Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)

"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
Single by EELS
from the album Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
Released	iTunes Music Store March 22, 2005 May 9, 2005 (International) May 16, 2005
Format	CD / 7"
Genre	Rock
Length	3:02
Label	Polydor
EELS singles chronology
"Souljacker part I" (2001) "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" (2005) "I Want to Protect You" (2006)

"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" is a song by the American rock band Eels. It was the first single from their 2005 double album, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations.

The single reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.

Content

"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living" has an upbeat sound, and the lyrics reflect the worldview of a man emerging from depression, a condition the father of Eels frontman E suffered.

The video to this song can be viewed on bonus section of the DVD release of Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall.

Legacy

This song is also in the soundtrack of the movies Just My Luck, What Happens in Vegas, and "Charlie Bartlett".

Track listing

UK CD

1. "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
2. "The Bright Side" (non album)
3. "Love of the Loveless" (live) (non album)

UK 7"

1. "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
2. "After the Operation" (non album)

U.S. iTunes version/International CD

1. "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
2. "After the Operation" (non album)
3. "The Bright Side" (non album)
4. "Love of the Loveless" (live) (non album)

External links

• Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• http://www.eelsthediscography.co.uk – eels discography
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics