| "Hey Joe" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Carl Smith | ||||
| B-side | "Darlin' Am I The One" | |||
| Published | July 17, 1953 | |||
| Released | May 19, 1953 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant | |||
| Carl Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Hey Joe!" is a 1953 popular song written by Boudleaux Bryant. It was recorded by Carl Smith for Columbia Records on 19 May 1953 and spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the US country music chart,[1] marking Bryant's first no. 1 record. He later wrote songs with his wife Felice for The Everly Brothers.[2] The song was first published in New York on July 17, 1953 as "Hey, Joe".[3]
A contemporary cover version by Frankie Laine was a hit on the Billboard chart, and also reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.[2][4] Later that year, Kitty Wells recorded an answer record, also titled "Hey Joe", which hit No. 8 on the Jukebox Country & Western chart.[5]