The Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl

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Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Big Beat
Year:	1999

Tracklist

		Hey Boy Hey Girl	4:48
		Flashback	5:18
		Scale	3:43

Credits (10)

Blue Source
Art Direction
Kate Gibb
Artwork [Screenprints By]
The Chemical Brothers
Producer [Produced By]
Evens*
Written-By
Pettiford*
Written-By
Simons*
Written-By

Notes

Entered & peaked at #3 in the UK singles chart, 12th June 1999.
"Hey Boy Hey Girl" contains a sample from "The Roof Is On Fire" by Rock Master Scott And The Dynamic Three.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Hey Boy Hey Girl 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	Freestyle Dust – 0170 4 66267 6 7	US	1999	US — 1999
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Single	Freestyle Dust – CHEMSD8	UK	1999	UK — 1999
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Single, Mispress	Virgin – 7243 8 95942 2 5	Europe	1999	Europe — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single	Virgin – 7243 8 95887 6 7	Europe	1999	Europe — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Maxi-Single	Virgin Records America, Inc. – 0170 4 66267 2 9	US	1999	US — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Single, Promo, Cardsleeve	Virgin – CHEMSDDJ8	UK	1999	UK — 1999
	Hey Boy Hey Girl Cassette, Single	Virgin – 7243 8 95887 4 3	UK	1999	UK — 1999
	Hey Boy Hey Girl 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	Virgin – CHEMSTDJ8	Europe	1999	Europe — 1999
	Hey Boy Hey Girl 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo	Freestyle Dust – CB99	US	1999	US — 1999
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Enhanced	Freestyle Dust – 8 95959 0 1		1999	— 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Maxi-Single, Promo	Astralwerks – ASW CD PRO 69935-2	US	1999	US — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Single	Freestyle Dust – 7243 8 95887 2 9	Japan	1999	Japan — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CDr, Promo	Freestyle Dust – none	UK	1999	UK — 1999
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Single	Virgin – 7243 8 95887 2 9	Australasia	1999	Australasia — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Single	Virgin – 7243 8 95942 2 5	Europe	1999	Europe — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Maxi-Single	Virgin – 7243 8 95887 2 9	Europe	1999	Europe — 1999	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy, Hey Girl VHS, Promo	Virgin – CHEMVD1	Spain	1999	Spain — 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl (Clean Version) VHS, Promo, Stereo, PAL	Virgin – none	UK	1999	UK — 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CDr, Promo	Freestyle Dust – CHEMSDDJ8	UK	1999	UK — 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl VHS, Promo, Stereo, PAL	Virgin – none	UK	1999	UK — 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CD, Single, Promo	Freestyle Dust – 7243 8 95887 2 9	Japan	1999	Japan — 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl CDr, Single, Promo, Internal Use Only	Virgin – none	UK, Europe & US	1999	UK, Europe & US — 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label	Freestyle Dust – CHEMST8	UK	1999	UK — 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl VHS, SECAM	Virgin – none		1999	— 1999	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl VHS, Promo, Stereo, PAL	Virgin – none	UK	2000	UK — 2000	New Submission
	Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Remixes) 12", White Label, Unofficial Release	Not On Label (The Chemical Brothers) – FAT016	UK	2003	UK — 2003	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Remix) 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release	Hacker Records – HACKER 005	UK	2004	UK — 2004
	Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Remix) 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label	Hacker Records – HACKER 005	UK	2004	UK — 2004	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl ( Friendly Mix) 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release	Not On Label (The Chemical Brothers) – 12sound01	UK	2006	UK — 2006
	Hey Boy Hey Girl ( Friendly Mix) 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label, Stickered	Not On Label (The Chemical Brothers) – 12SOUND 01	UK	2006	UK — 2006	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl (Soulwax Remix) CDr, Single, Promo	Virgin – none	UK	2008	UK — 2008
	Hey Boy Hey Girl '08 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release	Not On Label (The Chemical Brothers) – HEY001	UK	2008	UK — 2008
	Hey Boy Hey Girl (Soulwax Remix) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label	Not On Label (The Chemical Brothers) – CBHBHGSW		2008	2008	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy, Hey Girl (DivKid 'Organic Ladyboy' Remix) File, MP3, 320 kbps	Not On Label (DivKid Self-Released) – none	UK	2010	UK — 2010	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl (KhoMha RMX) File, Unofficial Release, MP3, 320 kbps	Not On Label (KhoMha Self-released) – none	UK	2011	UK — 2011	New Submission
	Hey Boy Hey Girl - Creatrix File, WAV, Single, Unofficial Release	DIGILLIZE Records – none	Brazil	2011	Brazil — 2011	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl (Tasso Remix) File, WAV, Unofficial Release	Not On Label (Tasso (6) Self-released) – none	UK	2017	UK — 2017	Recently Edited
	Hey Boy Hey Girl (Kink Extended Remix) File, MP3, Single, 320 kbps	UMC – 00602508300813	UK	2019	UK — 2019
	Hey Boy Hey Girl (The Secret Psychedelic Mix) File, MP3, Single, 320 kbps	UMC – 00602508300820	UK	2019	UK — 2019
	Hey Boy Hey Girl 5×File, MP3, Single, Reissue, 320 kbps	UMC – 00602567782636	Europe	2019	Europe — 2019	New Submission

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Reviews

vivadiscos Apr 25, 2025
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (Soulwax Remix) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, White Label) CBHBHGSW

Absolutely freak out track, looking forward to playing it on the dance floor
Namedal Dec 1, 2023
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) CHEMST8

just to mention variant with cream labels also exist. font and text is identical.
Art-is-an Nov 8, 2022
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) ASW 6267-6

Why is this blocked from sale ?thats an Odd one for sure
nav0875 Sep 21, 2022
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (CD, Single) 7243 8 95887 2 9

Not only was the song epic but the uncensored video was bloody revolutionary..even to this day!!
Numanoid Sep 10, 2021
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (CD, Single) 7243 8 95887 2 9

The boys could have taken this track even further by sampling The Jam:
"Come on boy, come on girl, Succumb to the beat surrender"
william.valdovinos Aug 10, 2021
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) ASW 6267-6

Do I have a gem on my hands??
I own this record, I bought it on Melrose back in 1999,
AxAkA Jun 14, 2021
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) ASW 6267-6

Los Niños del Parque - Liaisons Dangereuses 1981 Same song
ItaloBrutalo Mar 15, 2021
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) ASW 6267-6

Does anybody know why this record has been deleted for sale? It´s been an official release.
ko1ob Dec 27, 2019
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (CD, Single) CHEMSDE8

Actually 1st track is album version (4:48) like on CHEMSD8
Streglof Dec 20, 2019
referencing Hey Boy Hey Girl (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) CHEMST8

Mine seems to have quite some sibilance issues on the title track, which aren't present on the CD version. Anyone else have this too?