Hey Whatever

"Hey Whatever"
"Hey Whatever"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
Released	15 September 2003
Studio	Rokstone (London), Sphere (London)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:30
Label	RCA, BMG, S
Songwriter(s)	Ken Papenfus, Carl Papenfus, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
Music video
	Hey Whatever on YouTube

"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 (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Irish rock band Relish.^[2] Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

In Westlife - Our Story, the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite Simon Cowell telling them they did not have a hit. The song became one of Westlife's lowest-charting singles and was their first not to sell more that 100,000 copies at the time, selling just under 80,000.^[3]

Track listings[]

UK CD1

"Hey Whatever" – 3:34
"I Won't Let You Down" – 4:01
"Hey Whatever" (video) – 3:34

UK CD2

"Hey Whatever" – 3:34
"Singing Forever" – 3:23
"Tonight" (Metro Mix video) – 4:11
"Behind The Scenes Footage" – 2:00

UK cassette single

"Hey Whatever" – 3:34
"I Won't Let You Down" – 4:01

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	48
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[5]	6
CIS (Tophit)^[6]	53
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[7]	2
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[8]	13
Germany (Official German Charts)^[9]	22
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	39
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[13]	61
Scotland (OCC)^[14]	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	53
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	4

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2003)	Position
CIS (Tophit)^[18]	105
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	88
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]	89

References[]

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 September 2003. p. 29.
^ "Rainbow Zephyr or Hey, Whatever?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Westlife: Our Story". HarperCollins Publishers. p. 194. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ Westlife — Hey Whatever. Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Tracklisten. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (4 October 2003). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Internet Archive. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hey Whatever". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 43, saptamina 10.11 – 16.11, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Årslista Singlar, 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links[]

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[1] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 September 2003. p. 29.

[2] "Rainbow Zephyr or Hey, Whatever?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[3] "Westlife: Our Story". HarperCollins Publishers. p. 194. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

[sc_Austria_Westlife-4] "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Westlife-5] "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

[sc_CIS_Westlife-6] Westlife — Hey Whatever. Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[sc_Denmark_Westlife-7] "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Tracklisten. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[8] Inc, Nielsen Business Media (4 October 2003). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Internet Archive. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[sc_Germany_Westlife-9] "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_-10] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hey Whatever". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Westlife-11] "Westlife – Hey Whatever" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_New_Zealand_Westlife-12] "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[13] "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 43, saptamina 10.11 – 16.11, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_Scotland_-14] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_Sweden_Westlife-15] "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_Switzerland_Westlife-16] "Westlife – Hey Whatever". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[sc_UK_-17] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[18] "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)". Tophit. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

[19] "Årslista Singlar, 2003" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[20] "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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v t Westlife songs
Discography Songs recorded
Westlife	"Swear It Again" "If I Let You Go" "Flying Without Wings" "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" "Fool Again" "More Than Words" "Miss You" "Forever"
Coast to Coast	"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" "My Love" "What Makes a Man" "I Lay My Love on You" "Uptown Girl" "When You're Looking Like That" "No Place That Far" "My Girl" "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "I'll Be There"
World of Our Own	"Queen of My Heart" "World of Our Own" "Bop Bop Baby" "Evergreen" "Angel"
Unbreakable	"Unbreakable" "Tonight "Miss You Nights"
Turnaround	"Hey Whatever" "Mandy" "Obvious" "To Be with You" "Lost in You"
...Allow Us to Be Frank	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" "Smile" "Fly Me to the Moon" "The Way You Look Tonight" "Let There Be Love" "Come Fly with Me" "Mack the Knife" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "Summer Wind" "Clementine" "When I Fall in Love" "Moon River" "That's Life"
Face to Face	"You Raise Me Up" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Amazing" "Desperado" "In This Life"
The Love Album	"The Rose" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "All Out of Love" "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" "Butterfly Kisses" "Easy" "You Light Up My Life" "You Are So Beautiful" "The Dance" "All or Nothing" "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" "If" "Solitaire"
Back Home	"Home" "Us Against the World" "Something Right" "I'm Already There" "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" "Have You Ever"
Where We Are	"What About Now"
Gravity	"Safe" "The Reason" "Please Stay"
Greatest Hits	"Lighthouse" "Beautiful World"
Spectrum	"Hello My Love" "Better Man" "Dynamite"
Wild Dreams	"Starlight"
Other songs	"Everybody Hurts" "Beautiful in White" "If I Had Words" "Daytime Friends, Nighttime Lovers" "Grease Lightning" "Beyond the Sea" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" "White Christmas" "Never Can Say Goodbye"
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