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André 3000

Throwdown

Release date: 23rd August 2005

From Class of 3000: Music Volume One
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About This Track

'Throwdown' by André 3000 is a 2005 track from 'Class of 3000: Music Volume One'. The lyrics trade in playful questions and punchy, party-ready boasts, linking watching cartoons with the brash thrill of getting into it. There are nods to the class of 3000 and to a call for listeners to “throwdown, oh yeah”, as well as a vivid sense of crowd movement, from touching the sky to hitting the dance floor. It’s a high-energy, self-assured pep talk aimed at maximum participation.

"Throwdown" is a track by André 3000, from the album Class of 3000: Music Volume One, released 23rd August 2005. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about André 3000.

About the Artist

André 3000

André 3000

Lyrics

Throwdown

Do I watch cartoons?

Class of 3000

Talk what you heard, pay your penny

That means I could throwdown, oh yeah

Olly olly oxen free your body

When we come to your town, oh, yeah

Jump up and touch the sky

Fall till you hit the dance floor, oh, yeah

I promise if you give it all you got

Every time they want more

Yeah, more, yeah, more, yeah

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown

Clap, clap your hands

Tell your mama, "That man throws down"

Ooh, from Atlanta to Japan

Every land throwdown, oh, yeah

Jump up and touch the sky

Fall, hit the dance floor, oh, yeah

I promise if you give it all you got

Every time they want more

Yeah, more, yeah, more, yeah

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, hey

We throwdown, we throwdown, throwdown

Ooh, wait, we got this thang pumpin' like fried bologne

I'm, Li'l D and all these drums, I throwdown

That's better than throwin' up

I'm Eddie and with my horn I'll blow you away

I'm Kim and I'm Kam

I'm on the turntables and I make the keyboard jam

I'm Philly Phil and I play bass

So I got that bottom, bow your bottom

You know who I am, I'm Tamika

And with this here guitar I'm a superstar

Hey, all people, I'm Madison and I'm a Pisces

No, Madison, you're supposed to let them know what instrument you play

Oh, um, I play violin and I think we're comin' to the end

Bye

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Track details

From Class of 3000: Music Volume One

2005
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Class of 3000: Music Volume One
Class of 3000: Music Volume One
André 3000
Release year
2005
  1. —A Richer Shade Of Blue
  2. —Cool Kitty
  3. —Fight The Blob
  4. —Life Without Music
  5. —Kim Kam Jam
  6. —UFO Ninja
  7. —Luna Love
  8. —Banana Zoo
  9. —Class Of 3000 Theme
  10. —Throwdown
  11. —We Want Your Soul
  12. —Oh Peanut

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