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"Hey There" is a show tune from the musical play The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. It was published in 1954. It was introduced by John Raitt in the original production. In the show, Sid sings it to a recording device, telling himself that he's foolish to continue his advances to Babe. He plays the tape back, and after responding to his own comments, sings a duet with himself.

It was subsequently recorded by a number of artists:

• The recording by Rosemary Clooney reached No. 1 on Billboard's chart in 1954.^[1] In 1999, this recording on Columbia Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.^[2]
• Another version was also recorded at about the same time by Sammy Davis Jr., reaching No. 16 on Billboard's retail chart.^[3]
• Another 1954 version by Johnnie Ray peaked on the Billboard chart at No. 27.

The song (counting all recorded versions) also reached No. 1 on the Cash Box chart in 1954.^[4]

• A popular edit of the single is in BBC One's Only Fools and Horses, in the episode "Tea for Three", when Uncle Albert (played by Buster Merryfield) sings the song (replacing "Hey There" with "Ada", the name of his wife) in the talent contest at their local pub, the Nags Head. He later tells Rodney that he won the talent contest, much to his horror.
• In episode 15 of season 9, The Days of Wine and Neuroses, of the American sitcom Cheers, Frasier Crane (played by Kelsey Grammer) becomes obsessed with a karaoke machine at the titular bar and includes "Hey There" in his repertoire. When asked to stop singing, he objects, "In the middle of my salute to Adler and Ross? I think not!"