Image from the music video.
"Roses" is a song by American hip hop duo OutKast. It was released in May 2004 as the third single from their 2003 double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. It appears on André 3000's The Love Below disc, and is the only track on his disc to feature Big Boi.
The track was largely popular in the United Kingdom and United States where it peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also had large popularity in Australia, reaching #2 on the Australian Singles Chart.
The video heavily references the stage musical West Side Story and features cameo appearances from Paula Abdul, Lukas Haas, Kevin McDonald, Fonzworth Bentley, members of the Dungeon Family, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, and DeRay Davis.
Abdul, made frequent appearances on Entertainment Tonight during her run on American Idol. During an interview with Andre 3000 of OutKast she was invited to do "something" with them in the future. That invitation turned into an appearance in their video for "Roses." In the music video, Paula Abdul plays a teacher nervously observing the "class" performance from backstage.
The music video has received over 67 million views on YouTube since 2013.
Europe Enhanced CD Maxi-Single 82876617642:
1. Roses (Radio Edit)
2. Roses (Album Version)
3. Roses (Instrumental)
4. Roses (Music Video)
UK CD Single 82876624392:
1. Roses
2. Church
Roses (Outkast)
Caroline!(Caroline!) Caroline!
All the guys would say she's mighty fine(Mighty fine!)
But mighty fine only got you somewhere half the time
And the other half either got you cussed out, or coming up short.
Yeah, now dig this, even though(Even though!)
You'd need a golden calculator to divide(To divide!)
The time it took to look inside and realize that
Real guys go for real down to Mars girls, yeah!
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Caroline!(Caroline!) See she's the reason for the word "bitch"(Bitch!)
I hope she's speeding on the way to the club
Trying to hurry up to get to some
Baller or singer or somebody like that
And try to put on her makeup in the mirror
And crash, crash, craaash.. into a ditch! (Just Playing!)
She needs a golden calculator to divide
The time it takes to look inside and realize that
Real guys go for real down to Mars girls, yeah!
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Well she's got a hotty's body, but her attitude is potty
When I met her at a party she was hardly acting naughty
I said, "Shorty, would you call me?"
She said "Pardon me, are you ballin'?"
I said "Darling, you sound like a prostitute pursing"
Oh so you're one them freaks, get geeked at the sight of an ATM receipt
But game, been peeped, dropping names she's weak
Trickin' off this bitch is lost
Must take me for a geek, ah, quick way to eat,
Ah, neat place sleep, ah, rent-a-car for a week, ah, trick for a treat..Noo
Go, on the raw sex, my AIDS test is flawless
Regardless, we don't want to get involved without our lawyers
And judges, just to hold grudges in the courtroom,
I want to see ya support bra not support you!
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Better come back down to Mars
Girl, quit chasin' cars
What happens when the dough get so low
Bitch, you ain't that fine
No waaay...no waaay...noo waaaaay
Better come back down to Mars
Girl, quit chasin' cars
What happens when the dough get so low
Bitch, you ain't that fine
No waaay...no waaay...noo waaaaay
Crazy Bitch
Bitch,
Stupid ass bitch,
Old punk ass bitch,
Old dumbass bitch,
A bitch's bitch,
Just a bitch
Stupid ass bitch,
Old punk ass bitch,
Old dumbass bitch,
A bitch's bitch,
Just a bitch
Executive-Producer – Antonio "LA" Reid*, OutKast
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Programmed By [Music] – Matt Boykin
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – André 3000*
Mixed By – John Frye
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Alex Reverberi, Warren Bletcher
Producer – André 3000*, Matt Boykin
Rap – Big Boi
Recorded By – Chris Carmouche, John Frye, Pete Novak
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Warren Bletcher
Written-By – Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Matt Boykin
Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management