Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)

"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.

"Hey Girl"
Single by Freddie Scott
B-side"The Slide"
ReleasedAugust 1963
GenrePop
Length3:04
LabelColpix
Songwriter(s)Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Producer(s)Gerry Goffin
Freddie Scott singles chronology
"Hey Girl"
(1963)		 "I Got a Woman"
(1963)

Chart performance

Scott's version peaked at number ten on both the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles and R&B charts.[1]

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[2] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles 10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 10

Donny Osmond version
"Hey Girl"
Single by Donny Osmond
from the album Portrait of Donny
B-side"I Knew You When"
ReleasedNovember 6, 1971
RecordedSeptember 10, 1971
GenrePop
Length3:13
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Producer(s)Rick Hall
Donny Osmond singles chronology
"Go Away Little Girl"
(1971)		 "Hey Girl"
(1971)		 "Puppy Love"
(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
Chart (1971–72) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 82
Canada RPM Top Singles 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 21
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 9

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Chart performance
Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 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."[4]

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 514.
  2. CHUM Hit Parade, September 9, 1963
  3. "American single certifications – Donny Osmond – Hey Girl". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. Newman, Melinda (July 26, 1997). "Songs on Joel's Third "Greatest Hits"". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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