Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)

"Hey Girl"
"Hey Girl"
Single by Donny Osmond
from the album Portrait of Donny
B-side	"I Knew You When"
Released	November 6, 1971
Recorded	September 10, 1971
Genre	Pop
Length	3:13
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Producer(s)	Rick Hall
Donny Osmond singles chronology

"Hey Girl"
"Hey Girl"
Single by Freddie Scott
B-side	"The Slide"
Released	August 1963
Genre	Pop
Length	3:04
Label	Colpix
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Producer(s)	Gerry Goffin
Freddie Scott singles chronology

"Hey Girl" is a song written and composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular Top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1963 when recorded by Freddie Scott. Donny Osmond took the song back to the Billboard top ten chart with his cover in 1971. Billy Joel recorded a version of the song for his 1997 album Greatest Hits Volume III.

Chart performance

Scott's version peaked at number ten on both the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles and R&B charts.^[1]

Chart (1963)	Peak position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)^[2]	20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	10

Donny Osmond version

Background

Donny Osmond released a version of this song on November 6, 1971. It reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 1972. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 28, 1972.

Chart performance

Chart (1971–72)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	82
Canada RPM Top Singles	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	21
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	9

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	13

Billy Joel version

In 1997, "Hey Girl" was one of three cover songs Billy Joel included on his album Greatest Hits Volume III. In an interview for Billboard, Joel said of the song, "I recorded that song a few years ago. I had split up with Christie [Brinkley] and my daughter was going to live far away, and I was very sad. When I sang that song, that's who I was singing it to, my little girl."^[4]

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 514.
^ CHUM Hit Parade, September 9, 1963
^ "American single certifications – Donny Osmond – Hey Girl". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Newman, Melinda (July 26, 1997). "Songs on Joel's Third "Greatest Hits"". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

External links

Nichelle Nichols's 1967 cover as "Hey Boy" provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment.

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Albums	Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites (1960) Bobby Vee (1961) Bobby Vee with Strings and Things (1961) Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's (1961) Take Good Care of My Baby (1962) A Bobby Vee Recording Session (1962) Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets (1962) Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee (1962) The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1963) Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures (1963) I Remember Buddy Holly (1963) The New Sound from England! (1964) 30 Big Hits of the 60's (1964) 30 Big Hits of the 60's, Volume 2 (1966) Look at Me Girl (1966) Just Today (1968) Do What You Gotta Do (1968) Gates, Grills & Railings (1969) Down the Line (1999)
Compilations	Bobby Vee's Golden Greats (1962)
Soundtrack albums	C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1966)
EPs	Just for Fun (1963)
Singles	"Devil or Angel" "Rubber Ball" "More Than I Can Say" "How Many Tears" "Take Good Care of My Baby" "Run to Him" "Please Don't Ask About Barbara" "Sharing You" "Punish Her" "A Forever Kind of Love" "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" "Charms" "Come Back When You Grow Up" "Medley: My Girl/Hey Girl"
B-sides	"Everyday"
Related articles	Discography

v t e Donny Osmond
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Solo albums	The Donny Osmond Album To You with Love, Donny Portrait of Donny Too Young Alone Together A Time for Us Donny Disco Train Donald Clark Osmond Donny Osmond Eyes Don't Lie The Soundtrack of My Life
Compilation albums	My Best to You
Songs	"Sweet and Innocent" "Go Away Little Girl" "Hey Girl" "Puppy Love" "Too Young" "Why" "The Twelfth of Never" "Young Love" "A Million to One" "When I Fall in Love" "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" "C'mon Marianne" "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" "Soldier of Love" "Sacred Emotion" "My Love Is a Fire" "I'll Make a Man Out of You" "Breeze On By"
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Live albums	Songs in the Attic Kontsert 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Compilations	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Volume III The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits
Singles	"She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now" "Piano Man" / "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "I've Loved These Days" / "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "No Man's Land" "All About Soul" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah" "Turn the Lights Back On"
Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
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Films	Oliver & Company The Last Play at Shea
See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee episode)
Category

Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)

Chart performance

Donny Osmond version

Background

Chart performance

Certifications

Chart performance

Billy Joel version

References

External links

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