"Hot Hot Hot" is a song written and first recorded by Montserratian musician Arrow, featured on his 1982 studio album, Hot Hot Hot.[1] The song was a commercially successful dance floor single, with cover versions subsequently released by artists in several countries, including in 1987 by American singer Buster Poindexter. The song was Arrow's first chart hit, peaking at No. 59 on the UK Singles Chart. A remix of the song, dubbed as the "World Carnival Mix '94" was later released in 1994 and peaked higher than the original, at number 38 on the UK Singles Chart.
| "Hot Hot Hot" | ||||
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| Single by Arrow | ||||
| from the album Hot Hot Hot | ||||
| Released | 19 June 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 31 December 1982 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 7:08 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alphonsus Cassell | |||
| Producer(s) | Leston Paul | |||
| Arrow singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
edit| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 59 |
| Chart (1994) 1 | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 38 |
| UK Dance Chart | 15 |
| ARIA Charts | 9 |
Notes:
- 1 - Denotes chart position of 1994 "World Carnival Mix '94" version.
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Buster Poindexter version
edit| "Hot Hot Hot" | ||||
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| Single by Buster Poindexter | ||||
| from the album Buster Poindexter | ||||
| Released | 19 June 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 22 November 1986 | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alphonsus Cassell | |||
| Producer(s) | David Johansen | |||
| Buster Poindexter singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hot Hot Hot" on YouTube | ||||
The song was covered in 1987 by American singer David Johansen, as his lounge singer persona Buster Poindexter, and released as the first single from his album Buster Poindexter. It garnered extensive airplay through radio, MTV, and other television appearances.
A music video was produced for Johansen's version of the song, in which he appears both as Buster Poindexter and as himself. The video begins with Johansen mentioning his role as the frontman for the 1970s proto-punk band New York Dolls, showing the band's albums and tossing them aside while talking about the "really outrageous clothes" he wore and how he came to be interested in a "refined and dignified kind of a situation", which leads into the song.
In an interview on National Public Radio, Johansen called the tune "the bane of my life,"[4] owing to its pervasive popularity as a karaoke and wedding song.
Charts
edit| Chart (1987–1989)[5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 11 |
Pat and Mick version
editIn 1993, English pop duo Pat and Mick released their version as a single which peaked at No. 47 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] It is from their sole album Don't Stop Dancin', also released in 1993.
Don Omar version
editIn 2013, reggaeton artist Don Omar released a cover titled "Feeling Hot" for his live album Hecho en Puerto Rico.[7] His version peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.[8] Omar's cover led to Arrow posthumously winning the ASCAP Latin Award in the Urban category.[9]
Trivia
edit- The song was famous in Brazil for it have been the opening theme of 1994–95 programming of same name Hot Hot Hot, broadcast by free-to-air television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) and presented by Silvio Santos.[10]
- The Buster Poindexter version of the song was covered in Go, Diego, Go! Live: The Great Jaguar Rescue.
- The song was used in Family Guy as it was sung by Brian Griffin's cousin Jasper as part of the work out.
References
edit- ^ "Soca artistes count $$ losses". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1994 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ Gross, Terry. "New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen".
- ^ AllMusic ((( Buster Poindexter > Charts & Awards < Billboard Singles )))
- ^ "Pat & Mick". Official Charts.
- ^ Don Omar lanza su nuevo sencillo 'Feelling hot' de su nuevo álbum 'Hecho en Puerto Rico' NTN
- ^ Don Omar - Chart history: Hot Latin Songs Billboard
- ^ "22nd Annual El Premio ASCAP 2014". ASCAP Latin Awards. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ Video of the song during the opening of Brazilian programming "Hot Hot Hot" broadcast by TV network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) between 1994-1995
- Funk, Ray (1998). Kaiso No 15 - December 26, 1998