Hey Dude (song)

Not to be confused with Hey Jude.

"Hey Dude"
Single by Kula Shaker
from the album K
B-side
  • "Troubled Mind"
  • "Into the Deep"
  • "Drop in the Sea"
  • "Crispian Reading from the Mahabharata"
Released26 August 1996 (1996-08-26)
RecordedJanuary–May 1996
StudioVarious
Genre
Length4:07
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Leckie
Kula Shaker singles chronology
"Tattva"
(1996) 		"Hey Dude"
(1996) 		"Govinda"
(1996)
Music video
"Hey Dude" on YouTube

"Hey Dude" is a Britpop song by English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker. Written by frontman Crispian Mills and Kula Shaker, the song was released as the third single (and fourth overall) from their 1996 debut studio album, K, on 26 August 1996. Produced by John Leckie, "Hey Dude" became the band's joint-highest-charting song in the United Kingdom (alongside "Hush"), peaking at number two in September 1996. Internationally, the single charted in Australia, Ireland, and the Netherlands, as well as on the Canadian and US rock charts. In Australia, the song was ranked at number 60 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996.[2]

Release

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"Hey Dude" was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 1996 across four formats: two CD singles, a 7-inch vinyl single, and a cassette single.[3] The first CD contains "Troubled Mind", "Grateful When You're Dead", and "Into the Deep" as B-sides while the second disc includes "Tattva", "Drop in the Sea", and "Crispian Reading from the Mahabharata" as additional tracks.[4][5] The 7-inch and cassette singles consist of "Hey Dude" and "Troubled Mind", and a European format replacing that latter track with "Grateful When You're Dead" was also issued.[6][7][8] In Japan, an extra song called "Red Balloon" appears on the CD single alongside the other tracks from the second UK CD.[9]

Chart performance

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On the week beginning 1 September 1996, "Hey Dude" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number two, its peak position, with sales of 65,000.[10] This gave Kula Shaker their highest-charting single in the UK, along with 1997's "Hush", as well as their longest-charting hit, spending 10 weeks in the UK top 100.[11] At the end of 1996, the song came in at number 84 on the UK year-end chart.[12] In May 2020, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded the song a silver certification for sales and streams of over 200,000 units.[13] According to the Official Charts Company, "Hey Dude" is the UK's 39th-best-selling Britpop song as of August 2020.[1]

Outside the UK, "Hey Dude" charted in several other countries. In Ireland, it became Kula Shaker's first single to reach the Irish Singles Chart top 30, peaking at number 29.[14] In September 1996, the song debuted and peaked at number 18 on the Eurochart Hot 100 from its UK sales alone.[15] Elsewhere in Europe, the song appeared on the Netherlands' Tip charts, reaching number 16 on the Dutch Top 40 Tipparade and number 12 on the Single Top 100 Tipparade.[16][17] On Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, the single debuted within the top 100 on 3 November 1996 and peaked at number 58.[18] In Canada, the song became the band's second single to chart, after "Tattva",[19] rising to number 16 on the RPM Alternative 30 ranking on 28 April 1997.[20] On 1 March 1997, the track debuted on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 25 the following month.[21][22]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the UK CD1 liner notes and the K album booklet.[4][25]

Studios

  • Recorded between January and May 1996 at various studios

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wonderwall by Oasis Leads the UK's Official Top 50 Best-Selling Britpop Songs". Official Charts Company. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Hottest 100 1996". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 August 1996. p. 31.
  4. ^ a b c Hey Dude (UK CD1 liner notes). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. KULA CD4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ a b Hey Dude (UK CD2 liner notes). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. KULA CD 4K.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ a b Hey Dude (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. KULA 74.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ a b Hey Dude (UK cassette single liner notes). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. KULA MC 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b Hey Dude (European CD1 liner notes). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. COL 663536 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ a b Hey Dude (Japanese CD single liner notes). Kula Shaker. Epic Records. 1996. ESCA 6606.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "The Official UK Charts". Music Week. 7 September 1996. p. 11.
  11. ^ a b "Kula Shaker: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Top 100 Singles 1996". Music Week. 18 January 1997. p. 25.
  13. ^ a b "British single certifications – Kula Shaker – Hey Dude". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Kula Shaker". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 37. 14 September 1996. p. 16.
  16. ^ a b "Kula Shaker: Hey Dude" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Kula Shaker: Hey Dude" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  18. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.
  19. ^ "Results: Kula Shaker". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  20. ^ a b "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3195." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 9. 1 March 1997. p. 67.
  22. ^ a b "Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 15. 12 April 1997. p. 73.
  23. ^ Hey Dude (European CD2 liner notes). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. COL 663536 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. ^ Hey Dude (Australian CD single liner notes). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. 663569 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  25. ^ K (UK CD album booklet). Kula Shaker. Columbia Records. 1996. SHAKER 1CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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