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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.
Batman Theme from the 1966 television series Batman, which features the lyrics "Na-na-na-na-na-na-na Batman" "Hey Jude", a song by the English rock band the Beatles featuring a coda featuring a "Na-na-na na" refrain "Land of a Thousand Dances", a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner famous for its "na na na na na" hook
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.
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."
The track, with its repetitive outro (“Na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey, Jude”), is one of the 81-year-old McCartney’s signature songs. Biggest Boy Bands of All Time Related: BTS! 1D!
It was released digitally in the United States on April 7, 2009, to US radio on April 28, 2009, and in the UK on August 10, 2009. 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]
"Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" debuted at number twenty-one on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and number ten on the Alternative Songs chart for the charting week dated October 9, 2010. [26] The song moved up to number nineteen on the Alternative Songs chart the next week, earning the title of Greatest Gainer. [27]