"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish

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. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, '' Turnaround'' (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Irish rock band

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. Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the

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. In ''Westlife - Our Story'', the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite

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telling them they did not have a hit. The song became one of Westlife's lowest-charting singles and was their first not to sell more than 100,000 copies at the time, selling just under 80,000.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Hey Whatever" # "I Won't Let You Down" # "Hey Whatever" (video) UK CD2 # "Hey Whatever" # "Singing Forever" # "Tonight" (Metro Mix video) # "The Making of the Video" (video) UK cassette single and European CD single # "Hey Whatever" – 3:28 # "I Won't Let You Down" – 3:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Official Westlife website
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