Fans react to “weird” and “emo” song titles on André 3000’s surprise album ‘New Blue Sun’

14 November, 2023

André 3000

The song titles on André 3000‘s surprise new album, ‘New Blue Sun’, have sparked a variety of reactions across the Internet.

Earlier today, the OutKast rapper announced his first solo record in 17 years, which is not a rap record but an 87-minute long album of experimental flute music. It even includes a label on the cover warning that the LP contains “no bars” – indeed, there are no beats or vocals whatsoever. It will be released on Friday (November 17).

The album’s unusual, spectacularly wordy titles have also drawn attention. The tracklist includes songs titled ‘I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time’ and ‘The Slang Word P(*)ssy Rolls Off The Tongue With Far Better Ease Than The Proper Word Vagina . Do You Agree?’, as well as the more poetic-sounding ‘Dreams Once Buried Beneath The Dungeon Floor Slowly Sprout Into Undying Gardens’.

Now, fans have shared their thoughts on these titles across the internet.

“woke up to the news that andre 3000 is finally dropping his solo album except is not a rap album, it’s an instrumental flute album and the tracklist is full of pop punk length song titles honestly wouldn’t want it any other way LMAOO,” one user wrote on X.

“Andre 3000 really went with the Fall Out Boy-length song titles,” another added.

“God damn, those Andre 3000 song titles for his new album are long as hell,” said a third, while another said: “these André song titles have me crying”.

Check out more reactions below:

The tracklist in full is as follows:

  1. ‘I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time
  2. ‘The Slang Word P(*)ssy Rolls Off The Tongue With Far Better Ease Than The Proper Word Vagina . Do You Agree?’
  3. ‘That Night In Hawaii When I Turned Into A Panther And Started Making These Low Register Purring Tones That I Couldn’t Control … Sh¥t Was Wild’
  4. ‘BuyPoloDisorder’s Daughter Wears A 3000™ Button Down Embroidered’
  5. ‘Ninety Three ‘Til Infinity And Beyoncé’
  6. ‘Ghandi, Dalai Lama, Your Lord & Savior J.C. / Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, And John Wayne Gacy’
  7. ‘Ants To You, Gods To Who ?’
  8. ‘Dreams Once Buried Beneath The Dungeon Floor Slowly Sprout Into Undying Gardens’

Discussing the lengthy song titles in the interview with NPR, André 3000 said “they were long on purpose” to give the listener some instruction on what to think about when listening to the instrumental tracks.

He also revealed that the album title is meant to refer to a sun in a parallel universe and reflects how the album marks “a new world” and “a new direction” in his music.

In the time since his final album with OutKast, 2006’s ‘Idlewild’, André 3000 had distanced himself from making music. He’s instead contributed guest verses to various tracks and has focused on his acting career.

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