Hot Hot Hot (Arrow song)

"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"
Single by Arrow
from the album Hot Hot Hot
Released19 June 1983
Recorded31 December 1982
GenreCalypso, soca
Length7:08
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Alphonsus Cassell
Producer(s)Leston Paul
Arrow singles chronology
"Soca Rhumba"
(1981)		 "Hot Hot Hot"
(1983)		 "Long Time"
(1984)
"Hot Hot Hot"
Single by Buster Poindexter
from the album Buster Poindexter
Released19 June 1987
Recorded22 November 1986
GenrePop, soca
Length4:07
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Alphonsus Cassell
Producer(s)David Johansen
Buster Poindexter singles chronology
"Hot Hot Hot"
(1987)		 "Cannibal"
(1988)

Buster Poindexter version

The song was later 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. The music video is unique in the fact that it crosses the two identities: Despite being in the Buster Poindexter persona, the video begins with Johansen briefly mentioning his role as the frontman for the 1970s proto-punk band the New York Dolls, showing the band's vinyl 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 existence," owing to its pervasive popularity as a karaoke and wedding song. The Johansen version of the song has long served as the opening theme for Jimmy Buffett's concert appearances.

Bill Murray appears in the music video; Johansen would later costar with Murray in the 1988 movie Scrooged.

In the extended mix, Buster Poindexter says the word "hot" 137 times.

Don Omar version

In 2013, reggaeton artist Don Omar released a cover titled "Feeling Hot" for his upcoming live album Hecho en Puerto Rico.[2] His version peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.[3] Omar's cover led to Arrow posthumously winning the ASCAP Latin Award on the Urban category.[4]

Babla & Kanchan version

In 1984, Babla & Kanchan released a cover titled "Kuchh Toh Gadbad Hai" on Rohit Records that charted at #1 on the New York Caribbean radio station, WLIB.

Charts

Arrow version
Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 59
Chart (1994) 1 Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 38
ARIA Charts 9

Notes:

  • 1 - Denotes chart position of 1994 "World Carnival Mix '94" version.

Buster Poindexter version
Chart (1987-88)[6] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 45
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 11
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References
  1. "Soca artistes count $$ losses". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 15 January 2012.
  2. Don Omar lanza su nuevo sencillo 'Feelling hot' de su nuevo álbum 'Hecho en Puerto Rico' NTN
  3. Don Omar - Chart history: Hot Latin Songs Billboard
  4. "22nd Annual El Premio ASCAP 2014". ASCAP Latin Awards. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. AllMusic ((( Buster Poindexter > Charts & Awards < Billboard Singles )))
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