International Players Anthem (I Choose You)

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"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
Single by UGK featuring Outkast
from the album Underground Kingz
ReleasedJune 6, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length4:25
Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Jordan Houston, Paul Beauregard
Producer(s)DJ Paul, Juicy J
UGK singles chronology
"The Game Belongs to Me"
(2006) 		"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
(2007) 		"Da Game Been Good to Me"
(2009)
OutKast
singles chronology
"The Train"
(2006) 		"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
(2007) 		"The Art of Storytellin' Part 4"
(2008)

"International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" is a song by American

verses from fellow Southern hip hop duo Outkast
.

The song's beat was originally produced for

bonus track
on the album.

Music video

The song's official

Andre 3000, progressing through the men's waiting room before the ceremony, the wedding itself, the reception, and the afterparty dance. Before the wedding ceremony, UGK member Bun B and friends ridicule Andre 3000 for supposedly rushing into getting married, and poke fun at him for wearing a red kilt ("I've got Scottish in my family," Andre calmly states).[2][3][4]

DJ Paul humorously says that it makes him look like

CSI:NY, Forbidden), marches to the altar, a boy plays with an oversize toy spaceship, and one of Andre's past flings makes a side remark to him (the verse that is being rapped), to the dismay of her date, Fonzworth Bentley.[5][6][7]

A choir and its director sing the "I Choose You" vocals as the wedding progresses, while the groomsmen and other friends implore Andre to "keep your heart, 3 stacks!". Later at the afterparty, two of Andre's past flings get into an argument while attempting to catch the bride's bouquet, which escalates into a full-blown fist fight that destroys the wedding cake and much of the buffet.[8][9][10]

The male onlookers are pleasantly shocked, the bride is almost reduced to tears, but the rest of the main characters (including the bride) all smile at the end, apparently having a good time. The video features

Bishop Don "Magic" Juan, Three 6 Mafia, Chamillionaire, T-Pain, Fonzworth Bentley, David Banner, Kardinal Offishall, Nicole Ari Parker, Big Gipp, comedian DeRay Davis, and comedian Alex Thomas, along with actor Lukas Haas.[11][12][13] This became the last video appearance of UGK member Pimp C
, before his death on December 4, 2007.

Accolades

The song was nominated for the

Pitchfork Media
's "Top 500 songs of the 2000s" listed the song at number 43.

At the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards in October, "International Player's Anthem" was nominated for Best Video and won Best Collaboration. Kanye West had won the Best Video award but felt UGK deserved it more, subsequently calling up Big Boi during his acceptance speech, who returned the award feeling West deserved it.[16] At the 2008 BET Awards, the song won BET Award for Video of the Year.[17]

Charts

References

  1. ^ Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
  2. ^ Shaheem Reid, Yasmine Richard. "Big Boi Watch Andre 3000 Get Hitched In A Kilt — In UGK's 'Anthem' Clip". interview. mtv.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "Stefan Marolachakis".
  4. ^ "'I choose you!' - the best guests at Andre 3000's fake wedding from that UGK video for International Players Anthem".
  5. ^ Shaheem Reid, Yasmine Richard. "T-Pain, Big Boi Watch Andre 3000 Get Hitched In A Kilt — In UGK's 'Anthem' Clip". interview. mtv.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Stefan Marolachakis".
  7. ^ "'I choose you!' - the best guests at Andre 3000's fake wedding from that UGK video for International Players Anthem".
  8. ^ Shaheem Reid, Yasmine Richard. "Big Boi Watch Andre 3000 Get Hitched In A Kilt — In UGK's 'Anthem' Clip". interview. mtv.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Stefan Marolachakis".
  10. ^ "'I choose you!' - the best guests at Andre 3000's fake wedding from that UGK video for International Players Anthem".
  11. ^ Shaheem Reid, Yasmine Richard. "Big Boi Watch Andre 3000 Get Hitched In A Kilt — In UGK's 'Anthem' Clip". interview. mtv.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  12. ^ "Stefan Marolachakis".
  13. ^ "'I choose you!' - the best guests at Andre 3000's fake wedding from that UGK video for International Players Anthem".
  14. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  15. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  16. ^ "Watch BET Hip Hop Awards 2021 Videos | BET Hip Hop Awards". BET.
  17. ^ "Kanye West, UGK top BET Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 June 2008.
  18. ^ "UGK Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  19. ^ "UGK Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  20. ^ "UGK Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  21. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

External links

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