Hot Right Now

"Hot Right Now" is a single by British drum and bass producer DJ Fresh, released as the second single from his third studio album, Nextlevelism. British singer Rita Ora features on the single as the main vocalist. The song also features as a bonus track on Ora's debut album, Ora. Released on 13 February 2012, the single debuted at the top of UK Singles Chart on 19 February 2012.[2] The Official Charts Company confirmed "Hot Right Now" as the UK's first ever drum and bass number one.[3]

"Hot Right Now"
Single by DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora
from the album Nextlevelism and Ora
Released	13 February 2012
Recorded	2011
Studio	Grove Studios[1]
Genre	Drum and bass
Length	3:02
Label	Ministry of Sound
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Stein Sian Evans The Invisible Men
Producer(s)	Daniel Stein Wez Clarke
DJ Fresh singles chronology
"Louder" (2011) "Hot Right Now" (2012) "The Power" (2012)
Rita Ora singles chronology
"Where's Your Love" (2008) "Hot Right Now" (2012) "How We Do (Party)" (2012)
Music video
"Hot Right Now" (Official) on YouTube

Background and composition

In July 2011, DJ Fresh released "Louder", the first single from his third studio album, Nextlevelism. It reached peak position on the UK Singles Chart, giving DJ Fresh his first ever number one.[4] After "Louder", Fresh started working on "Hot Right Now" and as he was looking for a vocalist for the song, he came across Ora's cover videos on YouTube.[5] Daniel Stein and The Invisible Men wrote the song while Daniel Stein and Wez Clarke produced it.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a mixed review stating:

Judging by the results of his latest track, we assume that the burden became all-too-great. Yes, the head-spinning breakneck beats and fuzzy basslines are impressive, as are the efforts of rising Roc Nation-signed guest singer Rita Ora, but there's something lacking here that made 'Louder' the hit that it was. Our suggestion? Lyrics such as "Turn it up right now/ Put your hands in the air if you want it right now" can't be doing him many favours. .[6]

Chart performance

"Hot Right Now" debuted at number one on the "UK Singles Chart" becoming DJ Fresh's second and Ora's first number one, selling over 128,000 copies in its first week, and becoming the fastest selling single of 2012 at that time.[3] By the end of the year, "Hot Right Now" sold 482,000 copies in the UK, making it the 23rd best-selling single of 2012.[7]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Rohan BM,[8] was uploaded on YouTube on 14 December 2011. It features Ora in Chinatown, Los Angeles[9] rocking a multi-colored, ’80s-inspired leather jacket amongst a crew of hipsters, breaking and crumping in a graffiti-covered lot.[10][11]

Track listings

iTunes EP[12]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hot Right Now" (Radio Edit)	3:02
2.	"Hot Right Now" (Extended Mix)	3:40
3.	"Hot Right Now" (Camo & Krooked Remix)	4:34
4.	"Hot Right Now" (Zed Bias Remix)	5:16
5.	"Hot Right Now" (Zomboy Remix)	4:57
6.	"Hot Right Now" (Kamuki Remix)	4:26

12" vinyl [13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hot Right Now" (Extended Mix)	3:40
2.	"Hot Right Now" (Zomboy Remix)	4:57
3.	"Hot Right Now" (Camo & Krooked Remix)	4:34
4.	"Hot Right Now" (Zed Bias Dub Mix)	4:46

CD single[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hot Right Now" (Radio Edit)	3:02
2.	"Hot Right Now" (Extended Mix)	3:40

Exclusive Remixes[15]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hot Right Now" (Redroche Remix)	6:02
2.	"Hot Right Now" (Zed Bias Dub Mix)	4:46

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[16] 46 Australia Dance (ARIA)[17] 7 scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 24 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 11 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 1 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[21] 33 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 31 scope="row" Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[23] 5 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[24] 4 scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 28 scope="row" Ireland (IRMA)[26] 17 scope="row" Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27] 11 scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 22 scope="row" Poland (Dance Top 50)[29] 22 Poland (Video Chart)[30] 1 scope="row" Scotland (OCC)[31] 2 scope="row" Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[32] 9 scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 39 scope="row" UK Singles (OCC)[34] 1 scope="row" UK Dance (OCC)[35] 1 scope="row" UK Download (OCC)[36] 1 scope="row" UK Indie (OCC)[37] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[38] 61 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 67 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[40] 37 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[41] 199 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[42] 24

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[43]	Platinum	600,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[12]	12 February 2012	Digital download	Ministry of Sound

References

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26. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hot Right Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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28. "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora – Hot Right Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
29. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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32. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201214 into search. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
33. "Swisscharts.com – DJ Fresh feat. Rita Ora – Hot Right Now". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
34. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
35. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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38. "Jaaroverzichten 2012". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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41. "Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2012)". Tophit. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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43. "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "DJ Fresh" and select "Search by" > "Artist") on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics