Hey America

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| name = Hey America Vocal

| cover =

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| type = single

| artist = James Brown

| album = Hey America

| B-side = Hey America Sing Along

| released = {{Start date|1970}}

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| genre = Funk, Christmas music

| length = {{plainlist}}

• {{Duration|m=3|s=42}} (Vocal)
• {{Duration|m=3|s=42}} (Sing Along)

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| label = King
6339

| writer = {{plainlist}}

• Nat Jones
• A. William Jones

{{endplainlist}}

| producer = James Brown

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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|lm3SymFOqeM|"Hey America"}}|header=Audio video}}

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"Hey America" is a Christmas song recorded by James Brown. It appeared on his 1970 Christmas album of the same name. It was released as a single that failed to make the charts in the United States,White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. but reached #47 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=51691 |title=Hey America (song by James Brown) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts |website=Musicvf.com |date=1971-11-27 |access-date=2016-10-03}}

Spin magazine characterizes the song as "a churning, overwrought orchestral groove, over which JB apparently improvises a totally incoherent rant about Christmas, peace protesters, God, partying, and (tellingly) wine."{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2012/12/25-weirdest-darkest-christmas-songs/spinlogo_13/|title = James Brown – "Hey America" (1970) SPIN}}