Hey You (Madonna song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hey You

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Artist = Madonna
from Album =
B-side =
Released = May 16, 2007 (free download)
May 24, 2007 (digital paid download)
Format = Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:16
Label = Warner Bros.
Writer = Madonna, Pharrell Williams, Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Producer = Madonna, Pharrell
Certification =
Last single = "Music Inferno"
(2007)
This single = Hey You
(2007)
Next single = "4 Minutes"
(2008)

"Hey You" is a pop charity song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was co-written and co-produced by Pharrell. It was released as part of the Live Earth campaign, and Madonna performed the song as part of the Live Earth global concerts on July 7, 2007.

ong history

The song is a re-working of the leaked demo of "Keep The Trance" which was omitted from the "Confessions on a Dance Floor" studio album. It contains many identical lyrics, was co-written and produced by Mirwais Ahmadzaï and had a completely different structure; it is an up-tempo electronica/dance song differing greatly from "Hey You".

The song was made available to be downloaded in MP3 and WMA formats on MSN. Microsoft pledged to donate $0.25 per download to the Alliance for Climate Protection for the first million downloads of the track. [http://liveearth.org/?p=39 "Madonna Writes New Song "Hey You" for Live Earth"] . Live Earth. May 17, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.]

The free download was only available for one week, it is now available to buy from sites such as iTunes. No physical CD or other format was released. The Live Earth performance of the song was included on the Live Earth CD released in November 2007.

Music video

The music video was created by Johan Söderberg and Marcus Lindkvist to support "". Söderberg directed the "Sorry Remix" video backdrop for the Confessions Tour and edited both the "Hung Up" and "Sorry" music videos as well as footage from "I'm Going To Tell You A Secret" documentary.

The video does not feature any new footage of Madonna; it contains images of different cultures, world leaders, the problems facing the world today, and global warming. It premiered online at the [http://liveearthviewing.com Live Earth website] and on several MTV stations worldwide on June 15, 2007.

*Directors: Johan Söderberg, Marcus Lindkvist
*Producer: Sarah Grey
*Executive Producers: Dilly Gent, Kit Hawkins
*Editors: Johan Söderberg, Marcus Lindkvist
*Graphics: Sandberg & Timonen
*Production Company: Renck Akerlund Films (RAF)

Official versions

Official versions
* Hey You (Single Version) 4:16

Remixes
* Hey You (Thee Werq'n B!tches Generica Club Mix) 7:56
* Hey You (Cleo Nasser Celebrating The World Club Mix) 10:04

Charts

"Hey You" was not released as a proper single, and to no surprise had virtually no radio airplay anywhere in the world. It was only promoted through the official Live Earth website and the 7 July 2007 concert in London. There was no physical single released.

Notes

External links

* [http://liveearth.msn.com/ Live Earth Website] .
* [http://www.kovideo.net/music/video/Madonna---Hey-You/1259.html Hey You Music video] at KOvideo.net
* [http://lovesanocean.blogspot.com/2007/06/madonnas-hey-you.html Fish Out of Water Reviews]