"So Fresh, So Clean" is the third and final single to be released from Outkast's fourth studio album, Stankonia. It features uncredited vocals from singer Sleepy Brown. It was produced by longtime collaborators Organized Noize. The music video features the duo and Sleepy Brown performing on a variety of CGI backgrounds, a beauty parlor, and a church. Ludacris, Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Chilli of TLC and members of Goodie Mob make cameo appearances in the video. The song was a moderate success, reaching #30 on the Billboard charts, #46 on the ARIA charts and further propelling the sales of Stankonia after the success of "Ms. Jackson".[citation needed] Among the things and people mentioned in the song are the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Cadillac Eldorado (both General Motors cars), the television show Showtime At The Apollo and its longtime host Kiki Shepard, and the R&B singers Teddy Pendergrass and Freddie Jackson. In 2017, the song appeared in the first episode of Marvel'sIron Fist. Also in 2017, it appeared on the soundtrack for the video game NBA 2K18.
Remix
The official remix, "So Fresh, So Clean (Stankonia Remix)" features Snoop Dogg & Sleepy Brown. It appeared on the soundtrack of Snoop Dogg's movie Bones under the name "Fresh and Clean (Remix)".
Sample
The song prominently features a sample from Joe Simon's "Before the Night Is Over".[1] The song also features a sample from Funkadelic's I'll Stay.
Track listing
UK CD single
"So Fresh, So Clean" (radio edit) – 4:06
"So Fresh, So Clean" (Fatboy Slim Remix) – 5:48
"Ms. Jackson" (Mr. Drunk Mix) – 4:45
European & Australian CD single
"So Fresh, So Clean" (radio edit) – 4:06
"So Fresh, So Clean" (Fatboy Slim Remix) – 5:48
"Ms. Jackson" (Mr. Drunk Remix) – 4:45
"So Fresh, So Clean" (Instrumental) – 4:04
American CD single
"So Fresh, So Clean" (radio edit) – 4:06
"So Fresh, So Clean" (Fatboy Slim Remix) – 5:48
"So Fresh, So Clean" (Raptile's Cryptotech Remix) – 3:41