Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 23, 2003, by LaFace Records. Issued as a double album, its playtime of more than two hours is distributed over solo albums from each of the group's members. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is a Southern hip hop album with a P-Funk influence, while André 3000's The Love Below features psychedelic, pop, funk, electro, and jazz styles.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised the consistency of Big Boi's Speakerboxxx and the eclectic musical style of André 3000's The Love Below. The album was supported with the hit singles "Hey Ya!" and "The Way You Move", which both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the top five hit "Roses". Speakerboxxx/The Love Below has been certified diamond and 11 times platinum by the RIAA (each disc in the double album counted as a separate unit for certification). As of March 2012, it has shipped 5.7 million units in the United States
1. "Intro" Cutmaster Swift 1:29
2. "Ghetto Musick"
André 3000 3:56
3. "Unhappy"
- Patton
- David Sheats
4. "Bowtie" (featuring Sleepy Brown and Jazze Pha)
- Patton
- Patrick Brown
- Phalon Alexander
5. "The Way You Move" (featuring Sleepy Brown)
- Patton
- Carlton Mahone
- Brown
- Carl Mo
- Big Boi[a]
6. "The Rooster"
- Mahone
- Patton
- Donnie Mathis
- Carl Mo
- Big Boi[a]
7. "Bust" (featuring Killer Mike)
- Patton
- Michael Render
- Myrna Crenshaw
8. "War"
- Benjamin
- Patton
- Sheats
9. "Church"
- Benjamin
- Patton
- Kevin Kendrick
- Brown
- Crenshaw
10. "Bamboo (Interlude)" (performed by Big Boi and Bamboo) 2:09
11. "Tomb of the Boom" (featuring Konkrete, Big Gipp and Ludacris)
- Patton
- Cameron Gipp
- Chris Bridges
- James Patton
- Cory Andrews
- Nathaniel Elder
12. "E-Mac (Interlude)" (performed by E-Mac) 0:24
13. "Knowing (Da Art Of Storytellin' Pt. 3)"
- A. Patton
- Benjamin
14. "Flip Flop Rock" (featuring Killer Mike and Jay-Z)
- A. Patton
- Render
- Shawn Carter
- Sheats
- Big Boi
- Mr. DJ[a]
15. "Interlude" 1:15
16. "Reset" (featuring Khujo and Cee-Lo)
- A. Patton
- Willie Knighton
- Thomas Burton
17. "D-Boi (Interlude)" (performed by Henry Welch) 0:40
18. "Last Call" (featuring Slimm Calhoun, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz and Mello)
- A. Patton
- Benjamin
- James Hollins
- Brian Loving
19. "Bowtie (Postlude)" 0:34
Total length: 56:16
The Love Below
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "The Love Below (Intro)" 1:27
2. "Love Hater"
- Benjamin
- Kendrick
3. "God (Interlude)" (performed by André 3000) 2:20
4. "Happy Valentine's Day" Benjamin André 3000 5:23
5. "Spread" Benjamin André 3000 3:51
6. "Where Are My Panties? (Interlude)" (performed by André 3000 and Toni Hunter) 1:54
7. "Prototype" Benjamin André 3000 5:26
8. "She Lives in My Lap" (featuring Rosario Dawson)
- Benjamin
- Willie Dennis
- Isaac Hayes
- Brad Jordan
- Doug King
- Dino Hawkins
- Roger Troutman
- Eric Vidal
- Nick Vidal
9. "Hey Ya!" Benjamin André 3000 3:55
10. "Roses"
- Benjamin
- A. Patton
- Matt Boykin
- Dojo5
- André 3000
11. "Good Day, Good Sir (Interlude)" (performed by Benjamin André and Fonzworth Bentley) 1:24
12. "Behold a Lady" Benjamin André 3000 4:37
13. "Pink & Blue"
- Benjamin
- R. Kelly
14. "Love in War" Benjamin André 3000 3:25
15. "She's Alive"
- Benjamin
- Kendrick
16. "Dracula's Wedding" (featuring Kelis) Benjamin André 3000 2:32
17. "My Favorite Things"
André 3000 5:14
18. "Take Off Your Cool" (featuring Norah Jones) Benjamin André 3000 2:38
19. "Vibrate" Benjamin André 3000 6:38
20. "A Life in the Day of Benjamin André (Incomplete)" 5:11