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"Hell Yeah"
"Hell Yeah"
Single by Montgomery Gentry
from the album My Town
B-side	"My Town"
Released	July 28, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Country
Length	4:51 (album version); 3:59 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman
Producer(s)	Blake Chancey
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"Hell Yeah" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman and recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in July 2003 as the third and final single from the duo's album My Town. The song peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Content

The narrator recounts the lives of two people, a male of "the Haggard generation" and a female of "the Me Generation", who both like to party and want to go back to when "life was good and love was easy."

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and premiered on CMT on August 2, 2003 during CMT's "Most Wanted Live". The video featured cameo appearances by Troy Gentry's wife Angie, and songwriter Jeffrey Steele.

Charts positions

"Hell Yeah" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of July 26, 2003. The song has sold 492,000 copies in the U.S. as of September 2017 and was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA on June 6, 2024.^[1]^[2]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	45

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	57

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Parodies

American parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "Hell Yeah" titled "Hell No" on his 2004 album Bipolar and Proud.

References

^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Montgomery Gentry – Hell Yeah". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

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[RIAA-1] "American album certifications – Montgomery Gentry – Hell Yeah". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[2] "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Montgomery_Gentry-3] "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Montgomery_Gentry-4] "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[5] "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

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-"'''Hell Yeah'''" is the title of a song written by [[Jeffrey Steele]] and [[Craig Wiseman]], and recorded by [[United States|American]] [[country music]] duo [[Montgomery Gentry]]. It was released in July 2003 as the third and final single from their 2002 album ''[[My Town (album)|My Town]]''. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 45 on the Hot 100.
+"'''Hell Yeah'''" is a song written by [[Jeffrey Steele]] and [[Craig Wiseman]] and recorded by American [[country music]] duo [[Montgomery Gentry]].  It was released in July 2003 as the third and final single from the duo's album ''[[My Town (album)|My Town]]''. The song peaked at number 4 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles & Tracks]] chart and reached number 45 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
 ==Content==
-In the song the narrator  recounts the life of two people, a female of "the [[Generation Y|Me Generation]]" and a male of "the [[Merle Haggard|Haggard generation]]." Both the male and the female like to party and want to go back to when "life was good and love was easy."
+The narrator recounts the lives of two people, a male of "the [[Merle Haggard|Haggard generation]]" and a female of "the [[Me Generation]]", who both like to party and want to go back to when "life was good and love was easy."
 ==Music video==
-The music video was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]] and premiered in late 2003.
+The music video was directed by [[Trey Fanjoy]], and premiered on CMT on August 2, 2003 during CMT's "Most Wanted Live". The video featured cameo appearances by Troy Gentry's wife Angie, and songwriter [[Jeffrey Steele]].
+==Charts positions==
+"Hell Yeah" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs for the week of July 26, 2003. The song has sold 492,000 copies in the U.S. as of September 2017 and was eventually certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on June 6, 2024.<ref name="RIAA"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.defjampromo.com/files/2009/10/BB-Digital-Songs-Chart-Wk.-Ending-9-14-17.pdf|title=Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017|publisher=[[Nielsen SoundScan]]|accessdate=September 19, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919211714/http://www.defjampromo.com/files/2009/10/BB-Digital-Songs-Chart-Wk.-Ending-9-14-17.pdf|archivedate=September 19, 2017}}</ref>
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+| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2003: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2003| accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref>
+| align="center" | 57
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+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top}}
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+{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=yes|noshipments=yes}}
+==Parodies==
+* American parody artist [[Cledus T. Judd]] released a parody of "Hell Yeah" titled "Hell No" on his 2004 album ''[[Bipolar and Proud]]''.
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v t e Montgomery Gentry
Eddie Montgomery Troy Gentry
Studio albums	Tattoos & Scars Carrying On My Town You Do Your Thing Some People Change Back When I Knew It All Rebels on the Run Folks Like Us Here's to You
Compilation albums	Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999–2005
Notable singles	"Hillbilly Shoes" "Lonely and Gone" "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" "Self Made Man" "She Couldn't Change Me" "Cold One Comin' On" "My Town" "Speed" "Hell Yeah" "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" "You Do Your Thing" "Gone" "Something to Be Proud Of" "She Don't Tell Me To" "Some People Change" "Lucky Man" "What Do Ya Think About That" "Back When I Knew It All" "Roll with Me" "One in Every Crowd" "Long Line of Losers" "Where I Come From"
Guest singles	"The Truth About Men"
Related articles	Discography Dillon Carmichael John Michael Montgomery "Merry Christmas from the Family"