Hey Nineteen
| "Hey Nineteen" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album Gaucho | ||||
| B-side | "Bodhisattva" (live) | |||
| Released | 21 November 1980 (single) | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Length | 5:06 (album version) 4:31 (7" version) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||
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| "Hey Nineteen" on YouTube | ||||
"Hey Nineteen" is a song from the band Steely Dan from their album Gaucho (1980) that describes an intergenerational seduction, a song that would become popular with the bands live performances after its 1993 reunion (becoming its third most-played). The song featured Steely Dan's composing duo of Donald Fagen (lead vocals and keyboards) and Walter Becker (bass and guitar), as well as Hugh McCracken (guitar), Rick Marotta, Victor Feldman, and Steve Gadd (percussion), and Frank Floyd and Zack Sanders (backing vocals). The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 (1981) and appeared at number 11 on Top Adult Contemporary charts through 1993.