hey hey song written produced album love hip hop duo double album hey takes influence funk rap rock music music video features live performance band members played beatles performance sullivan song received praise contemporary music critics won award best urban alternative performance 46th grammy awards version song appeared soundtrack flight phoenix way recorded member hey released album lead singles commercial success reaching charts entered topping billboard hot aria_singles_chart billboard named 20th successful song 2000s decade united_states song popularized phrase shake like picture song public perception products writing recording wrote hey began work recording december atlanta georgia acoustic guitar accompaniment inspired bands having song recorded introduction verse hook began recording vocals time dozen takes returned work song evenings later session musician performing bassline synthesizer months later worked sound studios los_angeles improvised lyrics based screenplay written experimented sound effects including singing takes line composition hey song major measure phrase constructed change meter fourth measure uses chord progression major major chords played measures respectively uses measure dominant major chord leading measures minor chord song moves tempo beats minute vocal range spans octave half song opens pick beats counts leads verse lyrics begin describe protagonist concerns doubts romantic relationship wonders staying tradition lines wanna mess stand walk door commented think important happy meet world expectations relationship celebration men women relate 2000s song leads chorus consists line hey repeated times accompanied synthesizer performing bassline second verse protagonist gets cold feet wonders purpose continuing relationship question forever makes love exception repeating chorus song leads response section jokes cooler cool response overdubbed version vocals ice cold reference stage names calls ladies response overdubbed vocals assistant audio engineer song breakdown coined phrase shake like picture reference erroneous technique photographers instant film early versions film needed dried shaking picture helped dry faster breakdown singer beyoncé actress song closes repeating chorus gradually fading critical reception hey received universal acclaim music critics fans alike popmatters described track brilliantly entertainment_weekly highlighted song double album identified best songs history hey topped list survey music critics conducted robert_christgau mentions beating runner beyoncé crazy love listed number blender list greatest songs born pitchfork_media included collection pitchfork song unusual arrangement drew comparisons artists variety genres pitchfork referred apex album added successfully mixed instrumentation energy prince single subsequently pitchfork_media gave number slot singles feature january blender described mix soul music new wave music later electro folk rock funk power pop hip hop neo soul kitchen sink rave rolling_stone compared vocals indie rock little richard backing arrangement beatles album later ranking number list greatest songs time ranking number list best songs new_york likened beatles found best singles allmusic described mix electro funk soul music nme likened trying classify song akin trying water described monumental brass band cruise ship act cartoon gospel choir shake like backed cast amateur production sort placed number list best tracks past years sports website named best song millennium march madness style songs music video likewise received critics regarded contemporary piece post industrial performance art nme ranked song list greatest songs time sales impact hey successful north_america charting week ending october billboard hot weeks way debuted time topped hot weeks december february digital sales topped consecutive weeks song performed urban contemporary markets topping rhythmic chart reaching number successful mainstream music topping mainstream tracks reaching number adult song influenced funk rock indie rock music origins allowed hit alternative charts peaking moderately successful number modern rock tracks chart song number success pop charts led played modern rock radio stations despite hitting number september recording_industry_association_of_america certified single platinum shipping million copies 46th grammy awards song won best urban alternative performance nominated record year lost song performed europe united_kingdom debuted number singles chart peaked number weeks remaining chart total weeks hey topped norwegian singles chart seven weeks reached sweden week performed continent reaching austria finland france germany ireland switzerland hey debuted number australia aria_singles_chart later topped chart consecutive weeks song remained chart weeks certified double platinum australian_recording_industry_association song charted number end year chart listed number chart number urban chart successful new_zealand reaching number staying weeks lyric shake like picture song commercial success helped current film sealed clear plastic window waving picture effect film development vigorously shaking film actually image causing film separate prematurely creating final image sought capitalize allusion hiring euro advertising agency sponsored parties euro distributed cameras deal hold cameras performances release sales figures public image previously decline growing popularity digital cameras bolstered song music video background song music video directed based beatles landmark appearance sullivan february sets action london beginning end video blend way watched order way hey video combining clips sequence released videos dvd listening song barber inspired create video beatles appearance sullivan based song musical structure seen footage barber showed footage came idea reversing british invasion having american band love popular british television program music video filmed days august sound stage universal_studios los_angeles california cast consisted girls parts shot times different angles performed song times course filming releasing hey single minute decision time parts dancing improvised ice cold sequences filmed resulting character energetic performance exhausted previous takes sat sequences synopsis video plays members love keyboardist bassist vocalist ice cold drummer backing vocalists guitarist video opens band manager big talking ice cold backstage television presenter portrayed version featured energetic tries calm crowd screaming girls broadcast live black white band performs girls audience scream loudly girl carried security rushing stage family shown dancing broadcast home instructs shake like picture girls begin taking pictures shaking ice cold dances girls stage video closes friends band watching discussing performance performance video debuted mtv total request live september number topped countdown days retired number november having spent days program mtv_video_music_awards video won awards video year best special effects best art direction nominated lost jay-z problems hey nominated 46th grammy awards lost cover inch nails hurt canada video topped countdown week beginning january won award group stylus magazine listed number music videos time comparing dancing performances early 1970s cover versions rock influences hey allowed artists release cover versions song frontman unsigned folk band performed acoustic cover song local open mike night friend posted video performance youtube quickly popular online inspired band painters version moves slower tempo backed rhythmic guitar converts breakdown cover received international airplay spawned acoustic versions released arrangement hey big band tempo 1960s feel featuring lead vocals song video caught attention billboard magazine time magazine online new_york_daily_news formats track listings personnel credits hey adapted liner notes recording recorded atlanta georgia los_angeles california personnel vocals guitars keyboards production audio programming keyboards recording engineer recording engineer recording engineer recording engineer assistant recording engineer assistant recording engineer assistant recording engineer assistant recording engineer additional vocals audio assistant audio charts certifications
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