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==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
*Alt-rock duo [Smoke Season]released a music video version on YouTube February 7, 2017 through "W" magazine.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/exclusive-video-premiere-smoke-season-lionel-richie-hello-cover-beyonce-stylist}}</ref>
*[[Kikki Danielsson]] recorded the song as "Du" ("You"), with lyrics in Swedish by [[Keith Almgren]], on her 1985 album ''[[Bra vibrationer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886172|title=Bra vibrationer|publisher=Swedish mediadatabase|language=Swedish|date=1985|accessdate=22 December 2008}}</ref>
*[[Kikki Danielsson]] recorded the song as "Du" ("You"), with lyrics in Swedish by [[Keith Almgren]], on her 1985 album ''[[Bra vibrationer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886172|title=Bra vibrationer|publisher=Swedish mediadatabase|language=Swedish|date=1985|accessdate=22 December 2008}}</ref>
*In 2011, American bachata singer [[Berto La Voz]] covered the song which was released as the first single from his debut album ''Llego La Voz''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/llego-la-voz-mw0002330186|title=Llego La Voz - Berto La Voz|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi|accessdate=June 17, 2012}}</ref> This version peaked at #11 on the [[Tropical Songs|''Billboard'' Tropical Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14023457|title=Latin Tropical Airplay 2011-12-31|date=June 17, 2011|accessdate=December 31, 2012|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref>
*In 2011, American bachata singer [[Berto La Voz]] covered the song which was released as the first single from his debut album ''Llego La Voz''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/llego-la-voz-mw0002330186|title=Llego La Voz - Berto La Voz|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi|accessdate=June 17, 2012}}</ref> This version peaked at #11 on the [[Tropical Songs|''Billboard'' Tropical Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/14023457|title=Latin Tropical Airplay 2011-12-31|date=June 17, 2011|accessdate=December 31, 2012|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref>

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For other uses, see Hello (disambiguation).

"Hello"
Song
B-side"You Mean More to Me"

"Hello" is a song by Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album Can't Slow Down, the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (for two weeks), the R&B chart (for three weeks),[2] and the adult contemporary chart (for six weeks). The song also went to number one in the UK Singles Chart for six weeks.[3] The song later inspired a lawsuit by songwriter Marjorie Hoffman White, who accused Richie of plagiarizing her composition "I'm Not Ready to Go".[4]

Composition

The song is written in the key of A minor. The verses follow the chord progression of Am9—Cmaj7/G—Fmaj7—C6/G—Fmaj7. The chorus features a Neapolitan chord (Bb).[5]

Music video

The music video, directed by Bob Giraldi, features the story of Richie as a theater and acting teacher having a seemingly unrequited love for a blind student (Laura Carrington) until he discovers she shares the feeling as demonstrated by the discovery that she is sculpting a likeness of his head. The famous bust used in the video, which bears little resemblance to Richie, has been parodied in popular culture.[6][7] Richie himself complained to the video's director, Bob Giraldi, that the bust did not look like him.[8]

Pop culture

The song is memorable for the line "Hello, is it me you're looking for?". That phrase started the song's composition, as James Anthony Carmichael visited Richie, and after the singer greeted him that way, Carmichael replied, "Finish that song." Richie initially felt that the song was "corny" but ultimately "by the time I finished the verse, I fell in love with the song again."[9]

The guitar solo on the song was played by session guitarist Louie Shelton. In pop culture, the song is featured in the films Bitter Moon, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Scary Movie 4, Are We Done Yet?, Shrek Forever After, Hard Boiled, Colour Me Kubrick, Happy Feet, Paddington, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. It has also featured in the television shows The Goldbergs, Family Guy, Seinfeld, Community, and Glee as well in commercials for companies like Yahoo! and IKEA.

Charts and certifications

Cover versions

See also

References

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  34. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9638." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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  44. ^ "American single certifications – Lionel Richie – Hello". Recording Industry Association of America.
  45. ^ "British single certifications – Lionel Richie – Hello". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Hello in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  46. ^ http://www.wmagazine.com/story/exclusive-video-premiere-smoke-season-lionel-richie-hello-cover-beyonce-stylist. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  47. ^ "Bra vibrationer" (in Swedish). Swedish mediadatabase. 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  48. ^ "Llego La Voz - Berto La Voz". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  49. ^ "Latin Tropical Airplay 2011-12-31". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 17, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  50. ^ Robinson, Joanna (February 15, 2016). "Watch Demi Lovato Rock a Musical Tribute to Lionel Richie". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  51. ^ Ng, Philiana (February 15, 2016). "Demi Lovato Delivers Show-Stopping GRAMMYs Performance of 'Hello' During Lionel Richie Tribute". Entertainment Tonight. CBS Corporation. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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  53. ^ "Billboard Twitter Top Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
Preceded by Australian Singles Chart number-one single
4 June 1984 – 18 June 1984 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single
21 April 1984 – 14 May 1983 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian "RPM" Adult Contemporary Chart number-one single
28 April 1984 - 5 May 1984 (2 weeks)
Preceded by Canadian "RPM" Singles Chart number-one single
2 June 1984 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Irish Singles Chart number-one single
31 March 1984 – 21 April 1984 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar
 Single Top 100 number-one single
7 April 1984 – 21 April 1984 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen" by Danny de Munk
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
14 April 1984 – 5 May 1984 (4 weeks)
Preceded by New Zealand Singles Chart number one single
27 May 1984 (1 Week) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Schweizer Hitparade number-one single
20 May 1984 – 17 June 1984 (5 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"99 Red Balloons" by Nena
 UK Singles Chart number-one single
24 March 1984 – 28 April 1984 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
12 May 1984 - 19 May 1984 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Got a Hold on Me" by Christine McVie
 Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
7 April 1984 – 12 May 1984 (6 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot Black number-one single
5 May 1984 – 19 May 1984 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins
 Cash Box Top 100 number-one single
12 May 1984 – 19 May 1984 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams
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