Hey World

Hey World
Hey World
Studio album by Lee Brice
Released	November 20, 2020
Genre	Country
Label	Curb
Producer	Lee Brice; Kyle Jacobs; Ben Glover; "I Hope You're Happy Now" produced by busbee;
Lee Brice chronology
Singles from Hey World
	"One of Them Girls"; Released: April 20, 2020; "Memory I Don't Mess With"; Released: October 15, 2020; "Soul"; Released: November 29, 2021; "Save the Roses"; Released: March 6, 2023;

Hey World is the fifth album by American country music singer Lee Brice. It was released on November 20, 2020 via Curb Records.

Content

Brice confirmed the album's track listing in September 2020. The album's release was preceded by the two singles "One of Them Girls" and "Memory I Don't Mess With". Also included on the album is "I Hope You're Happy Now", a duet with Carly Pearce from the latter's self-titled album. The Voice contestant Blessing Offor sings duet vocals on the title track.^[1]

Critical reception

Rating it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found the album to contain more stylistic variety than its predecessors. He also said of Brice that "he wears his impending middle age quite well, proving that even if he's changing his fashions, what looks best on him is something with a little heart."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Atta Boy"	Lee Brice John Johnston Bobby Pinson	3:03
2.	"One of Them Girls"	Brice Dallas Davidson Ashley Gorley Ben Johnson *	3:09
3.	"More Beer"	Brice Brian Davis Adam Wood	2:34
4.	"Memory I Don't Mess With"	Brice Davis Billy Montana	3:31
5.	"Save the Roses"	Brice Kyle Jacobs Jimmie Lee Sloas	3:21
6.	"Good Ol' Boys"	Brice Davis Gorley Johnson	3:06
7.	"Don't Need No Reason"	Brice Jacobs Chris DeStefano	3:12
8.	"Do Not Disturb"	Brice Davis Jacobs Phillip Lammonds	3:12
9.	"Soul"	Kevin Kadish Tony Perrari	2:47
10.	"Sons and Daughters"	Brice Ben Glover Joe Leathers	3:05
11.	"Country Knows"	Marv Green Lance Miller Jimmy Yeary	3:36
12.	"Lies"	Scooter Carusoe Tom Douglas	3:28
13.	"If You"	Brice B. Davis Wood	2:13
14.	"I Hope You're Happy Now" (Carly Pearce with Lee Brice)	Luke Combs Randy Montana Carly Pearce Jonathan Singleton	3:19
15.	"Hey World" (featuring Blessing Offor)	Brice Dan Davis Wood	3:19

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[3]

Lee Brice - dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, lead vocals, background vocals
busbee - acoustic guitar
Chris DeStefano - background vocals
Kris Donegan - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar
Ian Fitchuk - keyboards
Paul Franklin - lap steel guitar
Ben Glover - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals
Mark Hill - bass guitar
Kyle Jacobs - acoustic guitar, background vocals
Ben Johnson - programming
Mike Leach - keyboards
Josh Matheny - dobro
Jerry McPherson - dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Gordon Mote - keyboards
Blessing Offor - duet vocals on "Hey World"
Carly Pearce - duet vocals on "I Hope You're Happy Now"
Paul Rippee - bass guitar
Jerry Roe - drums
Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar
Aaron Sterling - drums
Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar
Derek Wells - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar
Fred Williams - keyboards, programming
Nir Z. - drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Hey World*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	45
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	8

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for *Hey World*
Chart (2021)	Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)^[6]	33
US Billboard 200^[7]	112
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	10

2022 year-end chart performance for *Hey World*
Chart (2022)	Position
US Billboard 200^[9]	197
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	18

2023 year-end chart performance for *Hey World*
Chart (2023)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	38

Certifications

Certifications for *Hey World*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[12]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Lee Brice Announces 'Hey World' Album, Releases Video for Somber Title Track". Taste of Country. September 12, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ "Hey World". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Hey World (CD booklet). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2020. D2-79537.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Lee Brice Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ "Lee Brice Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Lee Brice – Hey World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

[1] "Lee Brice Announces 'Hey World' Album, Releases Video for Somber Title Track". Taste of Country. September 12, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[2] "Hey World". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[liner-3] Hey World (CD booklet). Lee Brice. Curb Records. 2020. D2-79537.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Billboard200_Lee_Brice-4] "Lee Brice Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Lee_Brice-5] "Lee Brice Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[6] "ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[7] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[8] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[9] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

[10] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

[11] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[United_StatesLee_BriceHey_WorldalbumCertRef-12] "American album certifications – Lee Brice – Hey World". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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v t e Lee Brice
Discography
Studio albums	Love Like Crazy (2010) Hard 2 Love (2012) I Don't Dance (2014) Lee Brice (2017) Hey World (2020)
Singles	"Upper Middle Class White Trash" "Love Like Crazy" "Beautiful Every Time" "A Woman Like You" "Hard to Love" "I Drive Your Truck" "Parking Lot Party" "I Don't Dance" "Drinking Class" "That Don't Sound Like You" "A Little More Love" "Boy" "Rumor" "I Hope You're Happy Now" "One of Them Girls" "Memory I Don't Mess With" "Soul"