▁at ▁number ▁eight ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁clim b ▁until ▁it ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁of ▁number ▁ 3 ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 8 th ▁week ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁It ▁also ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁weeks , ▁and ▁to pped ▁Bill boards ▁Rock ▁Songs ▁chart ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁weeks . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁sold ▁over ▁four ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁c ros so ver ▁hit , ▁to pping ▁the ▁Ad ult ▁Pop ▁Songs , ▁Rock ▁Songs , ▁Altern ative ▁Songs , ▁and ▁Tri ple ▁A ▁charts ▁and ▁reaching ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁Pop ▁Songs ▁chart , ▁to pped ▁only ▁by ▁Bruno ▁Mars ' ▁" Lock ed ▁Out ▁of ▁Heaven ". ▁It ▁also ▁chart ed ▁on ▁the ▁Ad ult ▁Contempor ary ▁and ▁Country ▁Air play ▁charts . ▁This ▁multi - format ▁success ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁reach ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Air play ▁chart ▁and ▁stay ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁ 6 2 ▁weeks , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁chart ▁runs ▁ever . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁had ▁international ▁success , ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Canada , ▁Ireland , ▁France , ▁Israel , ▁Italy , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁" H o ▁Hey " ▁has ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics