"Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)" is a song by
The Buckinghams
The Buckinghams are an American sunshine pop band from Chicago. They formed in 1966 and went on to become one of the top-selling acts of 1967, charting their only five top 40 hits in the U.S. that year. The band dissolved in 1970, but re-formed ...
, which they released as a single in 1967, and on their album ''Portraits'' in 1968.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
It spent 10 weeks on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12,
[Hot 100 - The Buckinghams Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) Chart History](_blank)
''Billboard.com''. Retrieved March 28, 2018 while reaching No. 2 on
Canada
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RPM
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'' 100,
[RPM 100]
, ''RPM Weekly
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''R ...
'', Volume 8, Ed. 10 November 4, 1967. Accessed September 23, 2015 No. 5 in the Philippines,
[Hits of the World]
, ''Billboard
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'', January 20, 1968. p. 44. Retrieved March 28, 2018. No. 7 in Malaysia,
[Hits of the World]
, ''Billboard
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'', October 28, 1967. p. 86. Retrieved March 28, 2018. No. 5 on the
''Cash Box'' Top 100,
[Cash Box Top 100]
, ''Cash Box
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'', October 28, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved March 28, 2018. and No. 9 on ''
Record World
''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...
''s 100 Top Pops.
[100 Top Pops]
, ''Record World
''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...
'', October 28, 1967. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Year-end charts
References
External links
Official Mob Website
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1967 songs
1967 singles
The Buckinghams songs
Songs written by Gary Beisbier
Songs written by Jim Holvay
Columbia Records singles
Song recordings produced by James William Guercio
Songs about music