Say Hey (I Love You)

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"Say Hey (I Love You)"
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Single by Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson
from the album All Rebel Rockers
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:55(Album Version)
3:40 (Radio Edit)
Label ANTI-
Songwriter(s) Michael Franti, Carl Young
Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson singles chronology
"Say Hey (I Love You)"
(2008)
"Shake It"
(2010)

"Say Hey (I Love You)" is a single by Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Jamaican soul singer Cherine Anderson released in 2008 from their album All Rebel Rockers . The single was produced by Sly & Robbie. The music video peaked at number 5 on the VH1 Top 20 countdown and the single peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it Franti's first Hot 100 chart entry. It also peaked at number 3 on Billboard Digital Songs, number 1 on Billboard R&B Songs, and number 3 on Billboard Modern Rock Songs. Digital sales of "Say Hey (I Love You)" have topped 120,000 downloads. [6]

Contents

The music video for this song was filmed at Vigário Geral favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [7]

Background

In a January 2010 interview, Franti explained he wrote the lyrics to this song in the steam of a mirror just after a shower. He joked to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul : "I was staying at (US actor) Woody Harrelson's house. And, when Woody called and asked how the songwriting was going, I was like 'It's going great! I think I just wrote a hit song in the bathroom!'... And straightaway he was like 'So, is it a Number One or a Number Two?'!!" [8]

Use in other media

On April 15, 2009, Craig Ferguson did a lipsync of the song with his cast and puppets on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson". [9] The song appeared in the Showtime series Weeds for a flash mob in the season five premiere episode and during the opening credits of the 2010 film Valentine's Day . It also appeared in the 2010 films Ramona and Beezus and The Back-Up Plan and the 2011 films Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked . This song is featured in EA Sports video game 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa . It was also featured in a 2010 advertisement for Corona Light beer, and in advertisements for The Oprah Winfrey Show 's final season. Franti recorded a version with alternate lyrics in support of the San Francisco Giants in connection with their World Series appearance in 2010. [10] The song is featured in the 2015 animated musical comedy Strange Magic . It is played in the sequel Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 .

Chart positions

Cover versions

The song was covered for the 2015 film Strange Magic . [22]

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
United States 2× Platinum [23]

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