Hey Whatever

"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.[2] Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

"Hey Whatever"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
Released15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)[1]
StudioRokstone (London), Sphere (London)
Length3:30
LabelRCA, BMG, S
Songwriter(s)Ken Papenfus, Carl Papenfus, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
(2003)		 "Hey Whatever"
(2003)		 "Mandy"
(2003)
Music video
"Hey Whatever" on YouTube

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.[3]

Track listings

UK CD1[4]

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

UK CD2[5]

  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[6][7]

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

Charts

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 September 2003. p. 29.
  2. "Rainbow Zephyr or Hey, Whatever?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Westlife: Our Story". HarperCollins Publishers. p. 194. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
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  12. "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 40. 4 October 2003. p. 65. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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  17. "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.
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  20. "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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  22. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)". TopHit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  23. "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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