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| Recorded = 2003
| Recorded = 2003
| Genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[dancehall]]
| Genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[dancehall]]
| Length = 3:34 (Album version)<br>3:44 (Radio version)<br>3:55 (Video version)
| Length = 3:34
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[will.i.am music group|will.i.am]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[will.i.am music group|will.i.am]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer = [[will.i.am|Will Adams]], Anthony Henry
| Writer = [[will.i.am|Will Adams]], Anthony Henry
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== Song information ==
== Song information ==
"Hey Mama" was released as the album's third single in 2004 and was a moderate hit. The single was played in the original television commercial for the iPod, and was also played in the movie Garfield : The Movie. "Hey Mama" has reached #3 in Switzerland, #4 in Australia, Austria and New Zealand. It has also reached #6 in the UK becoming their third top ten hit. "Hey Mama" also reached #9 in Canada and #23 in the US becoming another success for the group. The song was also featured in 2007 in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 on the Xbox gaming system.
"Hey Mama" was released as the album's third single in 2004 and was a moderate hit. The single was played in the original television commercial for the iPod, and was also played in the movie Garfield : The Movie. "Hey Mama" has reached #3 in Switzerland, #4 in Australia, Austria and New Zealand. It has also reached #6 in the UK becoming their third top ten hit. "Hey Mama" also reached #9 in Canada and #23 in the US becoming another success for the group. The song was also featured in 2007 in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 on the Xbox gaming system.


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==Music video==
The song was used to promote the [[2004 in film|2004]] film ''[[Garfield: The Movie]]'' which stars [[Bill Murray]] in the titular role. In the film, Garfield has a dance off with Odie to this song. The song is also included on the film's soundtrack and was used in advertisements for the film..
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[[Image:HeyMamaVideo.png|thumb|left|The Black Eyed Peas in the psychedelic limbo from the music video.]]
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The music video features 3 main locations, the first shown being a psychedelic limbo, where the BEP does breakdancing and the main verse of the song is sung. The color scheme is mostly yellow, red, brown and off-white. The second is the vertically-black-and-white striped canvas-room. A few parts are sung in here, but the main one is the one featuring [[Stacy Ferguson|Fergie]]. The third one is the club dance scene, which has lots of background characters dancing.
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==Track listing==
A college band version of the song was in the soundtrack for [[NCAA March Madness 2005]].
; UK CD single #1
# "Hey Mama" - 3:34
# "Positivity" (Live From The House Of Blues, Chicago) - 2:47


; UK CD single #2
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==Music video==
# "Hey Mama" - 3:34
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[[Image:HeyMamaVideo.png|thumb|left|The Black Eyed Peas in the psychedelic limbo from the music video.]]
# "Positivity" (Live From The House Of Blues, Chicago) - 2:47

# "Release" (Live From The House Of Blues, Chicago) - 3:48
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The music video features 3 main locations, the first shown being a psychedelic limbo, where the BEP does breakdancing and the main verse of the song is sung. (Hey Mama, this that beat that make you move, mama). The color scheme is mostly yellow, red, brown and off-white. The second is the vertically-black-and-white striped canvas-room. A few parts are sung in here, but the main one is the one featuring [[Stacy Ferguson|Fergie]]. The third one is the club dance scene, which has lots of background characters dancing.
# "Hey Mama" (Video)
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==

Revision as of 17:39, 10 February 2011

"Hey Mama"
Song

"Hey Mama" is a song by the American hip hop band The Black Eyed Peas. It reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 2004 single is the third one taken from their 2003 album Elephunk.

Song information

"Hey Mama" was released as the album's third single in 2004 and was a moderate hit. The single was played in the original television commercial for the iPod, and was also played in the movie Garfield : The Movie. "Hey Mama" has reached #3 in Switzerland, #4 in Australia, Austria and New Zealand. It has also reached #6 in the UK becoming their third top ten hit. "Hey Mama" also reached #9 in Canada and #23 in the US becoming another success for the group. The song was also featured in 2007 in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 on the Xbox gaming system. "Hey Mama" was The Black Eyed Peas's first song to chart on the Latin America Top 40, tied with "Shut Up" which debuted the same week at #28. It debuted and peaked in the week that the chart was created at #35[1], mostly because the chart was created after it's peak in Latin-American countries. The song was used to promote the 2004 film Garfield: The Movie which stars Bill Murray in the titular role. In the film, Garfield has a dance off with Odie to this song. The song is also included on the film's soundtrack and was used in advertisements for the film.

Music video

The Black Eyed Peas in the psychedelic limbo from the music video.

The music video features 3 main locations, the first shown being a psychedelic limbo, where the BEP does breakdancing and the main verse of the song is sung. The color scheme is mostly yellow, red, brown and off-white. The second is the vertically-black-and-white striped canvas-room. A few parts are sung in here, but the main one is the one featuring Fergie. The third one is the club dance scene, which has lots of background characters dancing.

Track listing

UK CD single #1
  1. "Hey Mama" - 3:34
  2. "Positivity" (Live From The House Of Blues, Chicago) - 2:47
UK CD single #2
  1. "Hey Mama" - 3:34
  2. "Positivity" (Live From The House Of Blues, Chicago) - 2:47
  3. "Release" (Live From The House Of Blues, Chicago) - 3:48
  4. "Hey Mama" (Video)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 25
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 8
France (SNEP)[7] 18
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 14
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 5
Hungary (Single Top 40)[9] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 5
Italy (FIMI)[11] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 6

References

  1. ^ Top Latino
  2. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama". Tracklisten.
  7. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas: Hey Mama" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  10. ^ "Chart Track: Week 11, 2004". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama". Top Digital Download.
  12. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama". VG-lista.
  15. ^ "Black Eyed Peas: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
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