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Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)

{{Short description|1999 single by Blessid Union of Souls}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)

| cover = Hey Leonardo single cover.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Blessid Union of Souls

| album = Walking Off the Buzz

| B-side = South Hampton Avenue

| released = {{Start date|1999|3|23}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1291|page=37|date=March 19, 1999}}

| recorded =

| studio = Legend Entertainment (Cincinnati, Ohio)

| genre = Pop rock{{cite magazine|last= Rolling Stone Staff|title= The 50 Greatest Minivan Rock Songs|magazine= Rolling Stone|date= April 28, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/minivan-rock-50-greatest-songs-9364720/|accessdate= January 11, 2025|quote=A jolly pop-rock attack on hot-shot male models and movie stars...}}

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=28}}

| label =

| writer =

  • Eliot Sloan
  • Jeff Pence
  • Emosia
  • Rachel Whitehead

| producer =

  • Emosia
  • C. P. Roth

| prev_title = Light in Your Eyes

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Standing at the Edge of the Earth

| next_year = 1999

}}

"Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" is a song by American alternative rock group Blessid Union of Souls from their third album, Walking Off the Buzz (1999). It is one of the band's most popular songs,{{Cite web |url=http://blessidu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=4&id=13&Itemid=31 |title=blessidu.com – BUOS Music |access-date=June 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113020242/http://blessidu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=4&id=13&Itemid=31 |archive-date=January 13, 2009 |url-status=dead }} reaching number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top-20 hit in Australia, Canada, and Iceland.

Composition

The upbeat modern rock anthem was written by band members Eliot Sloan and Jeff Pence as well as collaborator/producer Emosia.{{cite web |url=http://www.shapirobernstein.com/song/241/Hey-Leonardo-She-Likes-Me-For-Me |title=Song: Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) |work=Shapiro Bernstein |access-date=July 5, 2011 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930225443/http://www.shapirobernstein.com/song/241/Hey-Leonardo-She-Likes-Me-For-Me |url-status=dead }}

The song references celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tyson Beckford, Robert Redford, Luciano Pavarotti, Cindy Crawford, the character of Dirty Harry, and the performances of Steve Buscemi in Fargo and Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA25|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|editor-last=Taylor|editor-first=Chuck|editor-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=9|page=25|date=February 27, 1999|issn=0006-2510}}

Music video

The music video was directed by Geoff Moore and produced by Barry Fink.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} It was released on June 25, 1999.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Track listings

  • UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)|others=Blessid Union of Souls|year=1999|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5010623}}
  1. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"  – 3:24
  2. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (live) – 3:57
  • Australian CD and European maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)|others=Blessid Union of Souls|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5010043}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)|others=Blessid Union of Souls|year=1999|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5010043}}
  1. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"  – 3:24
  2. "South Hampton Avenue"  – 4:05
  3. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (live) – 3:57

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1999–2000)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|17|artist=Blessid Union of Souls|song=Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|7|chartid=8352|rowheader=true|access-date=September 2, 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|20|chartid=8466|rowheader=true|access-date=June 12, 2020}}
scope="row"|Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407221908/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/1999.pdf|archivedate=April 7, 2005|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/1999.pdf|title=Canadian Top 20 in 1999|website=Cross Canada Countdown|accessdate=November 13, 2023}}

| style="text-align:center"|8

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2989983#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (23.9 – 30.9 1999)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=September 24, 1999|access-date=October 6, 2019}}

|8

{{single chart|Dutch40|34|artist=Blessid Union of Souls|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2023}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|73|artist=Blessid Union of Souls|song=Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|44|artist=Blessid Union of Souls|song=Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1999-09-04/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=September 4, 1999|access-date=October 5, 2023}}

|33

scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-pop-songs/1999-09-04/|title=Adult Pop Airplay|magazine=Billboard|date=September 4, 1999|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 5, 2023}}

|16

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/1999-08-07/|title=Pop Airplay|magazine=Billboard|date=August 7, 1999|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 5, 2023}}

|8

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (1999)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9952&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9952.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9952|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=September 2, 2019}}

|47

scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=7|issue=52|page=47|date=December 24, 1999}}

|41

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1999|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=7|issue=52|page=54|date=December 24, 1999}}

|23

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|access-date=September 2, 2019}}

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References

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{{Blessid Union of Souls}}

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Category:1999 singles

Category:1999 songs

Category:Blessid Union of Souls songs

Category:Leonardo DiCaprio

Category:V2 Records singles