Hey Little Boy

"Hey Little Boy" is a rock song by Australian band Divinyls, released as the second single from their 1988 album Temperamental. The song was a cover of the 1966 hit song "Little Girl" by American rock 'n' roll band Syndicate of Sound. However, when Divinyls recorded their version of the song, they had the gender roles reversed. The song was a moderate success when released, peaking at number twenty-three on the Australian singles chart. In addition, the single spent twelve weeks in the top fifty.[2]

"Hey Little Boy"
Single by Divinyls
from the album Temperamental
B-side	"Para-Dice"[1]
Released	10 July 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pub rock
Length	3:21
Label	Chrysalis Records
Songwriter(s)	Don Baskin, Bob Gonzales
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Divinyls singles chronology
"Back to the Wall" (1988) "Hey Little Boy" (1988) "Punxsie" (1988)

Track listing

Australian 7" Single

1. "Hey Little Boy" - 3:21
2. "Para-Dice" - 3:53 (song appears on Divinyls previous album What a Life!)

U.S. 7" Single

1. "Hey Little Boy" (Edit)
2. "Fighting"

U.S. 12" Promo Single

1. "Hey Little Boy"
2. "Hey Little Boy" (Bob Clearmountain Mix)

Chart performance

"Hey Little Boy" proved to be Divinyls first charting single on the newly instituted ARIA Charts. Previously the Kent Music Report was Australia's leading music chart system and the band's previous single "Back to the Wall" had peaked at number thirty-three on that chart. "Hey Little Boy" debuted at number forty-nine in October 1988, eventually reaching its peak position of number twenty-three after seven weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks in the top fifty.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2]	23

References

1. "Divinyls Discography". Notsorted.tripod.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
2. Steffen Hung. "Divinyls - Hey Little Boy". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics