Hey! Baby

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"Hey! Baby"
Hey baby by bruce channel US single side-A variant A.png
Side-A labels of the US single
Single by Bruce Channel
from the album Hey! Baby
B-side "Dream Girl"
ReleasedDecember 1961
Genre
Length2:27
Label LeCam, Smash, CBS (US)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bruce Channel singles chronology
"Now or Never"
(1960)		"Hey! Baby"
(1961)		"Run Romance Run"
(1962)

"Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, first recorded at Clifford Herring Studios in Ft. Worth Tx, and recorded by Channel in 1961, first released on LeCam Records, a local Fort Worth, Texas label. After it hit, it was released on Smash Records for national distribution. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith (owner of LeCam)[ citation needed ] and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting the week ending March 10, 1962.

Contents

The song features a prominent riff from well-known harmonica player Delbert McClinton, and drums played by Ray Torres. Other musicians on the record included Bob Jones and Billy Sanders on guitar and Jim Rogers on bass. According to a CNN article [2] from 2002, while touring the UK in 1962 with the Beatles, McClinton met John Lennon and gave him some harmonica tips. Lennon put the lessons to use right away on "Love Me Do" and later "Please Please Me". Lennon included "Hey! Baby" in his jukebox, and it is also featured on the 2004 related compilation album John Lennon's Jukebox . In addition to this, a version of the song was recorded by Ringo Starr in 1976.

"Hey! Baby" was used in the 1987 hit film Dirty Dancing in the scene in which Johnny and Baby dance on top of a log.

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [3] 1
UK Singles Chart 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 1
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides2

Anne Murray version

"Hey! Baby!"
HeyBabyAnneMurray.png
Single by Anne Murray
from the album The Hottest Night of the Year
B-side "Song for the Mira"
ReleasedMay 1982
Genre Country
Length2:47
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jim Ed Norman
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Another Sleepless Night"
(1982)		"Hey! Baby!"
(1982)		"Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye"
(1982)

Canadian country pop singer Anne Murray covered the song in 1982, reaching number 7 on the US Country Singles chart and number 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Murray also reached number 1 on the RPM country and adult contemporary charts in Canada.

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)1
Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks (RPM)1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 7
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 26

DJ Ötzi version

"Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)"
HeyBabyDJOtzi.jpg
Single by DJ Ötzi
from the album Love, Peace & Vollgas
B-side "Uh! Ah!"
ReleasedJuly 31, 2000 (2000-07-31)
Length3:37
Label EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Christian Seitz
  • Claus Marcus
  • Klaus Biedermann
  • Mark Duran
DJ Ötzi singles chronology
"Gemma Bier trinken"
(2000)		"Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)"
(2000)		"Doh Wah Diddy"
(2001)

Austrian artist DJ Ötzi recorded a cover version titled "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)". It was released in July 2000 as the lead single from his debut solo album, Love, Peace & Vollgas. This version reached number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. In 2002, it was re-released when it became the unofficial theme song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [7] In the United States, the song was released to promote the 2003 buddy comedy film Kangaroo Jack . [8]

Music video

The official music video features large groups of people singing along to the song in a taxi at different times, interspersed with DJ Ötzi singing on a TV screen. An animated music video was also produced featuring a cartoon version of DJ Ötzi performing with a band of robots while trying to woo a princess.

Track listings

Standard maxi-CD and cassette single [9] [10]

  1. "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)" (radio mix) – 3:36
  2. "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)" (club mix) – 4:15
  3. "Uh! Ah!" – 3:38

European CD single [11]

  1. "Hey Baby" (Radiomix) – 3:36
  2. "Anton aus Tirol" – 3:47

US CD single [8]

  1. "Hey Baby" (radio edit) – 3:36
  2. "Hey Baby" (Ooh Aah radio remix) – 3:36

Canadian maxi-CD single [12]

  1. "Hey Baby" (radio mix)
  2. "Hey Baby" (French version)
  3. "Uh! Ah!"

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [38] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [39] Gold20,000*
Germany (BVMI) [40] Gold250,000^
Sweden (GLF) [41] Platinum30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Platinum776,000 [43]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
EuropeOriginalJuly 31, 2000CD EMI [19]
United KingdomSeptember 10, 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 [44]
New ZealandOctober 22, 2001CD Shock [45]
AustraliaFebruary 11, 2002 [46]
United KingdomWorld Cup mixMay 27, 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
EMI Liberty [47]

Darts player Tony O'Shea uses it as his walk-on song. [48] In 2017 and 2018, Team Canada used the radio mix version of the hit as their goal song at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [49] The song has become an icon in the WJC as the song was heard around 39 times in the tournament, as the Canadian juniors scored 39 goals. [50] In 2021, the song returned in Edmonton at the 2022 World Juniors. However, three days after the tournament began, the 2022 edition of the WJC was cancelled due to multiple COVID-19 outbreaks within teams. [51]

Other notable versions

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ US Atlantic 45-3371 [53]
  2. ↑ UK Polydor 2001 699 [54]

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