Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel song)

" Hey! Baby " is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, and recorded by Channel in 1961, first released on LeCam records, a local Fort Worth, Texas label. After it hit, it was released on Smash Records for national distribution. He co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith (owner of LeCam) and released it onMercury Records' Smash label. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting the week ending March 10, 1962.

The song features a prominent riff from well-known harmonica player Delbert McClinton. According to a CNN article [ 1 ] from 2002, while touring the U.K. in 1962 with The Beatles, harmonica player Delbert McClinton met John Lennon and gave him some harmonica tips. Lennon put the lessons to use right away on "Love Me Do" and later "Please Please Me". Lennon included the song in his jukebox, and it is also featured on the related compilation album.

Content
The song features a prominent riff from the harmonica player, Delbert McClinton. Ray Torres played the drums.

Anne Murray version
Canadian country pop singer Anne Murray covered the song in 1982, reaching number 7 on the US Country Singles chart and number 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Murray also reached number-one on theRPM country and adult contemporary charts in Canada.

DJ Ötzi version
Austrian artist DJ Ötzi recorded a cover versionTITLED "Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh)". It was released in July 2000 as the lead single from his debut solo album, Love, Peace & Vollgas. In 2002, it was re-released when it became the unofficial theme song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[citation needed]  It reached number-one in the United Kingdom,[ 2 ] Ireland, Australia and Japan. Darts player Tony O'Shea uses the song as his walk-on song.[ 3 ]

Music video
The official music video features large groups of people singing along to the song in a taxi at different times, interspersed with DJ Ötzi singing on aTV SCREEN.

Track listings

 * CD Maxi-single (Europe, 2000)
 * 1) "Hey Baby" (Uhh, Ahh) (Radio Mix) - 3:36
 * 2) "Hey Baby" (Uhh, Ahh) (Club Mix) - 4:15
 * 3) "Uh! Ah!" - 3:38

Charts and certifications
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