"Hey Pretty Girl" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Kip Moore Kipling Christian Moore (born April 2, 1980) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to MCA Nashville. He has released a total of four studio albums for the label: '' Up All Night'', '' Wild Ones'', ''Slowheart'', and '' Wild ...

. It was released in January 2013 as the fourth and final single from his debut album, '' Up All Night''. Moore co-wrote the song with Dan Couch. As of June 19, 2013, the single had sold 500,000 copies in the United States and been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Content

The song is in the key of

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. It tells a story of a man pursuing a woman, dancing with her, then marrying and having a child with her.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song five stars out of five, writing that "the singer employs no studio tricks to make his point. He brings you in with a performance as intimate as any you’ll hear this year."

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of ''Roughstock'' gave the song a favorable review, saying that "Kip Moore gets a chance to showcase his vocals for the first time on his new single, rather than just dealing with cute hooks for radio play." In 2017, Dauphin, writing for ''

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'', put "Hey Pretty Girl" at number five on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs.

Music video

An acoustic music video, directed by Stephen Shepherd, premiered in April 2012. The official music video, directed by

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, premiered in March 2013.

Chart performance

"Hey Pretty Girl" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of January 19, 2013. It debuted at number 46 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of February 16, 2013. It debuted at number 97 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of April 6, 2013. It debuted at number 98 on the

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chart for the week of July 13, 2013.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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