"Hello" is a song by

The Cat Empire The Cat Empire are an Australian jazz/funk band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1999. For most of the band's duration, the core members were Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion), Harry James Angus (trumpet, vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), ...

. It was released in New Zealand in 2003 as the lead single from their debut studio album, ''The Cat Empire''. It is credited as exposing the band to a more mainstream audience and allowing them to enhance their following.Official Website
/ref> The song polled at number 6 in the

Triple J Hottest 100, 2003 The 2003 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on 25 January 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD featuring 40 (not ne ...

Track listing

Other uses in media

* Samples of "Hello" have been used in the promos and advertising of the

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TV program ''

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''. * This is the official theme of "Musa da Beleza Interior" (''Muse of Inner Beauty''), one current sketch of the Brazilian TV program "

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". * In 2011,

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wide receiver

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and partner

Kym Johnson Kym Herjavec (née Johnson; born 4 August 1976) is an Australian professional ballroom dancer and television performer who appeared in the first three seasons of the Australian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, b ...

danced to ''Hello'' on ''Dancing with the Stars''. * The song was used in the 2008 Disney movie ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hello (The Cat Empire Song) The Cat Empire songs 2003 debut singles 2003 songs EMI Records singles