Morris Brown (song)

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"Morris Brown"
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Single by OutKast featuring Scar, Sleepy Brown and Janelle Monae
from the album Idlewild
B-side "Mighty 'O'"
ReleasedAugust 15, 2006
Recorded20052006
Genre Hip hop
Length4:24
Label Sony BMG/Zomba Records/LaFace Records
Songwriter(s) Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, T. Smith
Producer(s) André 3000
OutKast singles chronology
"Mighty 'O'"
(2006)
"Morris Brown"
(2006)
"Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)"
(2006)
Sleepy Brown singles chronology
"Margarita"
(2006)
"Morris Brown"
(2006)
Music video
"Morris Brown" on YouTube

"Morris Brown" is the second single from OutKast's sixth studio album, Idlewild . The song features guest vocals from Scar and Sleepy Brown, along with Janelle Monae, who lends her voice in the hook and on Sleepy Brown's verse It is named after Morris Brown College and features the Morris Brown College Marching Wolverines. André 3000 produced the song, but does not appear on the track. The song was produced during the recording of the Stankonia tracks, but was not released. The single peaked at #43 in the UK, and peaked at #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1
  1. "Morris Brown" – 4:25
  2. "Mighty 'O'" – 4:16
UK CD2
  1. "Morris Brown" (clean version) – 4:25
  2. "Morris Brown" (dirty version) – 4:25
  3. "Morris Brown" (instrumental) – 4:25
10" limited edition vinyl single
  1. "Morris Brown" – 4:25
  2. "Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me)" – 4:15
12" vinyl single
  1. "Morris Brown" (clean version) – 4:25
  2. "Morris Brown" (clean instrumental) – 4:25
  3. "Morris Brown" (main version) – 4:25
  4. "Morris Brown" (main instrumental) – 4:25

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position [1]
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [2] 12
Germany (Official German Charts) [3] 98
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 39
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 57
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 43
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 95
US Billboard Pop 100 76
US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 2

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