"Hey" is a song by American rapper

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featuring

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. It was released as the second single from his debut solo album, ''

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''. It was also featured on the ''

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'' soundtrack.

Critical reception

Dave Herrera of

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stated, "As it stands, it's a nice enough electro track. Regardless, gotta hand it to the dudes. They sure know how to write a hook. And if this record resonates like we think it will, 3OH!3 will walking on ''

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'' in no time."

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

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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."

Chart 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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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