Hey Whatever Explained
Hey Whatever |
Cover: | HeyWhateverCD1.jpg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Westlife |
Album: | Turnaround |
B-Side: | - "I Won't Let You Down"
- "Singing Forever"
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Studio: | Rokstone, Sphere (London) |
Length: | 3:30 |
Label: |
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Producer: | Steve Mac |
Prev Title: | Tonight |
Prev Year: | 2003 |
Prev Title2: | Miss You Nights |
Next Title: | Mandy |
Next Year: | 2003 |
"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Turnaround (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Irish rock band Relish.[1] Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
In Westlife - Our Story, the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite Simon Cowell telling them they did not have a hit. The song became one of Westlife's lowest-charting singles and was their first not to sell more than 100,000 copies at the time, selling just under 80,000.[2]
Track listings
UK CD1[3]
- "Hey Whatever"
- "I Won't Let You Down"
- "Hey Whatever" (video)
UK CD2[4]
- "Hey Whatever"
- "Singing Forever"
- "Tonight" (Metro Mix video)
- "The Making of the Video" (video)
UK cassette single and European CD single[5] [6]
- "Hey Whatever" – 3:28
- "I Won't Let You Down" – 3:45
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rainbow Zephyr or Hey, Whatever?. Digital Spy. 10 December 2018.
- Web site: Westlife: Our Story. HarperCollins Publishers. 194. 30 August 2011. 7 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307144257/http://www.harpercollins.com.au/books/Westlife-Our-Story-Westlife/?isbn=9780007288144. dead.
- Hey Whatever. Westlife. 2003. UK CD1 liner notes. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 82876 560862.
- Hey Whatever. Westlife. 2003. UK CD2 liner notes. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 82876 56082 2.
- Hey Whatever. Westlife. 2003. UK cassette single sleeve. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 82876 560864.
- Hey Whatever. Westlife. 2003. European CD single liner notes. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 82876 560842.
- Hits of the World: Eurocharts. Billboard. 115. 40. 65. 4 October 2003. 20 December 2022.
- Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 43, saptamina 10.11 – 16.11, 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050220015606/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10094.html. 20 February 2005. 6 February 2021.
- Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Nov 20, 2003. TopHit. 23 April 2024.
- Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003). TopHit. 11 August 2019.
- Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2003. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113024/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
- Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2003. TopHit. 23 April 2024. 22 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160833/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2003. live.
- Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2003. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 6 February 2021.
- Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2003. UKChartsPlus. 6 February 2021.
- New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 29. 13 September 2003.
- Web site: Westlife: Hey Whatever. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20050223092820/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1799&art=32. 23 February 2005. 30 November 2023.