Hey infant
| Hey infant | |
|---|---|
| Bruce Channel | |
| publication | December 1961 |
| length | 2:27 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Channel • Margaret Cobb |
| Producer (s) | Channel • Major Bill Smith |
| Label | Smash Records |
| album | Hey infant |
| Cover versions | |
| 1982 | Anne Murray |
| 2000 | DJ Ötzi |
Hey Baby is a pop song by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Channel from his album of the same name. The track was released as a single in December 1961 and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States. Better known in Europe and Australia gained the title by using the Dirty Dancing soundtrack , and later by the cover of Austrian pop singer DJ Ötzi , the song entitled Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh) in 2000 coverte .
Original version
The song was written by Bruce Channel and Margaret Cobb and recorded in 1961. First the title appeared on the record label LeCam Records, a minor label from Texas . After the title experienced regional success, it was sold internationally by Smash Records , a division of Mercury Records , and reached the top position in the US singles charts in the week of March 10, 1962. Was-produced Co Hey! Baby of Major Bill Smith, the owner of LeCam Records. The recording contains compositional riffs by harmonica player Delbert McClinton and drummer Ray Torres . Bob Jones and Billy Sanders are represented as guitarists and Jim Rogers as bassist .
Adaptation
DJ Ötzi recorded a reinterpretation for his album Love, Peace & Vollgas and released its cover on July 31, 2000. The single reached number one placements in Australia, Ireland and the UK and reached the top 10 in Austria, Denmark , Sweden , Belgium and Norway . In Germany , the publication reached number 11 on the GfK Entertainment Charts and, with 56th place, was the lowest in the Netherlands . Ötzi's release received several gold and platinum awards and sold more than 1.1 million times.
- Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
11 (35 weeks) | 35 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
4th (40 weeks) | 40 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
1 (32 weeks) | 32 |
- Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 platinum
|
70,000 |
|
Germany (BVMI)
|
 gold
|
250,000 |
|
Austria (IFPI)
|
gold
|
25,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
|
United Kingdom (BPI)
|
platinum
|
776,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 3 × platinum |
1,146,000 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Bruce Channel Chart History. Billboard Magazine , accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Hey Baby - DJ Ötzi. In: www.djoetzi.at. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
- ^ The man who taught John Lennon harp. CNN News Archive , October 8, 2002, accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ DJ Ötzi - Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh). Hung Medien, accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ DJ Ötzi - Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh). Official German charts, accessed on November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ DJ Ötzi - Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh) - austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ DJ Ötzi - Hey Baby (Uhh, Ahh). Official Charts Company, accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association , accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Database: BVMI. Federal Association of the Music Industry , accessed on November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Gold & Platinum. IFPI Austria - Association of the Austrian Music Industry , accessed on November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Guld och Platinum Certificate - År 2001. IFPI Sweden , accessed on November 13, 2019 (Swedish).
- ^ BRIT Certified. British Phonographic Industry , accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Adam Miller: 20 of the biggest selling singles of the 2000's you've already forgotten. Entertainmentwise, March 3, 2015, accessed November 13, 2019 .