Hey Oh

"Hey Oh"
Single by Tragédie
from the album Tragédie
B-side	Original mix
Released	September 2003
Format	CD single, 7"
Recorded	France, 2003
Genre	Contemporary R&B
Length	3:32
Label	Warner Music
Writer(s)	Dom Bamboo, Tizy Bone DJ Dem's, Silky Shai
Producer(s)	Stan Courtois
Tragédie singles chronology
"Hey Oh" (2003) "Sexy pour moi" (2003)

"Hey Oh" is a 2003 song recorded by French duet Tragédie. This R&B song was released as debut single from the album Tragédie on 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.

This song contains an instrumental taken from the song Family Affair by Mary J. Blige.

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 performances

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

Peak positions Chart (2003/04) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[2] 1 French SNEP Singles Chart[2] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[2] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[4] 16 French Singles Chart[5] 2 Swiss Singles Chart[6] 63 Chart (2004) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 52 Swiss Singles Chart[8] 79

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium[9]	Platinum	7 February 2004	40,000
France[10]	Platinum	18 December 2003	500,000	656,000[11]

Chart successions

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 (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
6. 2003 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
7. 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
8. 2004 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
9. Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
10. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 29 September 2008)
11. Tragédie's certifications and sales See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "TRAGEDIE" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 29 September 2008)