"Hey Girl" is a song written by Rhett Akins, Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in March 2013 as the first single from his fifth studio album We Are Tonight. The song became a number one hit on the Country Airplay chart, his seventh one on that chart, and peaked at number five and 39 on the Hot Country Songs and Billboard Hot 100 charts respectively.

The song has the male narrator making advances on a female, saying that "the only line [he] can think to say is 'Hey, girl.'" It is in a moderate tempo, in cut time. It uses the E-flat dorian scale (i.e., an E-flat minor scale with the sixth tone raised by a semitone), with a main chord pattern of E♭m–G♭–D♭–A♭.

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that "layers of electric guitar and a lengthy (by country radio standards) solo before the bridge add unnecessary distractions, but ultimately Currington’s satisfying delivery brings back a delectable groove." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song three and a half stars out of five, saying that "while completely reminding me of those great hook-filled mid/late 1980s adult pop songs melodically, 'Hey Girl' still features a strong vocal and fiddle and steel guitars that are audible more than one might expect." Ben Foster of Country Universe gave the song a C grade, writing that it "has some infectious guitar work going for it, but it’s not enough to elevate the song beyond what it is – regular dime-a-dozen radio filler with a total lack of a lyrical hook."

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