Hey (band)

Hey
Hey during Rocket Festiwal 2013, Warsaw, Poland.
Hey during Rocket Festiwal 2013, Warsaw, Poland.
Background information
OriginSzczecin, Poland
GenresGrunge, rock
Years active1992–2017, 2021, 2023
(on hiatus since 2017)
LabelsIzabelin Studio, PolyGram Poland, QL Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Poland, Warner Music Poland, Universal Music Poland, Złoty Melon, Agora SA, Supersam Music, Kayax
WebsiteOfficial website
Katarzyna Nosowska (lead voc), 2006
Jacek Chrzanowski during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin Zabrocki during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin Żabiełowicz during Rocket Festiwal 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.
Robert Ligiewicz at the Rammstein Stadium Tour 2019 in Oslo, Norway

Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991[1] by guitarist Piotr Banach and singer Kasia Nosowska. They are one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s.[citation needed]

Although Hey sometimes described themselves as the first Polish grunge band, their melodic, guitar-driven rock and eclectic appearance owed more to new wave and heavy metal influences; their first three albums contained songs in both Polish and English. During the band's mid-1990s heyday, they sold out stadiums throughout Poland, and attempted to break into the English-language market with a series of concerts overseas and an English version of their 1995 album ?. When this failed to arouse interest, the band began to write in Polish only, and gradually adopted a harder-edged, more industrial-influenced sound. Overall, the band has sold over 2.3 million album copies (as of April 2020).

In addition, Nosowska has also enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. She has released six solo albums that derive more from an electronic style.

Members

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Current line-up

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Former members

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  • Piotr Banach (guitar) (1992–1999)
  • Marcin Macuk (bass guitar) (1992)

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart position Certification
POL
1993 Fire
  • Released: 8 February 1993
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS, digital download[2]
 9[3]
1994 Ho!
  • Released: 22 April 1994
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download[5]
 40[6]
  • POL: 3× platinum[4]
1995 ?
  • Released: 9 October 1995
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download[7]
 —
  • POL: platinum[4]
1997 Karma —
1999 Hey —
2001 [sic!] 4[10]
2003 Music.Music
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
 1[11]
2005 Echosystem
  • Released: 21 November 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 2[12]
  • POL: platinum[4]
2009 Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy!
  • Released: 26 October 2009
  • Label: QL Music
  • Formats: LP, CD, CD+DVD, digital download[13]
 1[14]
  • POL: 2× platinum[4]
2012 Do rycerzy, do szlachty, doo mieszczan
  • Released: 6 November 2012
  • Label: Supersam Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download[15]
 3[16]
  • POL: platinum[4]
2016 Błysk
  • Released: 22 April 2016
  • Label: Kayax
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download[17]
 3[18]
  • POL: platinum[4]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Remix albums

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Year Album details Peak chart position
POL
2010 Re-M.U.R.P.E.D.
  • Released: 1 June 2010
  • Label: QL Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download[19]
 11[20]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

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Year EP details
1995 Heledore
  • Released: 25 May 1995
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD

Live albums

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Year Album details Peak chart position Certification
POL
1994 Live!
  • Released: 6 December 1994
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: CD, CS
 —
2003 Koncertowy
  • Released: 17 March 2003
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Formats: CD
 24[21]
2007 MTV Unplugged
  • Released: 19 November 2007
  • Label: QL Music
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download[22]
 1[23]
  • POL: 3× platinum[4]
2010 Hey – Najmniejszy Koncert Świata
  • Released: 19 November 2010
  • Label: Agora SA
  • Formats: Digital download[24]
 —
2015 Hey w Filharmonii. Szczecin Unplugged
  • Released: 5 June 2015
  • Label: Kayax
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 12[25]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Video albums

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Title Video details Certification
Hey – Live '93
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: VHS
Hey – Live '94
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Izabelin Studio
  • Formats: VHS
Hey Przystanek Woodstock 2004
  • Released: November 20, 2004[26]
  • Label: Złoty Melon
  • Formats: DVD
Hey – Najmniejszy Koncert Świata
  • Released: December 3, 2010[28]
  • Label: Agora SA
  • Formats: DVD

References

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  1. ^ Pagiński, Kuba. "Hey - Biografia" (in Polish). Onet.pl. Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  2. ^ "Fire by Hey". January 2010 – via Apple Music.
  3. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 15.09.2023–21.09.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bestseller charts and awards — Platinium certification awards". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  5. ^ "Ho! by Hey". 22 April 1994 – via Apple Music.
  6. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży: Albumy". OLiS (Select week 24.02.2023–02.03.2023.) (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. ^ "? By Hey". iTunes. 9 October 1995.
  8. ^ "Bestseller charts and awards — Gold certification awards". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  9. ^ "[Sic!] by Hey". 22 October 2001 – via Apple Music.
  10. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 29.10.2001 - 04.11.2001". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  11. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 19.01.2004 - 25.01.2004". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  12. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 24.07.2006 - 30.07.2006". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  13. ^ "Miłość! Uwaga! Ratunku! Pomocy! by Hey". January 2009 – via Apple Music.
  14. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 09.08.2010 - 15.08.2010". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  15. ^ "Do Rycerzy, do Szlachty, doo Mieszczan by Hey". iTunes. 6 November 2012.
  16. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 05.11.2012 - 11.11.2012". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  17. ^ "Błysk by Hey". iTunes. 22 April 2016.
  18. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 22.04.2016 - 28.04.2016". OLiS. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  19. ^ "Re-Murped! by Hey". January 2010 – via Apple Music.
  20. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". Olis.onyx.pl.
  21. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 07.04.2003 - 13.04.2003". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  22. ^ "Hey - MTV Unplugged by Hey". January 2007 – via Apple Music.
  23. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 14.07.2008 - 20.07.2008". OLiS. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  24. ^ "ITunes - Music - Najmniejszy Koncert Świata by Hey". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  25. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 01.06.2015 - 07.06.2015". OLiS. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  26. ^ "Kultura - informacje i wydarzenia kulturalne". Muzyka.onet.pl.
  27. ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum". Bestsellery.zpav.pl.
  28. ^ "Najmniejszy koncert świata. Hey". Empik.com.
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