Hey Joe

"Hey Joe"
"Hey Joe"
	The Leaves' third release of "Hey Joe"
Single by the Leaves
B-side	"Be With You" (1st pressing); "Girl From The East" (2nd pressing); "Funny Little World" (3rd pressing);
Released	November 1965;
Recorded	Late 1965
Genre	Hard rock
Length	2:40
Label	Mira
Songwriter(s)	Public Domain (1st pressing); Dino Valenti a.k.a. Chet Powers (2nd & 3rd pressings); Billy Roberts (copyrighted);
Producer(s)	Norm Ratner
The Leaves singles chronology

"Hey Joe" is an American song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and has been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists. The lyrics tell of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico after shooting his unfaithful wife. In 1962, Billy Roberts registered "Hey Joe" for copyright in the United States.

In late 1965, Los Angeles garage band the Leaves recorded the earliest known commercial version of "Hey Joe", which was released as a single. They re-recorded the song and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single, which became a hit in the US. In October 1966, Jimi Hendrix recorded "Hey Joe" for his first single with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

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