Hey Whatever

"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Turnaround (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr", a popular song by Northern Irish rock band Relish.^[1] Released on 15 September 2003, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.

"Hey Whatever"
Single by Westlife
from the album Turnaround
B-side	"I Won't Let You Down" "Singing Forever"
Released	15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
Studio	Rokstone, Sphere (London)
Length	3:30
Label	RCA BMG S
Songwriter(s)	Ken Papenfus Carl Papenfus Steve Mac Wayne Hector
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights" (2003) "Hey Whatever" (2003) "Mandy" (2003)
Music video
"Hey Whatever" on YouTube

In Westlife - Our Story, the band said they pushed for "Hey Whatever" to be released as the lead single despite Simon Cowell telling them they did not have a hit. The song became one of Westlife's lowest-charting singles and was their first not to sell more than 100,000 copies at the time, selling just under 80,000.^[2]

Track listings

UK CD1^[3]

1. "Hey Whatever"
2. "I Won't Let You Down"
3. "Hey Whatever" (video)

UK CD2^[4]

1. "Hey Whatever"
2. "Singing Forever"
3. "Tonight" (Metro Mix video)
4. "The Making of the Video" (video)

UK cassette single and European CD single^[5][6]

1. "Hey Whatever" – 3:28
2. "I Won't Let You Down" – 3:45

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 48 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 6 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[9] 51 Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 2 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[11] 13 Germany (GfK)[12] 22 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 2 Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[14] 27 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 30 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 39 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[17] 61 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[18] 42 Scotland (OCC)[19] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 53 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position CIS (TopHit)[23] 101 Ireland (IRMA)[24] 23 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[25] 85 Sweden (Hitlistan)[26] 88 UK Singles (OCC)[27] 89

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	15 September 2003	CD	RCA BMG S	[28]
Sweden	1 October 2003			[29]