"Hey There" is a show tune with music by Richard Adler and lyrics by Jerry Ross, written for the 1954 musical The Pajama Game. The show is based on Richard Bissell's 1953 novel 7½ Cents, with a book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell and choreography by Bob Fosse. The song was published in 1954 and introduced in the original Broadway production by John Raitt, whose original cast recording was issued by Columbia. Rosemary Clooney's recording with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra reached No. 1 on Billboard in 1954 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Johnnie Ray's 1954 version peaked at No. 27 on Billboard and reached No. 5 in the UK in November 1955, while Sammy Davis Jr. reached No. 16 on Billboard's retail chart. Later recordings include Dalida's French version (1956), along with versions by Sam Cooke, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Ray Stevens, Bette Midler and Harry Connick Jr. Spanish versions titled "Oye" were recorded by Enrique Guzmán and others. Frasier Crane sings the song in Cheers.
