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“Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)” by Bananarama
From the album Deep Sea Skiving (1983)
“Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)” by Bananarama appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album Deep Sea Skiving. Its best result is #377 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,216 alternative song of all time.
Bananarama cut "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" for Deep Sea Skiving, the English pop group's debut album, which London Records released on 9 March 1983. They'd gone looking for Jolley & Swain, the team behind Imagination's "Body Talk", because that record's slinky sound had won them over. The partnership opened with "Shy Boy", rewritten from a song called "Big Red Motorbike" after the group balked at its lyrics, and this was one of the next two tracks cut with Jolley & Swain producing, "Boy Trouble" being the other. Barry Blue produced the rest of the album at Utopia Studios in Primrose Hill.
The credits hand the vocals to the group as a whole, and Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer are among the credited writers. Deep Sea Skiving went on to climb as high as number seven in Britain's album chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 377 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 2003 | 2009 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.
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