My Name Is Kay (song)

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"My Name Is Kay"
Song by My Name Is Kay
from the album My Name Is Kay
ReleasedApril 2, 2011 (Canada only)
Format Digital download
Recorded2010
Genre pop, hip hop
Length2:51
Songwriter(s) My Name Is Kay, Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart, Noel Zancanella
Producer(s) Ryan Tedder

"My Name Is Kay" is a song by the Canadian singer/songwriter My Name Is Kay. Even though the song received single status in Canada, Kay does not consider it her first single. [1] This is because the track was never intended to be released as a single, however due to the popular demand for the song, it was released as a single in Canada by Universal Music. The song originally premiered on February 10, 2011, on Kay's official SoundCloud account. Although considered her debut single, My Name Is Kay considers it, along with "Strangers", as just "a song".

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)63

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