| Ms. Jackson | |
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| Outkast | |
| publication | October 17, 2000 |
| length | 4:30 |
| Genre (s) | Hip hop |
| text |
A. Benjamin , A. Patton , D. Sheats |
| music | Earthtone III |
| Award (s) | Grammy : Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group |
| album | Stankonia |
Ms. Jackson is the second single from the album Stankonia by the hip-hop duo OutKast . The song was written and produced by Earthtone III (OutKast and David "Mr. DJ" Sheats) and released as a single on October 17, 2000. This became an international success and reached number 1 in the singles charts in Germany , the Netherlands , Norway , Sweden and the United States . According to the record awards, Ms. Jackson was sold over 1 million times worldwide and is the most successful OutKast song in Germany with 250,000 units sold. In 2002 the song also received a Grammy Award . Ms. Jackson is also on the best-of album Big Boi and Dre Present… OutKast in abbreviated form .
content
In the song André 3000 processes his separation from the singer Erykah Badu , with whom he has a son. With "Ms. Jackson “is Badu's mother, to whom André apologizes and to whom he tries to explain how the separation came about. But he emphasizes his always good intentions towards their daughter and the perception of his responsibility towards their child. The name "Jackson" is fictitious and does not refer to Badu's mother.
"(...) it's kinda like a personal song, but then at the same time, it's not like a real-life story like that. But it's kinda coming from me, wondering, like, after the pain of a relationship, after things don't work out too tough, I wonder how a baby's mama's mama feels. "
Big Boi's two stanzas also revolve around the separation from the mother of his child and the hostility of her mother towards him. He does not try to reconcile with them, however, but closes with the words: "You can go on and get the hell on / You and your mama".
Style and instrumentation
Ms. Jackson is stylistically classifiable in hip-hop, but unusually melodic and heavily orchestrated for the genre . The Wedding March by Richard Wagner is played again and again, but replaced by a sad-sounding melody. Also Congas used, but played backwards. The bass is by Aaron Mills of Cameo played the guitar by André 3000. Strawberry Letter 23 by The Brothers Johnson is sampled .
Video
André 3000 tries to renovate a house at the beginning of the video, which does not succeed, while Big Boi tries to repair a car. As the video progresses, the weather gets worse, a storm is approaching and it is raining heavily, which destroys the polish of the car paint . In addition, the car's electrical system catches fire. Meanwhile, the house begins to rain in more and more places - Big Boi is trying to repair the roof - and the power goes out from time to time. In the end, the roof collapses under the pressure of the rain and a bright blue sky becomes visible.
In the course of the video, animals (dogs, cats, an owl, a turtle) can be seen singing along with parts of the text or moving their heads to the beat .
The video stands as a metaphor for a broken relationship in general (or that of André 3000 and Erykah Badu in particular), which André and Big Boi are trying to save at the beginning, but in the end realize that the separation is the only way out Sunshine that can be seen through the broken roof symbolizes.
The video for Ms. Jackson was shot in late November 2000 by F. Gary Gray , who is also responsible for the video for Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik .
reception
Chart successes
Ms. Jackson reached number one in the charts in Sweden, Norway , the Netherlands and the USA , and number two in Belgium, Great Britain and Australia. In Germany , the single climbed to the top of the single charts on February 2, 2001 and stayed there for two weeks . Ms. Jackson was OutKast's first Top 10 success and counts alongside Hey Ya! to her most commercially successful releases.
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Awards
At the 2002 Grammy Awards , the song won the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category and gave OutKast her first Grammy . They had previously been nominated in the same category in 1999 for the song Rosa Parks . Ms. Jackson was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video at the 2002 Grammy Awards . OutKast also won an MTV Video Music Award for Ms. Jackson and was the first artist ever to receive a BET Award .
Won
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BET Awards
- 2001: in the category "Video of the Year"
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Grammy Awards
- 2002 : in the category "Best performance by a duo or a group - Rap"
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MTV Video Music Awards
- 2001 : in the category "Best Hip-Hop Video"
Nominated
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Grammy Awards
- 2002 : in the category " Single of the year "
- 2002 : in the category "Best Music Short Video"
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MTV Europe Music Awards
- 2001: in the "Best Video" category
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MTV Video Music Awards
- 2001 : in the category "Best Direction in a Video"
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 platinum
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70,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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250,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold
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7,500 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
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20,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 3 × platinum |
1,467,500 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ms. Jackson in the Dutch charts on DutchCharts.nl
- ↑ Ms. Jackson in the Norwegian charts on NorwegianCharts.com
- ↑ Ms. Jackson in the Swedish charts on SwedishCharts.com
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Record awards: DE CH UK US SE ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2013 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. AU NZ ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b OutKastweb.de: Interview with Launch.com ( Memento from May 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ "Classic Cover Versions"
- ^ Outkast - Ms. Jackson at Discogs
- ↑ Filmography by F. Gary Gray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Ms. Jackson in the Flemish charts in Belgium on Ultratop.be
- ↑ Ms. Jackson in the Australian charts on Australian-Charts.com
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ a b c d e 2001 annual charts: DE AT CH UK (PDF; 317 kB) US
