Hey Nineteen
| "Hey Nineteen" | ||||
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| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album Gaucho | ||||
| B-side | "Bodhisattva" (live) | |||
| Released | 21 November 1980 (single) | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:06 (album version) 4:31 (7" version) | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Gary Katz | |||
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| Official Audio | ||||
| "Hey Nineteen" on YouTube | ||||
"Hey Nineteen" is a song from the band Steely Dan from their album Gaucho (1980) that describes an intergenerational seduction. Besides the composing duo of Donald Fagen (lead vocals and keyboards) and Walter Becker (bass and guitar), musicians include 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.