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from the album ''Tragédie'' in September 2003. It achieved a huge success in France and Belgium where it stayed at the top of the singles charts for several weeks. This song can be considered as Tragédie's

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and the most successful single of the band. Two versions (radio edit and part II) are included on the album. The song also featured in a live version on band's album ''Live'', released in 2005. An earlier version of the song contains an instrumental taken from the song "

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. Later versions used an original instrumental, which was released as a single and featured on their debut album. The song was covered by Les Enfoirés on their album ''2011: Dans l'œil des Enfoirés'', and included in the medley "À la porte du Night Club". The song was performed by Amel Bent,

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Chart performance

In France, the single went straight to number-one on 21 September 2003, and stayed there for nine non-consecutive weeks. Then it kept on dropping on the chart, totalling 14 weeks in the top ten, 18 weeks in the top 50 and 21 weeks on the chart (top 100)."Hey Oh", in various singles chart
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(Retrieved 29 September 2008) As of August 2014, the song was the tenth best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 763,000 units sold. In Belgium (Wallonia), the single went to number six on 1 November 2003 and spent eight weeks at top. It totaled 13 weeks in the top five and 21 weeks in the top 40.

Track listings

* CD single # "Hey Oh" (radio edit) — 3:32 # "Hey Oh" (original mix) — 4:22 * 7" maxi # "Hey Oh" (radio edit) — 3:32 # "Hey Oh" (original mix) — 4:22 * Digital download # "Hey Oh" (radio edit) # "Hey Oh" (part II) # "Hey Oh" (live)

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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