"Hey Ladies" is a song by American hip hop

Hip hop music

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 group the Beastie Boys

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, featured on their album Paul's Boutique

Paul's Boutique

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. It was the album's only charting single

Single (music)

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, hitting #36 on the Billboard Hot 100

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. It is also the first single in history to chart in the Top 20 of both the Billboard Hot Rap Singles and Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

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 charts, hitting #10 on the former and #18 on the latter.

The 12" record and CD versions of the single were released as an EP entitled Love American Style.

A music video

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, in the vein of Saturday Night Fever

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and the Dolemite

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series of blaxploitation

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 films, was made for the song.

Track listings

7" single

1. "Hey Ladies" – 3:54
2. "Shake Your Rump" – 3:18

Love American Style EP

1. "Hey Ladies" – 3:47
2. "Shake Your Rump" – 3:19
3. "33% God" – 3:40
4. "Dis Yourself in '89 (Just Do It)" – 3:26

Samples

• "The Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet
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• "Party Time" by Kurtis Blow
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• "Holy Ghost" by the Bar-Kays
• "Shake Your Pants" and "I Just Want to Be" by Cameo
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• "Pumpin' It Up" by P-Funk All Stars
• "Jungle Boogie
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  " by Kool & the Gang
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• "Machine Gun" by The Commodores
• "Jazzy Sensation" by Afrika Bambaataa
  Afrika Bambaataa
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• "Change Le Beat" by Fab 5 Freddy featuring Beeside
• "Come Let Me Love You" by Jeanette "Lady" Day
• "So Ruff, So Tuff" by Zapp & Roger
• "Ain't It Funky Now" and "Funky President
  Funky President
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  " by James Brown
  James Brown
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• "Hey DJ" by Malcolm McLaren
  Malcolm McLaren
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   and the World Famous Supreme Team
• "High Power Rap" by Crash Crew
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Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...	31
German Singles Chart	43
New Zealand Singles Chart	37
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	76
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	36
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	15
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	10
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	18