Released July 16, 2002 Recorded 2000 Length 4:10 | Format CD single Genre Folk
pop Label DreamWorks | |
"Hey, Man!" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, produced by Gerald Eaton and Brian West for Furtado's debut album, Whoa, Nelly!. The song was released as the album's fourth (and final) single in some European countries, but it charted only in Germany, where it reached number forty-nine, Netherlands, where it reached number eighty-seven, and Romania, where it reached number sixty-five. "Hey, Man!" samples "White Man Sleeps" from the Kronos Quartet's album Pieces of Africa. Furtado described the song as: "a big pop song and kind of rocking now because we went back to the demo version of it. Brian West had his 'Pieces of Africa' disc, and he wanted something distinct to happen in the chorus. So he chopped up 'White Man Sleeps' by The Kronos Quartet."
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Music video
The music video for "Hey, Man!" is a compilation of videos containing various live performances of the song as well as backstage footage and prep for her Burn in the Spotlight Tour. The main footage was shot live in London, United Kingdom from her "MTV Live in London" show at the London Forum, where she also performed "…on the Radio (Remember the Days)", "Turn Off the Light", "Baby Girl", "I'm Like a Bird" and "Get Ur Freak On (Remix)".