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"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a 1969 song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band Steam. It was released under the Mercury subsidiary label Fontana and became a number-one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1969, and remained on the charts in early 1970.
Steam was an American pop rock music group, best known for their 1969 number one hit single, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". [1] The song was written and recorded by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo (aka Garrett Scott), Dale Frashuer, and producer/writer Paul Leka at Mercury Records studios in New York City.
Paul Leka (February 20, 1943 [1] – October 12, 2011) was an American songwriter, record producer, pianist, arranger, and orchestrator, [2] most notable for co-writing the 1960s hits "Green Tambourine" and "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", the latter of which has become a standard song at sporting events.
The Nylons were an a cappella group founded in 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, best known for their covers of pop songs such as The Turtles' "Happy Together", Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", and The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
Certain songs have historically been associated with particular sporting events. Fans of the home team at collegiate athletic events may serenade the losing visitors with a song recorded by Steam, titled "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", with its familiar refrain, "na na, na na na na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye."
Chillin" has influence of 1990s style rapping, and samples from the 1969 song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam, and the 1987 song "Top Billin'" by Audio Two. [3] [4] [5] The song is written in the time signature of common time with a tempo of 100 beats per minute, and is composed in the key of G minor. [6]
The song contains a sample of Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] An uptempo dance pop track, the lyrics of the song deal with DeBarge getting over her ex-boyfriend. [ 4 ] A music video was released to promote the song, which features DeBarge and her friends stealing her ex-boyfriend's car and driving to various ...
In the chorus, it goes "Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye". There's no "kiss him" at all. 67.188.172.165 22:32, 12 December 2006 (UTC) I was at the game against the Twins when the chant first started. But I recall the fans spontaneously chanting as described in the article in response to Faust’s playing the tune.