Hey You. Yes You.

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Hey You. Yes You.
Ben Lee - hey you. yes you..jpg
Studio album by
Released15 November 2002 (Australia)
Genre Indie pop
Label Modular Recordings (Australia)
F-2 (United States) [1]
Producer Dan the Automator
Ben Lee chronology
Breathing Tornados
(1998)
Hey You. Yes You.
(2002)
Awake Is the New Sleep
(2005)
Singles from Hey You. Yes You.
  1. "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Running with Scissors"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [3]
Pitchfork Media (3.1/10) [4]

hey you. yes you. is the fourth studio album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in November 2002. [5] The album peaked at number 45 on the ARIA charts.

Contents

The single, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue", was voted #22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2002.

Track listing

  1. "Running with Scissors" – 3:32
  2. "Aftertaste" – 3:16
  3. "Dirty Mind" – 4:15
  4. "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" – 4:02
  5. "Run" – 3:31
  6. "Chills" – 3:26
  7. "Music 4 the Young & Foolish" – 3:15
  8. "No Room to Bleed" – 3:48
  9. "On and On" – 3:59
  10. "Shine" – 4:08
  11. "In the Morning" – 3:00
  12. "Still on the Line" – 5:37

Charts

Chart (2002/03)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 45

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  2. Allmusic review
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