So Fresh, So Clean

"So Fresh, So Clean"
Single by Outkast
from the album Stankonia
B-side"Gangsta Sh*t"
ReleasedMarch 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)
Genre
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Organized Noize
Outkast singles chronology
"Ms. Jackson"
(2000) 		"So Fresh, So Clean"
(2001) 		"The Whole World"
(2001)
Audio sample
Music video
"So Fresh, So Clean" on YouTube

"So Fresh, So Clean" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast from their fourth studio album, Stankonia (2000), featuring uncredited vocals from singer-songwriter Sleepy Brown. It was produced by longtime collaborators Organized Noize. The song reached number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 2020.

Content

Among the things and people mentioned in the song are the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Cadillac Eldorado (both General Motors cars), the television show Showtime at the Apollo and its longtime host Kiki Shepard, and R&B singers Teddy Pendergrass and Freddie Jackson.

Sample

The song prominently features a sample from Joe Simon's "Before the Night Is Over".[1] The song also features a sample from Funkadelic's "I'll Stay".

Chart performance

"So Fresh, So Clean" debuted at number 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated March 3, 2001.[2] The song eventually reached it peak at number 30 on the chart dated May 5, 2001.[3] On October 8, 2020, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.[4]

Music video

The music video features the duo and Sleepy Brown performing on a variety of CGI backgrounds, a beauty parlor, and a church. Ludacris, Slimm Calhoun, Chilli of TLC and members of Goodie Mob make cameo appearances in the video.

Remix

The official remix, "So Fresh, So Clean (Stankonia Remix)" features Snoop Dogg and Sleepy Brown. It appeared on the soundtrack of Snoop Dogg's movie Bones under the name "Fresh and Clean (Remix)".

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 13, 2001 12-inch vinyl
[4]
Australia May 28, 2001 CD [37]
Sweden [38]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [39]

Use in media

The song was featured in the 2002 movie The New Guy

In 2017, the song appeared in the first episode of Marvel's Iron Fist. Also in 2017, it appeared on the soundtrack for the video game NBA 2K18.

The song also appears in the jukebox musical Moulin Rouge! as part of the opening medley "Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!". The song is sung by the musical's primary antagonist, the Duke of Monroth, and serves as his introductory song.

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