Hey Love (Quadron song)

"Hey Love" is a song written, produced and performed by Danish duo Quadron. It was issued as the lead single off their album Avalanche. It peaked number eight on the Danish Singles Chart, and was also certified gold in Denmark. The song also did well critically. The music video premiered in April 2013.

"Hey Love"
Single by Quadron
from the album Avalanche
Released14 February 2013
RecordedWestlake Recording Studios
(Los Angeles, California)[1]
GenreAlternative
Length3:22
LabelVested in Culture
Songwriter(s)Ali Tamposi, Fraser T. Smith, Quadron
Producer(s)Fraser T. Smith, Robin Hannibal
Quadron singles chronology
"Buster Keaton"
(2010)		 "Hey Love"
(2013)		 "Favorite Star"
(2013)
Music video
"Hey Love" on YouTube

Production and composition

"Hey Love" was written by Ali Tamposi, Fraser T. Smith and Quadron, and produced by Smith and duo member Robin Hannibal.[2] It is the only track on Quadron that was made with an outside producer, who was Smith, because the group wanted to create a different-sounding song from the other tracks on the album. According to Coco, "Hey Love" was inspired by Nina Simone's “See Line Woman”.[3] The track was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles.[1] Smith performed the piano, additional drums and percussion, while Hannibal played all the other instruments. It was engineered by Andrew Schwartz, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Kuk Harrell, Marcos Tovar and Steven Valenzuela, with Harrell handling production of Coco O's vocals. Manny Marroquin mixed the track with assistance from Chris Galland, Delbert Bowers and Robin Hannibal, and, finally, Manny Marroquin mastered it.[2]

Release and reception

"Hey Love" was first released for online streaming on 14 February 2013.[4] It was later released to digital music retailers in Europe,[5] Latin America,[6] Mexico[7] and Singapore[8] on 1 March. It was issued as the lead single off Quadron's second album Quadron, where it was listed as the third track.[2] A remix EP featuring remixes of the song by Classixx, Ryan Hemsworth, Sinden (DJ), Branko and Balistiq, was issued on 1 November.[9] The single debuted at number 40 on the Danish Singles Chart, reaching the number eight spot and lasting on the chart for 26 weeks,[10] and was certified gold by IFPI Denmark. It was the 32nd best-selling song of 2013 in Denmark.[11]

Critics were favorable towards "Hey Love". Pitchfork Media writer Jamieson Cox said the song was "a display of both vocal power and chemistry, the perfect timing appropriate for a pair with years of experience together."[12] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone said it "splits the difference between Adele and Amy Winehouse", and proved "Coco is far more than a hook queen."[13]

Music videos

"Hey Love"'s music video was filmed in Lakewood, Los Angeles.[14] It premiered on 8 April 2013.[15]

Live performances

Quadron performed an acoustic version of "Hey Love" for the magazine Elle in May 2013.[16] On 4 June, when Avalanche was released, the group were interviewed about the album at Billboard Studios, and performed "Hey Love" along with another song from the album, "Favorite Star".[1]

In other media

"Hey Love" was played in a season finale of the TV series Mob Wives.[17] Anthony Jasmin performed "Hey Love" as their second song during the semi-final of the seventh season of the Danish version of X FactorHey Love also features in "Greys Anatomy" - season 9, episode 18.

Track listing
Digital download[5]
  1. "Hey Love" – 3:22
Remix EP[9]
  1. "Hey Love (Classixx Remix)" – 4:26
  2. "Hey Love (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)" – 3:31
  3. "Hey Love (Sinden Remix)" – 6:22
  4. "Hey Love (Branko Remix)" – 4:22
  5. "Hey Love (Balistiq Remix)" – 5:15

Chart positions

Weekly
Chart (2013-2014) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 8

Year-end
Chart (2013) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 32

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[18] Gold 15,000^
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19] Platinum 1,800,000†

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[4] 14 February 2013 Streaming Vested in Culture
Europe[5] 1 March 2013 Digital download
Latin America[6]
Mexico[7]
Singapore[8]
Worldwide[9] 1 November 2013 Digital download – remixes

References
  1. Wete, Brad (4 June 2013). "Quadron Talks 'Avalanche' Album, Performs 'Hey Love' & 'Favorite Star'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. Avalanche (CD). Quadron. Vested In Culture. 2013. 88691991882.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. karaslamb (June 2013). "The Okayplayer Interview: Robin Hannibal + Coco O. Are Quadron". Okayplayer. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. "Quadron - Hey Love (Audio)". YouTube. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. European releases:
  6. "Hey Love - Single by Quadron". iTunes Store (LA). Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. "Hey Love - Single de Quadron" (in Spanish). iTunes Store (MX). Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. "Hey Love - Single by Quadron". iTunes Store (SG). Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  10. "Quadron – Hey Love". Tracklisten. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. "Track Top-50 2013" (in Danish). hitlisterne.dk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  12. Cox, Jamieson (8 March 2013). "Quadron: "Hey Love"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  13. Hermes, Will (4 June 2013). "Quadron, 'Avalanche'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  14. "Quadron - Behind The Scenes of Hey Love". YouTube. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  15. "Quadron - Hey Love". YouTube. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  16. Yi, David (10 May 2013). "Listen Up: Quadron's Coco O Performs a Live Acoustic Version of "Hey Love"". Elle. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  17. Ayers, Isaac (9 April 2013). "Check Out Quadron's New Video For "Hey Love" (As Featured On The Mob Wives Season Finale)". VH1. Viacom. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  18. "Danish single certifications – Quadron – Hey Love". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  19. "Danish single certifications – Quadron – Hey Love". IFPI Danmark. Scroll through the page-list below until year 2013 to obtain certification.
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