Song · Neil Young
“My My, Hey Hey, Out of The Blue” by Neil Young
From the album Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
“My My, Hey Hey, Out of The Blue” by Neil Young appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2002 and 2024. It was first released in 1979 on the album Rust Never Sleeps. Its best result is #269 on the DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024).
Neil Young bookended Rust Never Sleeps with a matched pair, and "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" is the acoustic half, the counterpart to "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" at the other end of the 1979 album. The electric twin grew out of the punk upheaval of the late '70s, Young's work with Devo and his own nagging sense that he was becoming irrelevant, and even the album's title phrase came out of his time with Devo and their frontman, Mark Mothersbaugh.
Young produced this one with David Briggs and Tim Mulligan, and Reprise released it in June 1979.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 548 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 527 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2015 | 413 | 102.9 The Whale | 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 665 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 | 1025 |
| 2022 | 901 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2024 | 269 | 102.5 WDVE | DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2024 | 449 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
Also listed as: My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue); My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue); My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue).
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