Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)

"Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)" is a song by performed by R&B girl group Moodring and pop artist Kirby L. Avalon. The single was one of the contenders for the 2010 Tango Challenge 4: Blind Date competition. As will all of the singles that participated in the 2010 Tango Challenge competition, the song was released officially on 12 April 2010 in the UK.

On the week ending April 18, 2010, the song debuted in the top ten of the URAPS singles chart, becoming both Moodring's and Kirby's second consecutive single to reach the top ten. Based on chart results and single sales, the single came in at fifth place in the Tango Challenge competition. The song spent a total of 6 weeks in the top 40 chart and sold a total of 120,253 copies, falling short of a silver certification.

Background
The song was written by all of the members of Moodring and Kirby L. Avalon. The song talks about domestic abuse within a relationship, chronicling the tumultuous relationship between a girl named Christine being abused by her boyfriend/love interest, Bryan. The song was one of the first new tracks written from scratch by Moodring with newest member L'mondrea Brown and the first song cowritten with another act. The sound of the song was described by Kirby as an R&B, somewhat pure/neo-soul song with a hint of pop and adult contemporary in it. Bre stated that the song delievered an anti-domestic violence message and was their way of supporting Lindsay Belle's cause Women Who Rock which both acts missed out on.

Release and reception
The song received its first official airplay on 21 March 2010. Originally it was one of the Tango Challenge 4: Blind Date singles with the least coverage and did not receive much praise or criticism at first, being largely ignored, especially by other Tango Challenge 4: Blind Date contestants. However with the onset of the artwork, B side and music video reveals the song became more popular, with generally positive reviews and many remix offers from other, more established artists.

Many critics and chart experts have predicted that the single will possibly debut in the top twenty on its first week.

Music video
The music video for "Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)" premiered on 31 March 2010. The video was shot in black and white, with an aim to be touching, shocking and deliver a strong message. The director was uncredited, but rumour has it that Kirby himself was behind the direction. The video opens with the message: "Of all the things love is supposed to do people...love is not supposed to hurt or destroy anyone..." and then continues to tell the story of Christine and Bryan as stated in the song, from the point of view of the vocalists, with intercut performance scenes of all four, with a shocking twist to close it. The video received positive reviews

Track listing

 * CD1
 * 1) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)
 * 2) People Change
 * 3) Thinking Of You
 * CD2
 * 1) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)
 * 2) Love and Hate
 * 3) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Retta's Screwed & Chopped Remix)
 * 4) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Aftershock's Chemical Street Law Mix)
 * 5) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Official Video)
 * Remix EP
 * 1) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Retta's Screwed & Chopped Remix)
 * 2) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Aftershock's Chemical Street Law Mix)
 * 3) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Dakota's Acid Rain Mix)
 * 4) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (G+J's Bitch Slapped with an Iron Mix)
 * 5) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Make Love to Butterscotch Mix)
 * 6) ''Hey Lady (Why Don't You Kill a Bitch?) Mash up
 * 7) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Aftershock's Embarrasing Bodies OverDub)
 * 8) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Butterscotch's Hot Cream Pie Dub)
 * Digital EP
 * 1) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)
 * 2) People Change
 * 3) Thinking of You
 * 4) Love and Hate
 * 5) Epic (Privilege) (Kirby solo-from the Tango Challenge heat rounds)
 * 6) Fantasy (Moodring solo-from the Tango Challenge heat rounds)
 * 7) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) (Official Video)
 * Promo CD
 * 1) Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)

Credits

 * Hey Lady (Why Don't You?) was written by Kirby L. Avalon, Cassie Garcia, Bre Washington and L'mondrea Brown
 * Thinking Of You and Love and Hate are rerecorded versions of Moodring tracks, all written by the current lineup.
 * People Change was written before L'mondrea joined the band, so she is absent from the credits, however to avoid confusion they are credited as Moodring.

Chart Performance
The song first charted on the Urapopstar Download Chart where it debuted at #11.

The following week, on the week ending April 18, 2010, which is the designated charting week for the Tango Challenge entries, "Hey Lady (Why Don't You?)" debuted at #8 on the Urapopstar Singles Chart, becoming both Kirby's and Moodring's second consecutive top ten hit in the UK; when compared to other Tango Challenge singles, the song technically debuted at 5th place in the competition while the Tango Challenge champions ended up being "The Story of Benjamin & Daisy" by Mark Charlie Wilson and Cassie Fox. The single also rose to #8 on the Urapopstar Downloads Chart, and debuted at #13 on the Airplay chart before rising to #9 on its second week on the chart. On the airplay chart, the single became the first top ten single on that chart for Kirby and Moodring.

The single has since sold a total of 120,253 copies and spent 6 weeks in the charts, just a few thousand copies short of being certified Silver. The song has stayed on the airplay charts for seven weeks.