Hey Everybody!

"Hey Everybody!"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album Sounds Good Feels Good
Released	9 October 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop
Length	3:01
Label	Capitol Hi or Hey
Writer(s)	Calum Hood Simon Le Bon Nick Rhodes John Taylor Roger Taylor Andy Taylor
Producer(s)	The Monsters and the Strangerz
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"She's Kinda Hot" (2015) "Hey Everybody!" (2015) "Jet Black Heart" (2015)

"Hey Everybody!" is a song by Australian pop punk band 5 Seconds of Summer. The song is the second single from the band's second album Sounds Good Feels Good.^[1] The song contains elements from "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran, who were given a writing credit on the song.^[2]

Promotion

The band performed the track on Alan Carr: Chatty Man Stand Up to Cancer special, broadcast on 9 October 2015,^[3] and TFI Friday on 6 November 2015. It was later performed at the American Music Awards of 2015, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Sirius XM Radio, at the Radio 1 Teen Awards, on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Elvis Duran and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Critical reception

Time named "Hey Everybody!" the third-worst song of 2015.^[4]

Music video

On 16 October 2015, the music video for "Hey Everybody!" was released.

Track listing

• Digital download^[5]

1. "Hey Everybody!" – 3:16

• German CD single^[6]

1. "Hey Everybody (radio edit)"
2. "Over and Out" – 2:59

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	70
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8]	12
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9]	17
Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	74
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	49
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[12]	65
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13]	49
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[14]	16
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15]	23

References

1. "Review: 5 Seconds of Summer Rally with 'Hey, Everybody!' Ahead of 'Sounds Good Feels Good'". Music Times. Music Times. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
2. "5 Seconds of Summer Goes From Boy Band to Men With 'Sounds Good, Feels Good': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
3. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/alan-carr-chatty-man/episode-guide
4. "Worst Songs of 2015". Time. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
5. "iTunes - Music - Hey Everybody! - Single by 5 Seconds of Summer". iTunes Store (GB).
6. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0197E77FU/
7. Ryan, Gavin (17 October 2015). "ARIA Singles: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 'Downtown' Spends Another Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
8. "Ultratop.be – 5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
9. "Ultratop.be – 5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
10. "Musicline.de – 5 Seconds of Summer Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
11. "Chart Track: Week 42, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
12. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201548 into search.
13. "Archive Chart: 2015-10-16" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
14. "5 Seconds of Summer – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for 5 Seconds of Summer. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
15. "5 Seconds of Summer – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for 5 Seconds of Summer. Retrieved November 4, 2015.