"Hey Leonardo" is a single by Blessid Union of Souls

Blessid Union of Souls

Blessid Union of Souls is an American rock band from Morrow, Ohio that was formed in 1990 by friends Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan....

 from their third album, Walking Off the Buzz

Walking Off the Buzz

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. It is one of the band's most popular songs.

Composition

The upbeat modern rock anthem was written by band members Eliot Sloan and Jeff Pence as well as collaborator/producer Emosia. The song is sung in the format of a letter written to a man named Leonardo, presumably Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

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. The song describes how a man knows his girlfriend likes him regardless of his possessions or physical traits.

The song references celebrities Tyson Beckford

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, Robert Redford

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, Pavarotti, Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford

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, the character of Dirty Harry

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, and the performances of Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

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 in Fargo

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and Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

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 in The Cable Guy

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.

Music video

The music video was directed by Geoff Moore and produced by Barry Fink. It was released on June 25, 1999.

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles	7
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...	33
U.S. Adult Top 40	16
U.S. Top 40 Mainstream	8