![]() ![]() He expressed his unrequited love for her through the lyrics. Tom Higgenson wrote the song about a girl named Delilah who was in a relationship with someone else. Verse D Hey there Delilah, What’s it Fm like in New York City I’m a D thousand miles away, But girl Fm tonight you look so pretty, Yes you Bm do, A G Time Square can’t A shine as bright as Bm you, I swear it’s A true. Peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States “All That We Needed” (2005) and re-released on “Every Second Counts” (2006) Oh oh-woah oh-oh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Facts About Delilah Hey There Lyrics Fact Two more years and you’ll be done with school, and I’ll be making history like I do Hey there, Delilah, you be good and don’t you miss me If you want a lyric video, just message me, and Ill make it :)Lyrics:Hey there Delilah Whats it like in New York City Im a thousand miles away But girl. We know that none of them have felt this way If every simple song I wrote to you would take your breath away, I’d write it allīut they’ve got planes, and trains, and cars Hey there, Delilah, I’ve got so much left to say Hey there, Delilah, I know times are gettin’ hardīut just believe me, girl, someday I’ll pay the bills with this guitar, we’ll have it good I’m right there if you get lonely, give this song another listen, close your eyes Hey there, Delilah, don’t you worry about the distance Times Square can’t shine as bright as you I’m a thousand miles away, but girl, tonight, you look so pretty, yes you do Hey there, Delilah, what’s it like in New York City? The Daily Dot published an article on the trend.2 Facts About Delilah Hey There Lyrics Delilah Hey There Lyrics Verse 1 On April 23rd, TikToker scarlett_music uploaded her version that received over 111,200 likes in a month (shown below, right). On March 11th, TikToker hbcassidy also posted a remix from her point of view and garnered over 78,600 likes in two months (shown below, center). The video gained over 1.9 million likes in two months. On March 7th, 2020, TikToker kallistarowan uploaded an acoustic cover of the song from the point of view of Delilah (shown below, left). Alt Press and Nylon published articles on "Hey There Delilah" memes. ![]() The tweet accumulated over 230,600 likes and 41,400 retweets in a year. On December 15th, 2019, Twitter user tweeted, "Hey there Delilah… a thousand miles seems pretty far but they've got planes and trains and cars/ Guy That Just Waked 500 Miles and 500 More: they have what" (shown below, right). On December 23rd, 2017, Redditor Gradians posted a screenshot of a tweet parodying the song to r/boottoobig and received over 6,400 points (95% upvoted) in three years (shown below, left). ![]() The video gained over 6,300 views in seven years. On September 29th, YouTuber EpicVidsCentral reposted a vine by Landon Moss that has since been deleted which features Moss singing a short parody of the song (shown below). On September 18th, 2013, Twitter user tweeter, "Hey there Delilah/ what's it like in Owl City/ are the jokes awkward and weird/ and the music's very shitty? Is it truuee (shown below, right). On December 28th, 2012, Redditor Toeknee2toes posted an image of a hurricane with the text "Hey there Delilah what's it like in New York City?" to r/funny (shown below, left). That year, the song peaked at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. On May 8th, 2006, The Plain White T's released their single "Hey There Delilah." On January 26th, 2007, the official music video was posted on YouTube by HollywoodRecordsVEVO and gained over 70.4 million views in 13 years (shown below). ![]()
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