Pants on the Ground

"Pants on the Ground"
Single by "General" Larry Platt
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2010
GenreHip hop, outsider
Length3:30
LabelAmerican King Music
Songwriter(s)Larry Platt, Carlos Thornton
Producer(s)Los Vegaz

"Pants on the Ground" is a novelty song, which became the first single that civil rights activist "General" Larry Platt co-wrote. It was released via American King Music on February 4, 2010.

The song is meant to be a protest song about the practice of wearing sagging pants. The song became an internet meme after being performed during the Atlanta audition for American Idol, which aired on January 13, 2010.