Peak
70
Weeks
9
Score
461
Chart Year
2007
The song's official music video, directed by Bryan Barber, premiered on MTV Jams on June 4, 2007. The video is centered on the fictional wedding of Outkast member 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 Roddy Piper of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Andre defends his decision to get married, saying that he is ready to take the next step in life, and in turn berates his friends for not looking to get into commitments themselves. During the wedding, Andre talks about text messaging past flings and telling them that he has found love and will be giving up his life as a player. The audience remains seated as the bride, played by actress Salina Soto (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 cameo appearances by 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.
[Verse 1: Andre 3000] So, I typed a text to a girl I used to see Saying that I chose this cutie pie with whom I wanna be And I apologize if this message gets you down Then I CC'ed every girl that I'd see-see 'round town And hate to see y'all frown but I'd rather see her smilin' Wetness all around me, true, but I'm no island Peninsula maybe, it makes no sense, I know crazy Give up all this pussy cat that's in my lap, no looking back Spaceships don't come equipped with rearview mirrors They dip as quick as they can, the atmosphere is now ripped I'm so like a pimp, I'm glad it's night So the light from the sun would not burn me on my bum When I shoot the moon, high jump the broom Like a preemie out the womb, my partner yelling, "Too soon! Don't do it! Reconsider, read some liter- Ature on the subject; you sure? Fuck it You know we got your back like chiroprac-tic If that bitch do you dirty, we'll wipe her ass out as in detergent Now hurry, hurry, go on to the altar I know you ain't a pimp, but pimp, remember what I taught ya: Keep your heart, Three Stacks, keep your heart Ayy, keep your heart, Three Stacks, keep your heart Man, these girls is smart, Three Stacks, these girls is smart Play your part, play your part" You might also like Emily I’m Sorry boygenius Bizarrap & Shakira - Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 (English Translation) Genius English Translations Special SZA [Verse 2: Pimp C] (Sweet Jones) My bitch a choosy lover, never fuck without a rubber Never in the sheets, like it on top of the cover Money on the dresser, drive a Kompressor Top notch hoes get the most, not the lesser Trash like to fuck with forty dollars in the club Fuckin' up the game, bitch, it gets no love She be cross country, givin' all that she got A thousand a pop, I'm pullin' Bentleys off the lot I smashed up the gray one, bought me a red Every time we hit the parkin' lot we turn heads Some hoes wanna choose but them bitches too scary Your bitch chose me, you ain't a pimp, you a fairy [Chorus: Willie Hutch] Ohh, ohh, I choose you girl, yeah [Verse 3: Bun B] Baby, you been rollin' solo, time to get down with the team The grass is greener on that other side if you know what I mean I'll show you shit you never seen, the Seven Wonders of the World And I can make you the eighth if you wanna be my girl When I say my girl, I don't mean my woman, that ain't my style Need a real street stalker (stalker) to walk a green mile (mile) We piling up the paper on the dining room table 'Cause you able to realize I'm the truth and not a fable (fable) We rocking Russian sable, keep that 'chilla on the rack What I look like with some thousand dollar shit up on my back? I'm a million dollar mack that need a billion dollar bitch Put my pimpin' in your life, watch ya daddy get rich Easy as A-B-C, simple as 1-2-3 Get down with U-G-K, Pimp C, B-U-N B 'Cause what's a ho with no pimp, and what's a pimp with no hoes? Don't be a lame, you know the game and how it goes We tryna get chose [Chorus: Willie Hutch] Ohh, ohh, I choose you girl, yeah [Verse 4: Big Boi] Eeny meeny decisions, with precision I pick, or Make my selection on who I choose to be wit', girl Don't touch my protection, I know you want it to slip But slippin' is somethin' I don't do, tippin' for life That's like makin' it rain every month on schedule Let me tell you, get your parasol umbrella 'Cause it's gonna get wetter, better prepare ya for the C support She supposed to spend it on that baby, but we see she don't Ask-ask Paul McCartney, the lawyers couldn't stop it Slaughter-slaughter of them pockets, had to tie her to a rocket Send her in to outer space, I know he wish he could 'Cause he payin' 20K a day, that bitch is eating good Like an infant on a double D titty, just getting plump 'Cause you miscalculated the next to the-the last pump Dump-dump in the gut, raw from the giddy up Better choose that right one or pick-pick the kiddies up (shit) [Chorus: Willie Hutch] Ohh, ohh, I choose you girl, yeah Ahh, I choose you baby...
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 25, 2007 | 74 | 52 |
| 2 | Sep 1, 2007 | 70 | 56 |
| 3 | Sep 8, 2007 | 74 | 52 |
| 4 | Sep 15, 2007 | 72 | 54 |
| 5 | Sep 22, 2007 | 81 | 45 |
| 6 | Sep 29, 2007 | 78 | 48 |
| 7 | Oct 6, 2007 | 80 | 46 |
| 8 | Oct 13, 2007 | 84 | 42 |
| 9 | Oct 20, 2007 | 91 | 35 |