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. The song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

"Hey Whatever"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
Released15 September 2003
RecordedRokstone Studios, London
Sphere Studios, London 2003
GenrePop
Length3:30
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)Ken Papenfus, Carl Papenfus, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Tonight"
(2003)		 "Hey Whatever"
(2003)		 "Mandy"
(2003)
Music video
Hey Whatever on YouTube

The song itself is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Irish Rock Band Relish.[2] It was around this time that Brian McFadden decided to pursue a solo career, and this became the third from last single he released with the band.

Tours Performed at

Track listing
UK CD1
  1. "Hey Whatever" - 3:34
  2. "I Won't Let You Down" - 4:01
  3. "Hey Whatever" (Video) - 3:34
UK CD2
  1. "Hey Whatever" - 3:34
  2. "Singing Forever" - 3:23
  3. "Tonight" (Metro Mix - Video) - 4:11
  4. "Behind The Scenes Footage" - 2:00
UK Cassette
  1. "Hey Whatever" - 3:34
  2. "I Won't Let You Down" - 4:01

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 48
CIS (Tophit)[3] 53
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 6
Danish Airplay Chart 40
Danish Singles Chart 2
Dutch Top 40 30
European Hot 100 Singles[5] 13
German Singles Chart 22
German Airplay Chart 21
Irish Singles Chart 2
New Zealand Singles Chart 39
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[6] 53
Scottish Singles Chart[7] 3
Swedish Singles Chart 5
Swiss Singles Chart 53
UK Singles Chart 4
UK Radio Airplay Chart 11
World Airplay Chart 38
World Singles Chart 39

Year-end charts
Charts (2004) Position
CIS (Tophit)[8] 105
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 79
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References
  1. "Official Singles Chart: Hey Whatever". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. "Rainbow Zephyr or Hey, Whatever?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. Westlife — Hey Whatever. Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (4 October 2003). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Internet Archive. westlife. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. "Russia Airplay Chart for 2003-11-17." Tophit.
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  8. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.


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