"Hey Girl" is a song by American

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singer Anne Wilson. It was released to

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in the United States on September 16, 2022, as the third single from her debut studio album, '' My Jesus'' (2022). Wilson co-wrote the song with

Jeff Pardo Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Pardo (born December 18, 1981) is an American Christian musician, who is mainly a music producer, songwriter, and composer. He has received a Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Early life Pardo was ...

and

Matthew West Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977) is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has released five studio albums and is known for his songs "More", "You Are Everything", and " The Motions". He was nomin ...

. "Hey Girl" peaked at number 26 on the US

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chart.

Background

"Hey Girl" was released as the first promotional single from the album on March 4, 2022, concurrently launching the album's pre-order. The song impacted Christian radio in the United States on September 16, 2022, becoming the third single from the album. On September 23, 2022, Anne Wilson released a multi-track single of "Hey Girl" containing three new versions of the song.

Writing and development

Anne Wilson had an interview with Kevin Davis, lead contributor at NewReleaseToday about the song and the inspiration behind it. Davis asked about the personal story behind the song, to which Wilson responded, saying:

Critical reception

Jonathan Andre of 365 Days of Inspiring Media gave a positive review of "Hey Girl", describing it as "an anthem for girls everywhere as the track reminds each of us, especially girls, about who they are and their identity in Christ" and compared it to the song "Overwhelming Child of God" by Carman. Jesus Freak Hideout's Josh Balogh wrote a favourable review of the song, calling it "a playful earworm calling women to see themselves as God does."

Composition

"Hey Girl" is composed in the key of C with a tempo of 75 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .

Commercial performance

"Hey Girl" debuted at number 30 on the US

chart dated May 7, 2022. "Hey Girl" made its debut at number 45 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated October 1, 2022.

Music videos

On March 3, 2022, Anne Wilson released the official lyric video for the song. On September 8, 2022, Anne Wilson released the official music video for "Hey Girl".

Track listing

All tracks were produced by

except where stated.

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2022 singles 2022 songs Anne Wilson songs Songs written by Anne Wilson Songs written by Jeff Pardo Songs written by Matthew West Sparrow Records singles