"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. 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 Northern Irish rock band Relish. Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
In Westlife - Our Story, the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite Simon Cowell 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 Chart (2003)PeakpositionEurope (European Hot 100 Singles)13Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)27Romania (Romanian Top 100)61Russia Airplay (TopHit)42UK Airplay (Music Week) 11
Year-end charts Chart (2003)PositionCIS (TopHit) 101Ireland (IRMA)23Russia Airplay (TopHit)85Sweden (Hitlistan)88UK Singles (OCC)89
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom15 September 2003CDSweden1 October 2003
References
External links Official Westlife website