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Hey Nineteen
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Hey Nineteen
| cover = Hey Nineteen cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Steely Dan
| album = Gaucho
| B-side = Bodhisattva (Live)
| released = 21 November 1980
| format =
| recorded = 1978
| studio =
| genre = Jazz fusion, soft rock
| length = 5:10
4:44 (7" version)
| label = MCA
| writer =
| producer = Gary Katz
| prev_title = Josie
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Time Out of Mind
| next_year = 1981
| misc =
}}
"'Hey Nineteen'" is a song by the band Steely Dan from their album 'Gaucho' (1980).
Background
According to one reviewer's interpretation, the song "was about a middle-aged man's disappointment with a young lover":
The song's bridge suggests there is pleasure in the relationship as well, though the song is ambiguous enough to suggest the song's protagonist is indulging by himself.
"Colombian" is another name for cocaine from Colombia. In the 1960s, "fine Colombian" was marijuana.
The B-side is a previously unreleased 1974 live version of the song "Bodhisattva", recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, with drunken host Jerome Aniton.
Charts
"Hey Nineteen" peaked at number 10 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart in early 1981,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/steely-dan/chart-history/hsi/ Steely Dan Chart History: Hot 100], 'Billboard'. Retrieved February 11, 2020. number 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 68 on the R&B Singles chart.[https://www.billboard.com/artist/steely-dan/chart-history/bsi/ Steely Dan Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs], 'Billboard'. Retrieved February 12, 2020. With a chart run of 19 weeks, "Hey Nineteen" is tied with "Peg" and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" for being their longest-running chart hit.
Personnel
* Donald Fagen electric piano, synthesizer (solo), vocals
* Walter Becker bass guitar, guitar
* Hugh McCracken guitars
* Rick Marotta drums
* Victor Feldman, Steve Gadd percussion
* Frank Floyd, Zack Sanders backup vocals
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
* Age disparity in sexual relationships
Notes
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