"Hell Yeah" is a song recorded by American

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. It was released in March 2008 as the second single from their 2008 album, '' Light It Up''. It was produced by

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and officially released March 25 on the

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. This song was also made the theme song for the TV show '' Blue Mountain State''.

Music video

The band shot the video in

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with director Travis Kopach, who has done previous work for bands such as

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. The video also featured an appearance from the late 2005 '' WWE Raw Diva Search'' winner, and former '' Survivor: China'' contestant

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. The video begins with the band inside of a diner at the Four Aces Movie Ranch when they are attracted by the arrival of Ashley who secretly steals Rich's keys to his 1967 Ford Galaxie. Rich realizes this and grabs the cook's 1965 Pontiac Gto to go after Ashley in a lengthy car chase until he successfully tracks her down at Murphy's, resulting the video to end on a cliffhanger after he goes inside. Shots of the band performing at a destroyed aircraft are also shown. The video premiered on the

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on May 28, 2008, a first for

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*The song was used as theme song for the 2008 WWE PPV

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in addition to the TV show '' Blue Mountain State''. *In the video game ''

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'', An edited version changed the title and chorus to the words "Hey Yeah", which was also reused in ''

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'' as the goal song for the

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. *The song was used as a goal song for the

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References

External links

Official Rev Theory Website
{{authority control 2008 singles 2008 songs Rev Theory songs Interscope Records singles Songs written by Brian Howes Alternative metal songs