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“Hey Boy, Hey Girl” by The Chemical Brothers
From the album Surrender (1999)
“Hey Boy, Hey Girl” by The Chemical Brothers appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1999 on the album Surrender. Its best result is #27 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #189 alternative song of 1999.
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"Hey Boy, Hey Girl" threw open the Surrender era for the Chemical Brothers in 1999, the first single off the duo's third album, and it's big beat at its most gleefully blunt, a sampled shout turned into an order to the dancefloor. That hook traces back to "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, though the Chemicals actually lifted it second-hand, from the opening seconds of a 1992 Armand van Helden mix called "I Can't Wait".
The pair produced it themselves with Steve Dub engineering, and the single went to 3 in the UK, hung around the chart for 10 weeks and made the top 10 in Canada, New Zealand and a string of European countries.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 | 100 |
| 2000 | 45 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 624 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 636 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
Also listed as: Hey Boy Hey Girl.
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