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Hey There Delilah
Single by Plain White T's
from the album All That We Needed
B-side(s) "Easy Way Out"
Released May 9, 2006
Format CD
Digital download
Recorded 2004
Genre Acoustic
Alternative rock
Length 3:52
Label Fearless Records
Writer(s) Tom Higginson
Producer(s) Sean O'Keefe
Peak chart positions
* #3 (US)
* #5 (Canada)
Plain White T's singles chronology
"Take Me Away"
(2005) "Hey There Delilah"
(2006) "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"
(2006)
"Hey There Delilah" is the third single released from Plain White T's's 2005
album All That We Needed. In June of 2007, over a year after the song's
initial release, it became the band's first real hit in America, reaching
the top 5 of the Hot 100 at #3. It is also the number one top song of the
iTunes Store as of Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Music video
Hey There Delilah was directed by Jay Martin and appeared on MTV2 on May
11,2007.
CD single track listing
1. "Hey There Delilah"
2. "Easy Way Out"
3. "Down The Road"
4. "Losing Myself"
5. "If I Told You"
6. "Hey There Delilah" (live at the Metro, Chicago)
Inspiration and composition
The song, "Hey There Delilah" was inspired by Delilah DiCrescenzo, a
Columbia University graduate, and steeplechase runner training for the 2008
Olympic trials. There was never a relationship between Tom Higgenson and
Delilah DiCrescenzo, however Tom was inspired to write a song about Delilah
soon after they were introduced by a mutual friend.
"There was never anything between us. It was kind of funny — kind of sad,
actually. The story of my life... I thought she was the most beautiful girl
I had ever seen. I told her, 'I have a song about you already.' Obviously,
there was no song. But I thought it was smooth."
It took over a year for Tom to write the song. However, the real life
Delilah was not sure how to deal with the pressure of having a song written
about her.
"It was so beautifully written," she says. "There was pressure to live up to
this ideal. I didn't know how to be polite but, you know, ditch him."
[1]
Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 4
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 3
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 9
Canadian Hot 100 5
United World Chart [2] 13
New Zealand RIANZ [2] 18
References
1. ^ USA Today Brian Mansfield. "Plain White T's didn't get the girl, but
the world got 'Delilah'", USA Today, 2007-06-26. '
2. ^ a b c "Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah global chart positions and
trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
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