| "Hey You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Quireboys | ||||
| from the album A Bit of What You Fancy | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Spike, Guy Bailey | |||
| The Quireboys singles chronology | ||||
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"Hey You" is a song by the English hard rock band The Quireboys. Although their first three singles were not significant hits in the UK, "Hey You" became the band's highest charting song on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 14 in January 1990. After that, the band managed to get all but two singles into the top 40.[1] "Hey You" is considered the band's signature song. When the band performed the song on Top of the Pops in January 1990, they were the first band of the new decade performing on the show. The song shares the same riff as "I Can't Explain" by The Who from 1965.
Charts
| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 82 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] | 35 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] | 26 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 23 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 14 |
References
- ^ "Quireboys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1354." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 5. 3 February 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 10, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Quireboys – Hey You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2019.