H.Y.C.Y.BH
{{Short description|2021 song by Tom Cardy}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = H.Y.C.Y.BH
| cover =
| type = single
| artist = Tom Cardy
| EP = Artificial Intelligence
| released =
| recorded = 2021
| studio = Tom Cardy's home studio
(Sydney, Australia)
| genre = {{hlist|Comedy|electropop}}
| length = 2:40
| writer = Tom Cardy
| producer = Tom Cardy
}}
"H.Y.C.Y.BH" (an acronym for "Have You Checked Your Butthole") is a song by Australian musical comedian Tom Cardy. It was taken from his debut EP, Artificial Intelligence, which was released on 6 August 2021. Written, recorded, and produced solely by Cardy, the song was debuted on TikTok. "H.Y.C.Y.BH" received praise from music critics and ranked at No. 11 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2021.
Background and release
"H.Y.C.Y.BH" was recorded in July 2021 in Cardy's home studio during the creation of his debut EP Artificial Intelligence. It was debuted on TikTok, with an accompanying music video being uploaded to YouTube on 3 July which showed Cardy performing the song in his home studio.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9kqhzQ-8Q |title=H.Y.C.Y.BH? (Official Video) |publisher=Tom Cardy |via=YouTube |date=3 July 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703222316/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--9kqhzQ-8Q |archive-date=3 July 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/artificial-intelligence/1578227001/ |title=Artificial Intelligence by Tom Cardy on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813070600/https://music.apple.com/au/album/artificial-intelligence/1578227001 |archive-date=13 August 2021 |url-status=live}} A metal keyring promoting the song was made available following the EP's release.{{cite web |url=https://www.bandtshirts.com.au/merch/view/11681/hycybh-metal-keyring/ |title=HYCYBH? Metal Keyring |publisher=Band T-Shirts |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110232420/https://www.bandtshirts.com.au/merch/view/11681/hycybh-metal-keyring/ |archive-date=10 November 2021 |url-status=live}}
Composition
"H.Y.C.Y.BH" is written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 120 BPM.{{cite web |url=https://songdata.io/track/0yNZ63pUbmxX0xYzZEQr2j/HYCYBH-by-Tom-Cardy/ |title=H.Y.C.Y.BH by Tom Cardy Key and BPM |publisher=SongData |date=6 August 2021 |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129105019/https://songdata.io/track/0yNZ63pUbmxX0xYzZEQr2j/HYCYBH-by-Tom-Cardy/ |archive-date=29 January 2022 |url-status=live}}
==Critical reception==
Writing for The Music, Joe Dolan labelled "H.Y.C.Y.BH" one of the best songs of the month and said that "it's hard not to admire the sheer tenacity that comes with one man's journey into enlightenment". He additionally likened the song's titular question to that of "What's Going On?" by Marvin Gaye and "Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha Men.{{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/features/musics-favourite-songs-this-month-lizzo-cardi-b-june-jones-thrice-white-lotus/kfeJhYSHhok/18-08-21/ |title=This month in new music: The songs getting us through August |work=The Music |date=18 August 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |author=Dolan, Joe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818071815/https://themusic.com.au/features/musics-favourite-songs-this-month-lizzo-cardi-b-june-jones-thrice-white-lotus/kfeJhYSHhok/18-08-21/ |archive-date=18 August 2021 |url-status=live}} Another writer for The Music dubbed it "incredible handiwork" and added that "you're gonna have this song in your head for a while".{{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/good-news-roundup-july-16/QxZfV1ZZWFs/16-07-21/ |title=This Aussie hitmaker going viral is sure to lift your spirits up |work=The Music |date=16 July 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716153548/https://themusic.com.au/news/good-news-roundup-july-16/QxZfV1ZZWFs/16-07-21/ |archive-date=16 July 2021 |url-status=live}} Dustin Rowles of Pajiba praised the song as "art" and called it "the best reason I have ever seen for the existence of TikTok".{{cite web |url=https://www.pajiba.com/videos/the-only-tiktok-you-should-click-on-when-every-fiber-of-your-being-is-telling-you-not-to.php |title=The only TikTok you should click on when every fiber of your being is telling you not to |work=Pajiba |date=8 July 2021 |access-date=1 December 2021 |author=Rowles, Dustin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708131229/https://www.pajiba.com/videos/the-only-tiktok-you-should-click-on-when-every-fiber-of-your-being-is-telling-you-not-to.php |archive-date=8 July 2021 |url-status=live}}
Triple J's Al Newstead opined that with the phrase "have you checked your butthole", Cardy "elegantly encapsulates transcendent, universal wisdom". Triple J presenter Dave Woodhead included the song in his 10 votes for the station's 2021 Hottest 100 countdown, marking Cardy's second appearance on the list after "Mixed Messages" placed at No. 17.{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/how-tom-cardy-cracked-hottest-100-tiktok-musical-comedy-star/13724866/ |title=How Tom Cardy, TikTok musical comedy star, cracked the Hottest 100 |publisher=Triple J |date=22 January 2022 |access-date=25 January 2022 |author=Newstead, Al |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122115926/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/how-tom-cardy-cracked-hottest-100-tiktok-musical-comedy-star/13724866/ |archive-date=22 January 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/21/presenter-votes/dave-woodhead/ |title=Dave Woodhead – Hottest 100 2021 |publisher=Triple J |date=14 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216035644/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/21/presenter-votes/dave-woodhead/ |archive-date=16 December 2021 |url-status=live}} In an op-ed for ABC News, journalist Abbey Wiltshire attributed the song's success in the countdown to its "unfiltered humour and pure shareability".{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-11/tik-tok-music-live-concerts-triplej-hottest-100/100801844 |title=TikTok will never replace the sweaty joy of a live gig. But for me, it was the escapism I craved |work=ABC News |date=10 February 2022 |access-date=22 February 2022 |author=Wiltshire, Abbey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210185336/https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100801844 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |url-status=live}}
Chart performance
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|+Rankings for "H.Y.C.Y.BH" ! Work ! List ! Rank ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| Triple J
| Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 11 | {{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/triple-j-hottest-100-of-2021-countdown-all-songs-3143296/ |title=triple j Hottest 100 of 2021: here are all the songs in the countdown |work=NME Australia |date=22 January 2022 |access-date=25 January 2022 |author=Gwee, Karen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122140000/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/triple-j-hottest-100-of-2021-countdown-all-songs-3143296 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |url-status=live}} |
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Personnel
As shown in the liner notes of Artificial Intelligence, the song was created and performed solely by Cardy.{{cite AV media notes |title=Artificial Intelligence |others=Tom Cardy |publisher=Tom Cardy |year=2021 |type=booklet}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|--9kqhzQ-8Q|Official music video}}
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