"Hey Now" (stylised in all uppercase) is a song by Maltese singer Ira Losco featuring Maltese rapper Owen Leuellen. It was first released in Losco's fifth studio album No Sinner No Saint (2018) before being released as a single featuring Leuellen in 2019. The song was number one on Malta's singles charts for sixteen weeks.
A version of the song in Maltese was released in April 2023 titled "Illejla" (
"Illejla (Hey Now, Maltese Version)" | ||||
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Single by Ira Losco | ||||
Language | Maltese | |||
Released | 4 April 2023 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | Jagged House | |||
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Producer(s) | Howard Keith | |||
Ira Losco singles chronology | ||||
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A Maltese language version of the song was released in April 2023 titled "Illejla" which translates as "tonight". [10] Ruxandra Tudor of Wiwibloggs stated that the song "sounds fantastic in both languages" and described the Maltese version of the song as a "perfect summer radio song". [10]
Chart (2018–2019) | Peak position |
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Malta Airplay (BMAT PRS) [7] | 1 |
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