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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Hell Yeah
| name = Hell Yeah
| Cover = Montgomery hell yeah.jpg
| cover = Montgomery hell yeah.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Montgomery Gentry]]
| artist = [[Montgomery Gentry]]
| Album = [[My Town (album)|My Town]]
| album = [[My Town (album)|My Town]]
| B-side = "[[My Town (Montgomery Gentry song)|My Town]]"
| B-side = [[My Town (Montgomery Gentry song)|My Town]]
| Released = July 28, 2003
| released = July 28, 2003
| Format =
| format =
| Recorded = 2002
| recorded = 2002
| studio =
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]<!-- Unsourced genres will be removed. -->
| venue =
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| Length = 4:51 (album version)<br />3:59 (radio edit)
| Label = [[Sony Music Nashville|Columbia Nashville]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
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| length = 4:51 (album version)<br />3:59 (radio edit)
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| Writer = [[Jeffrey Steele]], [[Craig Wiseman]]
| Producer = [[Blake Chancey]]
| label = [[Sony Music Nashville|Columbia Nashville]]
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| writer = [[Jeffrey Steele]], [[Craig Wiseman]]
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| Certification =
| producer = [[Blake Chancey]]
| Last single = "[[Speed (Montgomery Gentry song)|Speed]]"<BR>(2002)
| prev_title = [[Speed (Montgomery Gentry song)|Speed]]
| This single = "'''Hell Yeah'''"<BR>(2003)
| prev_year = 2002
| Next single = "[[If You Ever Stop Loving Me]]"<BR>(2004)
| next_title = [[If You Ever Stop Loving Me]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
}}
"'''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 their 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==
==Content==
The narrator recounts the lives of two people, a male of "the [[Merle Haggard|Haggard generation]]" and a female of "the [[Generation Y|Me Generation]]", who both 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==
==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]].

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==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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==Chart positions==
"Hell Yeah" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs for the week of July 26, 2003.
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Montgomery Gentry|title=Hell Yeah|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|accessdate=June 12, 2024|refname="RIAA"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=yes|noshipments=yes}}


==Parodies==
==Parodies==
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|montgomery-gentry|hell-yeah}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:2003 singles]]

Latest revision as of 14:11, 27 October 2024

"Hell Yeah"
Single by Montgomery Gentry
from the album My Town
B-side"My Town"
ReleasedJuly 28, 2003
Recorded2002
GenreCountry
Length4:51 (album version)
3:59 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman
Producer(s)Blake Chancey
Montgomery Gentry singles chronology
"Speed"
(2002) 		"Hell Yeah"
(2003) 		"If You Ever Stop Loving Me"
(2004)

"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

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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

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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

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"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

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

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Parodies

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  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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