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Hello (Lionel Richie song)

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1984 song by Lionel Richie

"Hello"
Single byLionel Richie
from the albumCan't Slow Down
B-side"You Mean More to Me"
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1984 (1984-02-13)
Recorded1983
Genre
Length4:08
LabelMotown
SongwriterLionel Richie
Producers
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Running with the Night"
(1983)		"Hello"
(1984)		"Stuck on You"
(1984)
Music video
"Lionel Richie - Hello (Official Music Video)" onYouTube

"Hello" is a song by American singer and songwriterLionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album,Can't Slow Down (1983), the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on threeBillboard music charts: thepop chart (for two weeks), theR&B chart (for three weeks),[4] and theAdult Contemporary chart (for six weeks). The song also went to number one on theUK Singles Chart for six weeks.[5]

The song was subject to a lawsuit by songwriter Marjorie Hoffman White, who accused Richie of plagiarizing her 1978 composition "I'm Not Ready to Go".[6]

Reception

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Cash Box said that the song "is as melodic and heartwrenching as anything [Ritchie] has done previously and that’s saying something."[7]

Composition

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The song is written in the key ofA minor.[8] The verses follow thechord progression of Am9—Cmaj7/G—Fmaj7—C6/G—Fmaj7. The chorus features aNeapolitan chord (Bb).[9]

Music video

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Themusic video for "Hello", directed byBob Giraldi, features the story of Richie as a theater and acting teacher having a seemingly unrequited love for a blind student (Laura Carrington) until he discovers she shares the feeling as demonstrated by the discovery that she is sculpting a likeness of his head in clay.

Legacy

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The song is memorable for the line "Hello, is it me you're looking for?"[citation needed] The phrase started the song's composition, as whenJames Anthony Carmichael visited Richie, the singer greeted him that way, to which Carmichael replied, "Finish that song." Richie initially felt that the song was "corny" but ultimately "by the time I finished the verse, I fell in love with the song again."[10] Several publications have commented on similarities in the theme of the song and accompanying video with that of "Hello" by British singerAdele, the latter of which was released 31 years later.[11][12]

Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Hello"
Chart (1984)Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[13]9
Australia (Kent Music Report)[14]1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15]3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16]1
Brazil (ABPD)[17]3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18]1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[19]1
Chile (UPI)[20]1
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[21]2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[22]6
France (SNEP)[23]25
Greece (IFPI)[24]2
Ireland (IRMA)[25]1
Mexico (AMPROFON)[26]10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27]1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28]1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29]1
Norway (VG-lista)[30]5
Paraguay (UPI)[31]1
Peru (UPI)[32]1
Portugal (AFP)[24]2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[33]5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34]6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35]1
UK Singles (OCC)[36]1
USBillboard Hot 100[37]1
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[38]1
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[39]1
USCash Box Top 100 Singles[40]1
US Black Singles (Cash Box)[41]1
West Germany (GfK)[42]2

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Hello"
Chart (1984)Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[43]8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[44]16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[45]9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[46]11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[47]12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[48]5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49]5
UK Singles (Gallup)[50]7
USBillboard Hot 100[51]7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[52]2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[53]7
USCash Box Top 100 Singles[54]12
US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)[55]10
West Germany (Official German Charts)[56]27

All-time charts

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All-time chart performance for "Hello"
Chart (1958–2018)Position
USBillboard Hot 100[57]389

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Hello"
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[58]Platinum50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[59]Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[61]Platinum964,623[60]
United States (RIAA)[62]Gold1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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See also

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References

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