Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)

"Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
Single by Blessid Union of Souls
from the album Walking Off the Buzz
B-side"South Hampton Avenue"
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)[1]
Recorded1998
StudioLegend Entertainment (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Eliot Sloan
  • Jeff Pence
  • Emosia
Producer(s)
  • Emosia
  • C. P. Roth
Blessid Union of Souls singles chronology
"Light in Your Eyes"
(1998) 		"Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
(1999) 		"Standing at the Edge of the Earth"
(1999)

"Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" is a song by American alternative rock group Blessid Union of Souls from their third album, Walking Off the Buzz (1999). It is one of the band's most popular songs,[2] reaching number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top-20 hit in Australia, Canada, and Iceland.

Composition

The upbeat modern rock anthem was written by band members Eliot Sloan and Jeff Pence as well as collaborator/producer Emosia.[3]

The song references celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tyson Beckford, Robert Redford, Luciano Pavarotti, Cindy Crawford, the character of Dirty Harry, and the performances of Steve Buscemi in Fargo and Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Geoff Moore and produced by Barry Fink.[citation needed] It was released on June 25, 1999.[citation needed]

Track listings

  • UK CD single[5]
  1. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"  – 3:24
  2. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (live) – 3:57
  • Australian CD and European maxi-CD single[6][7]
  1. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"  – 3:24
  2. "South Hampton Avenue"  – 4:05
  3. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (live) – 3:57

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1291. March 19, 1999. p. 37.
  2. ^ "blessidu.com – BUOS Music". Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
  3. ^ "Song: Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)". Shapiro Bernstein. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Taylor, Chuck, ed. (February 27, 1999). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 9. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (UK CD single liner notes). Blessid Union of Souls. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5010623.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (Australian CD single liner notes). Blessid Union of Souls. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5010043.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Blessid Union of Souls. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5010043.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Blessid Union of Souls – Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8352." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8466." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 1999" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (23.9 – 30.9 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 24, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Blessid Union of Souls" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "Blessid Union of Souls – Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ^ "Blessid Union of Souls – Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. September 4, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. September 4, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  18. ^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. August 7, 1999. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  19. ^ "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Retrieved September 2, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  20. ^ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 47.
  21. ^ "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 54.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 2, 2019.