Song · The Pixies
“Hey” by The Pixies
From the album Doolittle (1989)
“Hey” by The Pixies appears on 12 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2007 and 2023. It was first released in 1989 on the album Doolittle. Its best result is #214 on the KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,647 alternative song of all time.
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"Hey" sits on the Pixies' 1989 album Doolittle, and it's Black Francis at his most slow-burning: he wrote the words and the music and sings it himself, with Joey Santiago adding backing vocals. The two of them share the electric guitars, Kim Deal holds down the bass and Dave Lovering keeps the drums at a low simmer.
Gil Norton produced and engineered it and Steve Haigler mixed it, and the whole thing smoulders rather than explodes, a tense, bluesy crawl that shows how much menace the band could wring out of empty space.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 379 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 353 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2009 | 298 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2010 | 360 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 357 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 362 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 367 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2019 | 214 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2021 | 891 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2022 | 292 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2023 | 546 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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