Hey Oh

"Hey Oh" is a 2003 song recorded by French duet Tragédie. This R&B song was released as debut single from the album Tragédie in September 2003. It achieved a huge success in France and Belgium where it stayed at the top of the singles charts for several weeks. This song can be considered as Tragédie's signature song and the most successful single of the band. Two versions (radio edit and part II) are included on the album. The song also featured in a live version on band's album Live, released in 2005.

For the Red Hot Chili Peppers song, see Snow (Hey Oh).
"Hey Oh"
Single by Tragédie
from the album Tragédie
B-side"Original mix"
ReleasedSeptember 2003
RecordedFrance, 2003
GenreContemporary R&B
Length3:32
LabelWarner Music
Songwriter(s)Dom Bamboo, Tizy Bone
DJ Dem's, Silky Shai
Producer(s)Stan Courtois
Tragédie singles chronology
"Hey Oh"
(2003)		 "Sexy pour moi"
(2003)

An earlier version of the song contains an instrumental taken from the song "Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige. Later versions used an original instrumental, which was released as a single and featured on their debut album.

The song was covered by Les Enfoirés on their album 2011: Dans l'œil des Enfoirés, and included in the medley "À la porte du Night Club". The song was performed by Amel Bent, Jenifer Bartoli, Thomas Dutronc, Grégoire, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Yannick Noah, Jean-Michèle Laroque, MC Solaar and Pascal Obispo.[1]

Chart performance

In France, the single went straight to number-one on 21 September 2003, and stayed there for nine non-consecutive weeks. Then it kept on dropping on the chart, totalling 14 weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 21 weeks on the chart (top 100).[2] As of August 2014, the song was the tenth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 763,000 units sold.[3]

In Belgium (Wallonia), the single went to number six on 1 November 2003 and spent eight weeks at top. It totaled 13 weeks in the top five and 21 weeks in the top 40.

Track listings
  • CD single
  1. "Hey Oh" (radio edit) — 3:32
  2. "Hey Oh" (original mix) — 4:22
  • 7" maxi
  1. "Hey Oh" (radio edit) — 3:32
  2. "Hey Oh" (original mix) — 4:22
  • Digital download
  1. "Hey Oh" (radio edit)
  2. "Hey Oh" (part II)
  3. "Hey Oh" (live)

Charts and sales

Certifications
Certifications for "Hey Oh"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[9] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[10] Platinum 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "2011: Dans l'œil des Enfoirés, track listing and charts" (in French). lescharts. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. "Hey Oh", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  3. "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, le top 10 final!". Chartsinfrance, PureCharts. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  4. 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  5. 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  6. 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2004-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  7. 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  8. 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
  9. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2004". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  10. "French single certifications – Tragédie – Hey ho" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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