"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a 1969 song written and recorded by #PaulLeka, Gary DeCarlo, and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band #Steam. It was released under the #Mercury subsidiary label #Fontana and became a number-one pop single on the #Billboard #Hot100 in late 1969.

#QuickSidenote 🇺🇸 pianist/pops conductor Peter Nero earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1971 when his piano-led version of Michel Legrand’s “Theme From ‘Summer Of '42’” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #21. Produced by Paul Leka! #PaulLeka #PeterNero #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Think we’re done with Paul Leka? Think again… Also in 1969, "Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” produced by Paul Leka, earned US #OneHitWonder honors for The Peppermint Rainbow. It spent 5 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #32. #PaulLeka #PeppermintRainbow #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Long before it became a stadium chant, 3 Bridgeport, CT teenagers, Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo, & Dale Frashuer, first sketched the then-unreleased song as a bluesy shuffle in the early ’60s, back when they were in a doo-wop group… #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #DaleFrashuer #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote In 1969, Steam earned US #OneHitWonder honors with “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” Steam was a studio project built by producer Paul Leka, engineer Warren Dewey & singer Gary DeCarlo... So, Paul Leka is a US #OneHitWonder honoree, too! #Steam #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #OneHitWondered

Paul Leka & Shelley Pinz

#Interestingly Shelley Pinz already had an idea... She’d written a poem after seeing a street musician busking outside the Brill Building, and she and Paul Leka turned it into the finished single. #PaulLeka #ShelleyPinz #TheLemonPipers #OneHitWondered

Producer Paul Leka

#Interestingly Buddah’s plan for The Lemon Pipers definitely leaned towards bubblegum. They’d brought in Paul Leka as producer… Buddah asked Leka and his Brill Building writing partner, Shelley Pinz, to come up with a song for the band. #PaulLeka #ShelleyPinz #TheLemonPipers #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote In 1969, Steam earned US #OneHitWonder honors with “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” Steam was a studio project built by producer Paul Leka, engineer Warren Dewey & singer Gary DeCarlo... So, Paul Leka is a US #OneHitWonder honoree, too! #Steam #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Baltimore sunshine pop group The Peppermint Rainbow earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969, with "Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” produced by… Paul Leka. #PaulLeka #ThePeppermintRainbow #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Some of you eagle-eyes probably spotted Paul Leka’s name on the credits of the Peter Nero single… Leka co-wrote (with Shelley Pinz) & produced “Green Tambourine” by US #OneHitWonder honorees The Lemon Pipers. The song peaked at #1 in 1968. #PaulLeka #TheLemonPipers #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Dang, this is a long thread! Are we done? Nope… Baltimore sunshine pop group The Peppermint Rainbow earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969, with "Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” produced by… Paul Leka. #PaulLeka #ThePeppermintRainbow #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly So, Steam wasn’t a real touring band (at least at first.) It was a studio project built by producer Paul Leka, engineer Warren Dewey & singer Gary DeCarlo. The single came out on Fontana, which was a Mercury subsidiary… #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #Steam #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Mercury (notably Bob Reno) loved it! They didn’t want to release it under the Garrett Scott name, because they still planned to release those other ‘hits’ that’d been recorded… so they ‘invented’ a band on paper… Steam. #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #Steam #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Paul Leka basically pitched Gary DeCarlo to Mercury as a marketable solo act... and Mercury agreed, but they didn’t want ‘Gary DeCarlo.’ They wanted a stage name…. So DeCarlo became ‘Garrett Scott.’ #Steam #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #GarrettScott #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote The week ending Feb. 3, 1968, The Lemon Pipers sat atop the US Billboard Top 40 at #1 with “Green Tambourine.” The bubblegum psychedelia single earned the Oxford, Ohio band their US #OneHitWonder honors. #TheLemonPipers #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" can be traced back to 1961, when three Bridgeport, Connecticut teenagers cowrote an unreleased/unrecorded song they called "Kiss Him Goodbye." The three teenagers were Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo, & Dale Frashuer. #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory The week ending November 8, 1969, NYC studio project Steam earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #22. The single spent 13 weeks on the chart, including two at the #1 spot! #Steam #PaulLeka #GaryDeCarlo #OneHitWondered

Producer Paul Leka

#Interestingly Paul Leka died of lung cancer on October 12, 2011, at a hospice near his home in Sharon, Connecticut. He was 68 years old. #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Done with Paul Leka? Nope! Baltimore sunshine pop group The Peppermint Rainbow earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969, with "Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” produced by… Paul Leka. #PaulLeka #ThePeppermintRainbow #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" was written & recorded by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, & producer Paul Leka. The song’s success surprised everyone, and Paul Leka had to throw together a touring group to support the hit single. #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Paul Leka co-wrote (with Shelley Pinz) & produced “Green Tambourine” by US #OneHitWonder honorees The Lemon Pipers. The song peaked at #1 the week ending Feb. 3, 1968. #TheLemonPipers #PaulLeka #ShelleyPinz #OneHitWondered

Producer Paul Leka

#OneHitHistory A day to remember noted Connecticut arranger/producer & songwriter Paul Leka, who #DOTD in 2011. Did Paul Leka earn US #OneHitWonder honors? Nope… but he did have a hand in creating a couple of the biggest songs to earn the honors. #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Feel like a lil’ rabbit holin’? 🤣 Baltimore sunshine pop group The Peppermint Rainbow earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969, with "Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” produced by… Paul Leka. #PaulLeka #ThePeppermintRainbow #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" was written & recorded by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, & producer Paul Leka. The song’s success surprised everyone, and Paul Leka had to throw together a touring group to support the hit single. #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly Done with Paul Leka? Not a chance! How about another song that went to #1 in Dec. of 1969, earning US #OneHitWonder honors for a band that didn’t even exist at the time? #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly "Will You Be Staying After Sunday" by The Peppermint Rainbow was produced by Paul Leka... Leka co-wrote and produced the 1967 #1 smash hit "Green Tambourine" by The Lemon Pipers... who earned US #OneHitWonders with the song. #PaulLeka #TheLemonPipers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a 1969 song written and recorded by #PaulLeka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band #Steam. It was released under the #Mercury subsidiary label #Fontana and became a number-one pop single on the #Billboard #Hot100 in late 1969.

#Interestingly "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" was written & recorded by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, & producer Paul Leka. The song’s success surprised everyone, and Paul Leka had to throw together a touring group to support the hit single. #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly Done with Paul Leka? Nope! How about another song that went to #1 in Dec. of 1969, earning US #OneHitWonder honors for a band that didn’t even exist at the time? #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly Paul Leka co-wrote and produced “Green Tambourine” by US #OneHitWonder honorees The Lemon Pipers. The song peaked at #1 the week ending Feb. 3, 1968. #TheLemonPipers #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYoG...