"Hey Whatever"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
B-side
  • "I Won't Let You Down"
  • "Singing Forever"
Released15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
StudioRokstone, Sphere (London)
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
(2003)		 "Hey Whatever"
(2003)		 "Mandy"
(2003)
Music video
"Hey Whatever" on YouTube

"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Turnaround (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Irish rock band Relish.[1] Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

In Westlife - Our Story, the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite Simon Cowell telling them they did not have a hit. The song became one of Westlife's lowest-charting singles and was their first not to sell more than 100,000 copies at the time, selling just under 80,000.[2]

Track listings

UK CD1[3]

  1. "Hey Whatever"
  2. "I Won't Let You Down"
  3. "Hey Whatever" (video)

UK CD2[4]

  1. "Hey Whatever"
  2. "Singing Forever"
  3. "Tonight" (Metro Mix video)
  4. "The Making of the Video" (video)

UK cassette single and European CD single[5][6]

  1. "Hey Whatever" – 3:28
  2. "I Won't Let You Down" – 3:45

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 15 September 2003 CD [25]
Sweden 1 October 2003 [26]

References

  1. ↑ "Rainbow Zephyr or Hey, Whatever?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Westlife: Our Story". HarperCollins Publishers. p. 194. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Hey Whatever (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2003. 82876 560862.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Hey Whatever (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2003. 82876 56082 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Hey Whatever (UK cassette single sleeve). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2003. 82876 560864.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Hey Whatever (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG, S Records. 2003. 82876 560842.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. ↑ Westlife — Hey Whatever. TopHit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Tracklisten. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 40. 4 October 2003. p. 65. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hey Whatever". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 43, saptamina 10.11 – 16.11, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  20. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)". TopHit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  24. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  25. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 September 2003. p. 29.
  26. ↑ "Westlife: Hey Whatever". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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