Mighty O

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{{Infobox song

| name = Mighty 'O'

| cover = OutkastMightyO.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = OutKast

| album = Idlewild

| released = June 6, 2006 (U.S.)

| recorded = 2005

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 4:16

| label = Sony BMG/Zomba Records/LaFace Records

| writer = André Benjamin, Patrick L. Brown, Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill, Irving Mills, Raymon Ameer Murray, Antwan Patton, David Joseph Robbins, Rico Renard Wade

| producer = Organized Noize Productions

| prev_title = Ghetto Musick" / "Prototype

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Morris Brown

| next_year = 2006

}}

"Mighty 'O'" (also written "Mighty "O"", and without apostrophes around the O, as "Mighty O") is the first single from OutKast's sixth studio album, Idlewild, released on June 6, 2006.{{cite web|title=Mighty O [Single] - OutKast {{!}} User Reviews|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mighty-o-single-mw0000448339/|website=Allmusic|accessdate=16 May 2016}} The single was only released in the United States, and is one of only three songs from the album in which both members of OutKast appear together. The other two are "Hollywood Divorce" and "PJ & Rooster". The single peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song contains a prominent sample of Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher", written by Calloway, Clarence Gaskill and Irving Mills.

Track listings

;UK CD single

  1. "Mighty 'O'" (clean version) – 4:16
  2. "Mighty 'O'" (main version) – 4:16
  3. "Mighty 'O'" (instrumental) – 4:16

;12" vinyl single

  1. "Mighty 'O'" (main version) – 4:16
  2. "Mighty 'O'" (main instrumental) – 4:16
  3. "Mighty 'O'" (clean version) – 4:16
  4. "Mighty 'O'" (clean instrumental) – 4:16

Charts

"Mighty O" debuted and peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of June 24, 2006.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58128/shakiras-hips-still-shaking-at-no-1|title=Shakira's 'Hips' Still Shaking At No. 1|last=Hasty|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=June 15, 2006|accessdate=September 23, 2014}} It dropped to number 89 the week after and left the chart completely.{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/10307|title=Outkast - Mighty O|publisher=aCharts.us|accessdate=September 23, 2014}}

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!align="left"|Chart (2006)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Czech Republic|54|year=2006|week=26|artist=OUTKAST|song=Mighty O}}
Russia (Airplay Chart){{cite web|url=http://tophit.ru/cgi-bin/trackinfo.cgi?id=5566|title=OUTKAST: The Mighty O - TopHit.ru|publisher=TopHit.ru}}

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{{Singlechart|Billboardhot100|77|artist=OutKast|song=Mighty O|artistid={{BillboardID|OutKast}}|accessdate=September 23, 2014}}
{{Singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|30|artist=OutKast|song=Mighty O|artistid={{BillboardID|OutKast}}|accessdate=September 23, 2014}}
{{Singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|18|artist=OutKast|song=Mighty O|artistid={{BillboardID|OutKast}}|accessdate=September 23, 2014}}

References