Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)
{{Short description|1963 single by Freddie Scott}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Hey Girl
| cover = Hey_Girl_-_Freddie_Scott.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Freddie Scott
| album =
| B-side = The Slide
| released = August 1963
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:04
| label = Colpix
| writer = Gerry Goffin, Carole King
| producer = Gerry Goffin
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = I Got a Woman
| next_year = 1963
}}
"Hey Girl" is a song written and composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular Top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1963 when recorded by Freddie Scott. Donny Osmond took the song back to the Billboard top ten chart with his cover in 1971. Billy Joel recorded a version of the song for his 1997 album Greatest Hits Volume III.
Chart performance
Scott's version peaked at number ten on both the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles and R&B charts.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=514}}
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1963) !Peak |
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[http://chumtribute.com/63-09-02-chart.jpg CHUM Hit Parade, September 9, 1963]
| style="text-align:center;"|20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|10 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B Singles
|align="center"|10 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100
|align="center"|10 |
Donny Osmond version
{{Infobox song
| name = Hey Girl
| cover = heygirlosmond.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Donny Osmond
| album = Portrait of Donny
| B-side = I Knew You When
| released = November 6, 1971
| recorded = September 10, 1971
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 3:13
| label = MGM
| writer = Gerry Goffin, Carole King
| producer = Rick Hall
| prev_title = Go Away Little Girl
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Puppy Love
| next_year = 1972
}}
=Background=
Donny Osmond released a version of this song on November 6, 1971. It reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 1972. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 28, 1972.
=Chart performance=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1971–72) !Peak |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)
| style="text-align:center;"|82 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|9 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
|align="center"|21 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100
|align="center"|9 |
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Donny Osmond|title=Hey Girl|award=Gold|relyear=1971|certyear=1972|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
=Chart performance=
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1997) !Peak |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
|align="center"|13 |
Billy Joel version
In 1997, "Hey Girl" was one of three cover songs Billy Joel included on his album Greatest Hits Volume III. In an interview for Billboard, Joel said of the song, "I recorded that song a few years ago. I had split up with Christie [Brinkley] and my daughter was going to live far away, and I was very sad. When I sang that song, that's who I was singing it to, my little girl."{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lg4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22hey+girl%22+%22billy+joel%22&pg=PA82|magazine=Billboard|title=Songs on Joel's Third "Greatest Hits"|first=Melinda|last=Newman|date=July 26, 1997|accessdate=August 21, 2022}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uahTJqM5jyU Nichelle Nichols's 1967 cover as "Hey Boy" provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment.]
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Category:Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin
Category:Songs written by Carole King