"Hey" is a song by

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featuring

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. It was released as the second single from Lil Jon's 2010 album, ''

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''. It was also featured on the ''

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'' soundtrack.

Music video

The video was filmed in

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and directed by David Rousseau. It was released on August 26, 2010. The video revolves around a girls-only pool party, featuring the ''Jersey Shore'' cast with track artists Lil Jon and 3OH!3. Bandmember Nathaniel Motte explained: "The concept of the 'Hey' video is assemble the largest amount of hot chicks you can and throw a pool party … which is kinda crazy because we're never invited to those kind of parties."

Commercial performance

"Hey" debuted at number 70 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 upon the release of the album and moved up to number 62 the next week, before falling off the Hot 100. It also debuted at number 46 on the

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chart and reached number 33 in its second week.

References

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