| "Hey Deanie" | ||||
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 US single picture sleeve, using image of parent album | ||||
| Single by Shaun Cassidy | ||||
| from the album Born Late | ||||
| B-side | "Strange Sensation" | |||
| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eric Carmen | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Lloyd | |||
| Shaun Cassidy singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Listen to "Hey Deanie" on YouTube | ||||
"Hey Deanie" is a song written by Eric Carmen. It was a popular hit single by Shaun Cassidy that was released the last week of November, 1977 from his album, Born Late. It was his third and final top 10 hit, peaked at number seven for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, spending four months on the chart from late 1977 to early 1978.[2] As with Cassidy's prior singles, this song also became a gold record.[3]
"Hey Deanie" is ranked as the 68th biggest American hit of 1978.[4] Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "Hey Deanie" as the 45th most popular hit of 1978.[5] It reached as high as number 6 on their survey of January 21, 1978.[6]
"Hey Deanie" became an international Top 40 hit in both Canada and Australia, reaching #21 on station 2NUR in Sydney.[7]
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- ^ 2SM 1270 AM survey, 24 March 1978