"Hey Girl" | ||||
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Single by Billy Currington | ||||
from the album We Are Tonight | ||||
Released | March 18, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Dann Huff | |||
Billy Currington singles chronology | ||||
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"Hey Girl" is a song written by Rhett Akins, Chris DeStefano, and Ashley Gorley [1] and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in March 2013 as the first single from Currington's 2013 album We Are Tonight . [2] The song became Currington's seventh number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at numbers 5 and 39 on the Hot Country Songs and Billboard Hot 100 charts, respectively.
This song has the male narrator making advances on a female, saying that "the only line [he] can think to say is 'Hey, girl.'" The song has a moderate tempo and is set in cut time. It uses the E-flat dorian scale (i.e., an E-flat minor scale with the sixth tone raised by a semitone) with a main chord pattern of E♭m-G♭-D♭-A♭. [3]
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a rating of three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "[the] layers of electric guitar and a lengthy (by country radio standards) solo before the bridge add unnecessary distractions, but ultimately Currington’s satisfying delivery brings back a delectable groove." [4] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock also gave the song three-and-a-half stars out of five. He said that "while completely reminding me of those great hook-filled mid/late 1980s adult pop songs melodically, 'Hey Girl' still features a strong vocal and fiddle and steel guitars that are audible more than one might expect." [5] Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song a C grade, writing that it "has some infectious guitar work going for it, but it’s not enough to elevate the song beyond what it is – regular dime-a-dozen radio filler with a total lack of a lyrical hook." [1]
"Hey Girl" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of March 23, 2013. [6] It also debuted at number 47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 11, 2013. It even debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 18, 2013, and it debuted at number 87 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of October 5, 2013. On the Country Airplay chart dated October 19, 2013, "Hey Girl" became Currington's seventh number one country hit.
The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 11, 2013, became Currington's sixth single to be certified as so. [7] As of February 2014, the single has sold 836,000 copies in the United States. [8]
The accompanying music video for this song was directed by Kristin Barlowe and premiered in July 2013. [9] The video follows Billy being attracted to a woman and follows her to a carnival to get her to be with him. It ends with the woman waiting on his motorcycle for him to get out the place there in. Intercut are scenes of Billy and his band playing in an empty parking lot.
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American country music singer and songwriter Billy Currington has released seven studio albums and one compilation album, all via Mercury Nashville. He has also released twenty singles to country radio, eleven of which reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts: "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", "Good Directions", "People Are Crazy", "That's How Country Boys Roll", "Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer", "Let Me Down Easy", "Hey Girl", "We Are Tonight", "Don't It", "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To", and "Do I Make You Wanna". Three other singles have made the Top 10 on the charts as well. Mr. Currington has sold over 4 million albums and 24 million singles in the United States.
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