"Hey Pretty Girl"
Single by Kip Moore
from the album Up All Night
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)
Recorded2012
GenreCountry
Length3:36
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Kip Moore
  • Dan Couch
Producer(s)Brett James
Kip Moore singles chronology
"Beer Money"
(2012)		 "Hey Pretty Girl"
(2013)		 "Young Love"
(2013)

"Hey Pretty Girl" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kip Moore. It was released in January 2013 as the fourth and final single from his debut album, Up All Night.[1] Moore co-wrote the song with Dan Couch.[2] As of June 19, 2013, the single had sold 500,000 copies in the United States [3] and been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Content

The song is in the key of D major.[4] It tells a story of a man pursuing a woman, dancing with her, then marrying and having a child with her.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song five stars out of five, writing that "the singer employs no studio tricks to make his point. He brings you in with a performance as intimate as any you’ll hear this year."[5] Chuck Dauphin of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, saying that "Kip Moore gets a chance to showcase his vocals for the first time on his new single, rather than just dealing with cute hooks for radio play."[6] In 2017, Dauphin, writing for Billboard, put "Hey Pretty Girl" at number five on his top 10 list of Moore's best songs.[7]

Music video

An acoustic music video, directed by Stephen Shepherd, premiered in April 2012.[8] The official music video, directed by Chris Hicky, premiered in March 2013.[9]

Chart performance

"Hey Pretty Girl" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of January 19, 2013.[10] It debuted at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 16, 2013. It debuted at number 97 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of April 6, 2013. It debuted at number 98 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of July 13, 2013.

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 62
Canada Country (Billboard)[12] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 41
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[16] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17] 23

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 687,000[20]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Kip Moore's "Hey Pretty Girl" Is Latest Single From Debut Album "Up All Night"". Roughstock. January 29, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kip Moore Cut-By-Cut". Great American Country. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Country Chart News - the Top 30 Digital Singles - June 19, 2013: Three Gold Singles, the Swon Brothers, Florida Georgia Line Dominate | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video | Roughstock.com". Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Hey Pretty Girl sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Dukes, Billy (January 9, 2013). "Kip Moore, 'Hey Pretty Girl' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ Dauphin, Chuck (January 11, 2013). "The Weekly Single Recap - January 11, 2013: "Wagon Wheel", "Mama's Broken Heart" & more!". Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ Dauphin, Chuck (September 27, 2017). "Kip Moore's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Kip Moore : Hey Pretty Girl". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ Duvall, Erin (March 20, 2013). "Kip Moore 'Hey Pretty Girl' Video & Behind-the-Scenes Photos". The Boot. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ Morris, Edward (January 12, 2013). "Red and "Goodbye in Her Eyes" Still in Charge of Charts". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Kip Moore Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "Kip Moore Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Kip Moore Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Kip Moore Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  15. ↑ "Kip Moore Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "Best of 2013: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Best of 2013: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Kip Moore – Hey Pretty Girl". Music Canada. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ "American single certifications – Kip Moore – Hey Pretty Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  20. ↑ Matt Bjorke (July 31, 2013). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - July 31, 2013: Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr & Thomas Rhett Top 10; Danielle Bradberry Still On Chart". Roughstock. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
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