Avicii was inspired for this song from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Avicii tried six different singers before going with Dan Tyminski, who was the voice of The Soggy Bottom Boys from O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Hey Brother is about a boy growing up in wartime while his dad died during the V...
[Verse 1]
Hey, brother
There's an endless road to rediscover
Hey, sister
Know the water's sweet, but blood is thicker
[Refrain]
Oh, if the sky comes fallin' down, for you
There's nothin' in this world I wouldn't do
[Verse 2]
Hey, brother
Do you still believe in one another?
Hey, sister
Do you still believe in love? I wonder
[Refrain]
Oh, if the sky comes fallin' down, for you
There's nothin' in this world I wouldn't do
(Ah)
[Chorus]
What if I'm far from home?
Oh, brother, I will hear you call
What if I lose it all?
Oh, sister, I will help you out
Oh, if the sky comes fallin' down, for you
There's nothin' in this world I wouldn't do
[Build]
[Drop]
[Verse 3]
Hey, brother
There's an endless road to rediscover
Hey, sister
Do you still believe in love? I wonder
[Refrain]
Oh, if the sky comes fallin' down, for you
There's nothin' in this world I wouldn't do
(Ah)
[Chorus]
What if I'm far from home?
Oh, brother, I will hear you call
What if I lose it all?
Oh, sister, I will help you out
Oh, if the sky comes fallin' down, for you
There's nothin' in this world I wouldn't do
[Build]
[Drop]
Hey Brother was written by Arash Pournouri & Dan Tyminski & Vincent Pontare & Veronica Maggio & Avicii & Salem Al Fakir.
Hey Brother was produced by Arash Pournouri & Avicii.
Avicii released Hey Brother on Fri Sep 13 2013.
Yes, “Hey Brother” was certified 4x multi-platinum by the RIAA on June 16, 2023.