Friday, October 8, 2010

Steam: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (1969)


Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for the 1969 number one hit song and perennial favorite "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." The song was written and recorded by studio musicians Garrett DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, and producer/writer Paul Leka at Mercury Records studios in New York City. The single was attributed to the band 'Steam' although at the time there was actually no band with that name. Paul Leka and the studio group recorded the first album. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" reached number one in the United States for two weeks in December 1969. By the beginning of the 21st century, sales of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" had exceeded 6.5 million records.

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