"Hey Mami"/"Play It Right" is a single by Sylvan Esso, issued as the lead single from the band's eponymous debut album. The A-side, "Hey Mami", is the album's opening track; while the B-side, "Play It Right", is the album's ninth track. It is the only single the band released on Trekky Records before they moved to Partisan Records.[2][1]

"Hey Mami/Play It Right"
Single by Sylvan Esso
from the album Sylvan Esso
Released	2013 (2013)
Genre	Trip hop indietronica indie pop
Length	"Hey Mami": 3:20 "Play It Right": 3:04
Label	Trekky Partisan
Songwriter(s)	Sylvan Esso[1]
Sylvan Esso singles chronology
"Hey Mami" / "Play It Right" (2013) "Coffee" / "Dress" (2014)
Music video
"Play It Right" on YouTube

Critical reception

"Hey Mami"

"Hey Mami" has received positive reviews from critics. Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson of Here and Now chose it as a Song of the Week in March 2014.[3] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork said the song "succeeds in being a folk song in an ethnomusical sense".[4]

"Play It Right"

"Play it Right" has also received positive reviews from critics. BUST Magazine described the song as "two sounds and two souls coming together".[5] Bryan Parker of Pop Press International, while giving the parent album a middling rating, praised the song's production, calling it "hard-hitting" and "anthemic".[6]

Music video

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No official music video was created for "Hey Mami"; however, the official music video for "Play It Right" was directed by the band and Remedy.[7]

References

External links

• "Hey Mami" at AllMusic
• "Play It Right" at AllMusic