Hey Whatever

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"Hey Whatever"
HeyWhateverCD1.jpg
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
B-side
  • "I Won't Let You Down"
  • "Singing Forever"
Released15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
Studio Rokstone, Sphere (London)
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
(2003)		"Hey Whatever"
(2003)		"Mandy"
(2003)
Music video
"Hey Whatever" on YouTube

"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Turnaround (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Irish rock band Relish. [1] Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

In Westlife - Our Story, the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite Simon Cowell telling them they did not have a hit. The song became one of Westlife's lowest-charting singles and was their first not to sell more than 100,000 copies at the time, selling just under 80,000. [2]

Track listings

UK CD1 [3]

  1. "Hey Whatever"
  2. "I Won't Let You Down"
  3. "Hey Whatever" (video)

UK CD2 [4]

  1. "Hey Whatever"
  2. "Singing Forever"
  3. "Tonight" (Metro Mix video)
  4. "The Making of the Video" (video)

UK cassette single and European CD single [5] [6]

  1. "Hey Whatever" – 3:28
  2. "I Won't Let You Down" – 3:45

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom15 September 2003CD [27]
Sweden1 October 2003 [28]

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