Hey Everybody!

"Hey Everybody!"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album Sounds Good Feels Good
Released 9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded 2015
Genre Pop punk
Length 3:16
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Monsters and the Strangerz
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"She's Kinda Hot"
(2015)		 "Hey Everybody!"
(2015)		 "Jet Black Heart"
(2015)

"Hey Everybody!" is a song by Australian pop punk band 5 Seconds of Summer. The song is the second single from the band's second album Sounds Good Feels Good.[1] The song contains elements from "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran, who were given a writing credit on the song.[2]

Promotion

The band performed the track on Alan Carr: Chatty Man Stand Up to Cancer special, broadcast on 9 October 2015,[3] and TFI Friday on 6 November 2015. It was later performed at the American Music Awards of 2015, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, BBC Radio 1's Lounge, Sirius XM Radio, Radio 1 Teen Awards, On Air With Ryan Seacrest, Elvis Duran and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Critical reception

Time named "Hey Everybody!" the third-worst song of 2015.[4]

Music video

On 16 October 2015, the music video for "Hey Everybody!" was released.

Track listing

  1. "Hey Everybody!" – 3:16
  1. "Hey Everybody (radio edit)"
  2. "Over and Out" – 2:59

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 70
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 74
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 49
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[12] 65
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 49
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[14] 16
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 23

References

  1. ↑ "Review: 5 Seconds of Summer Rally with 'Hey, Everybody!' Ahead of 'Sounds Good Feels Good'". Music Times. Music Times. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "5 Seconds of Summer Goes From Boy Band to Men With 'Sounds Good, Feels Good': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/alan-carr-chatty-man/episode-guide
  4. ↑ "Worst Songs of 2015". Time. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Hey Everybody! - Single by 5 Seconds of Summer". iTunes Store (GB).
  6. ↑ http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0197E77FU/
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (17 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Spends Another Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – 5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – 5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Musicline.de – 5 Seconds of Summer Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 42, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201548 into search.
  13. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2015-10-16" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "5 Seconds of Summer – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for 5 Seconds of Summer. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "5 Seconds of Summer – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for 5 Seconds of Summer. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
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