Hello (The Cat Empire song) explained

Hello
Cover:	Hello_-_Single.JPG
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	The Cat Empire
Album:	The Cat Empire
Released:	2003
Recorded:	2003
Genre:	Ska jazz
Length:	3:44
Label:	EMI/Virgin
Next Title:	Days Like These
Next Year:	2004

"Hello" is a song by The Cat Empire. It was released in New Zealand in 2003 as the lead single from their debut studio album, The Cat Empire. It is credited as exposing the band to a more mainstream audience and allowing them to enhance their following.^[1]

The song polled at number 6 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2003.

Other uses in media

• Samples of "Hello" have been used in the promos and advertising of the Network Ten TV program The 7PM Project.
• This is the official theme of "Musa da Beleza Interior" (Muse of Inner Beauty), one current sketch of the Brazilian TV program "Pânico na TV".
• In 2011, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and partner Kym Johnson danced to Hello on Dancing with the Stars.^[2]
• The song was used in the 2008 Disney movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.thecatempire.com/ Official Website
2. Web site: 2014-11-12 . Hines Ward & Kym Johnson - Salsa - video Dailymotion . 2022-09-03 . Dailymotion . en.
3. Web site: The Cat Empire secure their global reputation as a live act. 27 December 2014.