"Hey" is the debut single by American actor and singer

Mitchel Musso Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in ''Hannah Montana''; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series ''Phineas and Ferb''; and his Disney XD r ...

. Originally sung by the band Gilmor (led by singer Ryan Gillmor), it was released as the lead single from Musso's self-titled debut studio album. The song premiered on

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on May 15, 2009. A music video for the song premiered on

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the same day, May 15. It is also the singer's most successful song on both the Canadian and American charts.

Release

The song was originally recorded by Ryan Gilmor and his band Gilmor as the theme song of the short-lived

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starring

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and Johnny Sneed, about a group of 4 newly-single 30-somethings living in Boston and starting over. "Hey" premiered on

on May 15, 2009 and reached No. 3 on the Top 30 Countdown. It is his second single from his self-titled album. It is also one of his best known songs.

Music video

Musso filmed a music video for the song in April 2009. The video was released on

on the same day as the song's release, May 15, 2009. The video consists of Musso walking up a street over and over, as to "reliving" the day with many special effects used. He then goes into a performance sequence where he performs the rest of the song on the street with his band.

Charts

References

2009 singles Mitchel Musso songs 2009 songs 2009 debut singles Walt Disney Records singles Songs written by Tim Pagnotta {{2000s-US-single-stub