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Hello, How Are You

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360:, band member George Young reflected: "The people in the industry dug it and it skidded in and out of the Top 20. But it was a classic mistake from our point of view. We were a rock 'n' roll band and what was a rock band doing with this cornball, schmaltz shit? We shouldn't have done it". 29: 332:
The choice to release "Hello, How Are You" was that of the band's manager Mike Vaughan. The melodramatic ballad was different from anything the group had previously released (being more known for their
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Although the song did make the Top 20 in the UK, in retrospective interviews the band regretted the impact the song had on their career. In a 1976 interview for
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songs). Recording first took place at Pye Studios in London. The first version of the song was arranged by Bill Shepard (known for his work with
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The song appeared in a Dutch radio and tv commercial in the late seventies. The campaign promoted the Peek & Kloppenburg fashion brand.
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The single reached #20 in the U.K. and #26 in their home country of Australia.
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compilation). For the released version, the band turned to arranger
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"George Young Interview". 499:Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory 932:Songs written by George Young (rock musician) 553: 8: 560: 546: 538: 437: 27: 18: 688:The Best of The Easybeats + Pretty Girl 505:: University of New South Wales Press. 484: 48: 37: 492: 490: 488: 7: 70:"Falling Off the Edge of the World" 33:Cover of the 1968 Netherlands single 294:Gonna Have a Good Time (Good Times) 695:The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2 344:The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2 14: 822:Falling Off the Edge of the World 390:Falling Off the Edge of the World 276:Falling Off the Edge of the World 181:Australian singles chronology 421:"Come In You'll Get Pneumonia" ( 709:Absolute Anthology 1965 to 1969 316:" is a 1968 song and single by 236:"The Music Goes 'Round My Head" 73:"Come In You'll Get Pneumonia" 176:The Easybeats and Mike Vaughan 1: 829:The Music Goes 'Round My Head 780:Women (Make You Feel Alright) 192:The Music Goes 'Round My Head 942:Songs written by Harry Vanda 16:1968 single by The Easybeats 265:U.S. singles chronology 227:U.K. singles chronology 958: 372:Australian and UK releases 575: 306: 269: 231: 222: 185: 26: 871:Peculiar Hole in the Sky 451:Australia Go-Set Charts 773:Sad and Lonely and Blue 528:Rolling Stone Australia 410:"Hello, How Are You" ( 377:"Hello, How Are You" ( 357:Rolling Stone Australia 702:The Shame Just Drained 145:United Artists Records 716:The Definitive Series 843:Land of Make Believe 252:Land of Make Believe 22:"Hello, How Are You" 922:The Easybeats songs 857:Lay Me Down and Die 497:Tait, John (2010). 351:for orchestration. 927:Parlophone singles 836:Hello, How Are You 680:Compilation albums 314:Hello, How Are You 285:Hello, How Are You 243:Hello, How Are You 201:Hello, How Are You 904: 903: 894:Friday on My Mind 808:Who'll Be the One 801:Friday on My Mind 656:Friday on My Mind 512:978-1-74223-217-1 466: 465: 310: 309: 302: 301: 260: 259: 218: 217: 142: 949: 881:Related articles 787:Come and See Her 562: 555: 548: 539: 532: 531: 523: 517: 516: 494: 438: 271: 270: 233: 232: 187: 186: 173: 155: 140: 127: 126: 122: 64: 31: 19: 957: 956: 952: 951: 950: 948: 947: 946: 907: 906: 905: 900: 896:(TV miniseries) 876: 815:Heaven and Hell 739: 721: 675: 615: 571: 566: 536: 535: 525: 524: 520: 513: 496: 495: 486: 481: 473: 445: 436: 369: 330: 297: 288: 279: 255: 246: 237: 213: 204: 195: 169: 151: 124: 120: 119: 76: 60: 50:from the album 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 955: 953: 945: 944: 939: 934: 929: 924: 919: 909: 908: 902: 901: 899: 898: 890: 884: 882: 878: 877: 875: 874: 867: 860: 853: 846: 839: 832: 825: 818: 811: 804: 797: 790: 783: 776: 769: 762: 755: 747: 745: 741: 740: 738: 737: 729: 727: 723: 722: 720: 719: 712: 705: 698: 691: 683: 681: 677: 676: 674: 673: 666: 659: 652: 645: 638: 631: 623: 621: 617: 616: 614: 613: 610: 605: 598: 591: 584: 576: 573: 572: 567: 565: 564: 557: 550: 542: 534: 533: 518: 511: 483: 482: 480: 477: 472: 467: 464: 463: 460: 456: 455: 452: 448: 447: 442: 435: 432: 431: 430: 419: 402: 401: 386: 368: 365: 329: 326: 308: 307: 304: 303: 300: 299: 290: 281: 267: 266: 262: 261: 258: 257: 248: 239: 229: 228: 224: 223: 220: 219: 216: 215: 206: 197: 183: 182: 178: 177: 174: 166: 165: 156: 148: 147: 135: 129: 128: 117: 113: 112: 107: 101: 100: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 75: 74: 71: 67: 65: 57: 56: 47: 46: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 954: 943: 940: 938: 935: 933: 930: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 914: 912: 897: 895: 891: 889: 886: 885: 883: 879: 872: 868: 865: 861: 858: 854: 851: 847: 844: 840: 837: 833: 830: 826: 823: 819: 816: 812: 809: 805: 802: 798: 795: 791: 788: 784: 781: 777: 774: 770: 767: 763: 760: 759:She's So Fine 756: 753: 749: 748: 746: 742: 736: 735: 731: 730: 728: 726:Extended play 724: 718: 717: 713: 711: 710: 706: 704: 703: 699: 697: 696: 692: 690: 689: 685: 684: 682: 678: 672: 671: 667: 665: 664: 660: 658: 657: 653: 651: 650: 646: 644: 643: 639: 637: 636: 632: 630: 629: 625: 624: 622: 620:Studio albums 618: 611: 609: 606: 604: 603: 599: 597: 596: 595:Stevie Wright 592: 590: 589: 585: 583: 582: 581:Dick Diamonde 578: 577: 574: 570: 569:The Easybeats 563: 558: 556: 551: 549: 544: 543: 540: 529: 522: 519: 514: 508: 504: 500: 493: 491: 489: 485: 478: 476: 471: 468: 461: 458: 457: 453: 450: 449: 443: 441:Chart (1968) 440: 439: 433: 428: 424: 420: 417: 413: 409: 408: 407: 406: 399: 395: 391: 387: 384: 380: 376: 375: 374: 373: 367:Track listing 366: 364: 361: 359: 358: 352: 350: 346: 345: 340: 336: 327: 325: 323: 322:the Easybeats 319: 315: 305: 295: 291: 286: 282: 277: 273: 272: 268: 263: 253: 249: 244: 240: 235: 234: 230: 225: 221: 211: 207: 202: 198: 193: 189: 188: 184: 179: 175: 172: 167: 164: 160: 157: 154: 153:Songwriter(s) 149: 146: 139: 136: 134: 130: 118: 114: 111: 108: 106: 102: 98: 94: 91: 87: 83: 79: 72: 69: 68: 66: 63: 58: 55: 54: 45: 44:The Easybeats 41: 30: 25: 20: 917:1968 singles 893: 835: 766:Wedding Ring 752:For My Woman 732: 714: 707: 700: 693: 686: 668: 661: 654: 647: 640: 633: 626: 607: 602:George Young 600: 593: 586: 579: 530:. 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Index


Single
The Easybeats
Vigil
B-side
Pye Studios
London
Genre
Pop
Label
Parlophone
United Artists Records
Songwriter(s)
Harry Vanda
George Young
Producer(s)
The Music Goes 'Round My Head
Good Times
Land of Make Believe
Falling Off the Edge of the World
Gonna Have a Good Time (Good Times)
Australian
the Easybeats
power pop
The Bee Gees
The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2
Alan Tew
Rolling Stone Australia
Harry Vanda
George Young

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