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| This was the second track to be promo'd from the album, after '']'' and was premiered on MySpace on August 1st, 2007. | This was the second track to be promo'd from the album, after '']'' and was premiered on MySpace on August 1st, 2007. | ||
| '']'' was intended to build buzz for the album before '']'' drops as the main track. | '']'' was intended to build buzz for the album before '']'' drops as the main track. The major label re-release of Equalize contained a different version of Electro Jugni featuring Swedish Latina pop singer DeDe Lopez which is planned to be the second video single. | ||
| As of Saturday 29th September, '']'' has been number 1 for 3 consecutive weeks on the ] chart, <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/bbc_asian_network_chart/index.shtml BBC Asian Network chart</ref> and has been played over a million times on the band's MySpace page.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/swamimusic Swami MySpace page</ref> | As of Saturday 29th September, '']'' has been number 1 for 3 consecutive weeks on the ] chart, <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/bbc_asian_network_chart/index.shtml BBC Asian Network chart</ref> and has been played over a million times on the band's MySpace page.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/swamimusic Swami MySpace page</ref> | ||
| The music video premiered in October 2007 on YouTube. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/swamimusic Official Swami YouTube Site</ref> | The music video premiered in October 2007 on YouTube. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/swamimusic Official Swami YouTube Site</ref> | ||
| ==Alternate Versions & Remixes== | |||
| 1. Hey Hey (English Version)<br> | |||
| This mix removed Romesh Chohan's vocals and they were replaced with English lyrics by South African R'n'B singer Ishmael. | |||
| 2. Hey Hey (Video Version)<br> | |||
| The mix of the song used in the music video contained the same Punjabi lyrics as the album version but sung by Swami vocalist Sups. | |||
| 3. Hey Hey (Tigerstyle Remix)<br> | |||
| A remix of the song by Scottish bhangra DJ's Tigerstyle. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 15 December 2007
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Hey Hey is the lead track from Swami's 2007 album, Equalize.
The song features vocals by Harlem-based R'n'B singer Boostylz, guest Punjabi vocalist Romesh Chohan, and was produced by DJ Swami.
This was the second track to be promo'd from the album, after Electro Jugni and was premiered on MySpace on August 1st, 2007.
Electro Jugni was intended to build buzz for the album before Hey Hey drops as the main track. The major label re-release of Equalize contained a different version of Electro Jugni featuring Swedish Latina pop singer DeDe Lopez which is planned to be the second video single.
As of Saturday 29th September, Hey Hey has been number 1 for 3 consecutive weeks on the BBC Asian Network chart, and has been played over a million times on the band's MySpace page.
The music video premiered in October 2007 on YouTube.
Alternate Versions & Remixes
1. Hey Hey (English Version)
This mix removed Romesh Chohan's vocals and they were replaced with English lyrics by South African R'n'B singer Ishmael.
2. Hey Hey (Video Version)
The mix of the song used in the music video contained the same Punjabi lyrics as the album version but sung by Swami vocalist Sups.
3. Hey Hey (Tigerstyle Remix)
A remix of the song by Scottish bhangra DJ's Tigerstyle.
References
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/bbc_asian_network_chart/index.shtml BBC Asian Network chart
- http://www.myspace.com/swamimusic Swami MySpace page
- http://www.youtube.com/swamimusic Official Swami YouTube Site