OutKast

Released: September 23, 2003

Songwriter: André 3000

Producer: André 3000

[Intro: André 3000]
I hope that you're the one
If not, you are the prototype
We'll tiptoe to the sun
And do things I know you like

[Chorus: André 3000]
I think I'm in love again
I think I'm in love again

[Verse 1: André 3000]
(Today) Today must be my lucky day
Baby, you are the prototype
Do something out of the ordinary
Like catch a matinée
Baby, you are the prototype

[Chorus: André 3000]
(I think I'm) I think I'm in love again
I think I'm in love again

[Verse 2: André 3000]
If we happen to part
Lord knows I don't want that, but hey
We can't be mad at God
We met today for a reason
I think I'm on the right track now

[Chorus: André 3000]
I think I'm in love again
I think I'm in love again

[Bridge: André 3000 & Marianne Lee Stitt]
(Let's go) Let's go to the movies, yeah
And, action!
Come here
Nah, come here
Uh-uh, I said, come here
Come here

[Chorus/Outro: André 3000]
I think I'm in love again (Girl, right now)
I think I'm in love again (I wanna say)
I wanna say, Stank you (Stank you) very much
For picking me up and bringing me back to this world
I think I'm in love again (I can't, I'm not)
I can't afford to not record
I think I'm in love again (I think I wanna say)
I think I wanna say Stank you, Stank you smelly much
I think I'm in love again
For pickin' me up, pickin' me up out to this world (Stank you)
Hey, hey John (Very much)
Are we recording our ad libs?
I think I'm in love again
Really? Were we recording just then?
Let me hear that, that first one when I first- (Stank you very much)
I think I'm in love again (Stank you very much)
I think I'm in love again

Atlanta, Georgia natives André “André 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton are OutKast, one of the most successful rap groups of all time. Along with the production crew Organized Noize and the Dungeon Family collective, André and Big Boi helped popularize and expand the sound of rap in the “Dirty South.”

The duo connected at Tri-Cities High School and after the names “2 Shades Deep” or “The Misfits” didn’t work out, they went with OutKast as a synonym of “misfit.” They signed to LaFace Records in 1992 prior to finishing high school and their first official appearance came on a remix to TLC’s hit single “What About Your Friends.” This led into their debut single “Player’s Ball” being released in 1993 and their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik following in 1994. They had a pivotal moment early in their career as they were named New Artist of the Year at the 1995 Source Awards, leading them to be booed by the New York crowd and André responding with his iconic “The South got somethin' to say.”

Their next two albums, ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998), have sparked debates as to which album is superior. ATLiens saw the duo begin to produce their own music and increase their profile while Aquemini received a perfect “5 Mic” rating from The Source magazine. Their next album, Stankonia (2000), further solidified their superstar status with the hit singles “B.O.B.,” “So Fresh, So Clean” and “Ms. Jackson,” which won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group while Stankonia won a Grammy in the Best Rap Album category.

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