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Described as the "ultimate party record" DJ Otzi's 'Hey Baby!' topped the UK chart in September 2001 - following a summer of storming charts all over Europe... the top holiday tune of 2001 is based on Bruce Channel's 1962 hit 'Hey! Baby' which has been a big dance-floor success since it featured in the movie "Dirty Dancing".
"Based on" seems a bit of an understatement, really, considering that it is a cover version version of Channel's hit, although it does dispense with the most distinctive feature of the original, namely Delbert McClinton's dockside harmonica which famously inspired John Lennon to apply a similar sound to the early Beatles singles. It also ups the tempo and still goes on for almost twice as long. It's not a record I have a lot of time for, but at the same time I realise it's not designed to be taken seriously (I presume it's an intentional joke that he announces it as "Hey Baby von der Seventies") and I can see how it might work in the right mood. A little goes a long way.
This track also has a minor place in history as it set a new record for climbs to the top of the chart: it officially went 45-1, although this was due to sales of an imported CD single being combined with the domestic CD and cassette formats.
Available on: Hey Baby (Uh Ah)
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