Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)

"Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" is a song by American alternative rock group Blessid Union of Souls from their third album, Walking Off the Buzz. It is one of the band's most popular songs,[1] reaching number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top-twenty hit in Australia, Canada and Iceland.

"Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
Single by Blessid Union of Souls
from the album Walking Off the Buzz
ReleasedOctober 4, 1999 (1999-10-04)
Recorded1998
StudioLegend Entertainment (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Eliot Sloan
  • Jeff Pence
  • Emosia
Producer(s)
  • Emosia
  • C. P. Roth
Blessid Union of Souls singles chronology
"Light in Your Eyes"
(1998)		 "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
(1999)		 "Standing at the Edge of the Earth"
(1999)

Composition

The upbeat modern rock anthem was written by band members Eliot Sloan and Jeff Pence as well as collaborator/producer Emosia.[2] The song describes how a man knows his girlfriend likes him regardless of his possessions, social status, and physical traits.[3]

The song references celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio, Tyson Beckford, Robert Redford, Luciano Pavarotti, Cindy Crawford, the character of Dirty Harry, and the performances of Steve Buscemi in Fargo and Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy.[4]

Music video

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

Track listings
  • UK CD single[5]
  1. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"  – 3:24
  2. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (Live) – 3:57
  • Australian CD / European maxi-single[6][7]
  1. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"  – 3:24
  2. "South Hampton Avenue"  – 4:05
  3. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (Live) – 3:57

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 17
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 7
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[10] 20
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 73
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 33
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 16
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 8

Year-end charts
Chart (1999) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 47

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "blessidu.com – BUOS Music". Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
  2. "Song: Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)". Shapiro Bernstein. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  3. "Hey, Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)". songfacts. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. Inc., Nielsen Business Media (February 27, 1999). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (UK CD Single liner notes). Blessid Union of Souls. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5010623.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (AUS CD Single liner notes). Blessid Union of Souls. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5010043.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) (EU CD Single liner notes). Blessid Union of Souls. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5010043.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. "Australian-charts.com – Blessid Union of Souls – Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8352." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8466." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  11. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (23.9 – 30.9 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 24, 1999. p. 10. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Blessid Union of Souls – Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Charts.nz – Blessid Union of Souls – Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)". Top 40 Singles.
  14. "Blessid Union of Souls Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  15. "Blessid Union of Souls Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  16. "Blessid Union of Souls Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  17. "RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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