| Hey Mami/Play It Right | |
| Cover: | Sylvan Esso - Hey Mami Play It Right single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sylvan Esso |
| Album: | Sylvan Esso |
| Length: | "Hey Mami": "Play It Right": |
| Hey Mami | |
| Title2: | Play It Right |
| Next Title: | Coffee |
| Next Title2: | Dress |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
"Hey Mami" is the debut single by Sylvan Esso, released in 2013 from the band's eponymous debut album. The A-side, "Hey Mami", is the album's opening track; while the B-side, "Play It Right", is the album's ninth track. It is the only single the band released on Trekky Records before they moved to Partisan Records.[1]
"Hey Mami" has received positive reviews from critics. Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson of Here and Now chose it as a Song of the Week in March 2014.[2] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork said the song "succeeds in being a folk song in an ethnomusical sense".[3]
"Play It Right" has also received positive reviews from critics. BUST Magazine described the song as "two sounds and two souls coming together".[4] Bryan Parker of Pop Press International, while giving the parent album a middling rating, praised the song's production, calling it "hard-hitting" and "anthemic".[5]
No official music video was created for "Hey Mami"; however, the official music video for "Play It Right" was directed by the band and Remedy.[6]