Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)

"Hot Stuff" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her seventh studio album Bad Girls (1979), produced by English producer Pete Bellotte and Italian producer Giorgio Moroder and released as the lead single from Bad Girls in 1979 through Casablanca Records. Up to that point, Summer had mainly been associated with disco songs but this song also showed a significant rock direction, including a guitar solo by ex-Doobie Brother and Steely Dan guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. It is the second of four songs by Summer to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

"Hot Stuff"
Artwork for Italian release
Single by Donna Summer
from the album Bad Girls
B-side	"Journey to the Centre of Your Heart" "Heaven Knows" (Brazil) "Bad Girls" (Japan)
Released	1979
Studio	Rusk Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Disco[1] rock[2]
Length	3:47 (radio edit) 5:14 (album version) 6:46 (extended mix)
Label	Casablanca
Songwriter(s)	Pete Bellotte Harold Faltermeyer Keith Forsey
Producer(s)	Giorgio Moroder Pete Bellotte
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Heaven Knows" (1978) "Hot Stuff" (1979) "Bad Girls" (1979)
Audio sample
"Donna Summer – Hot Stuff" file help

In 2018, a remix by Ralphi Rosario and Erick Ibiza entitled "Hot Stuff 2018" went to number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart.[4]

Reception

Billboard claimed that "Hot Stuff" has a "strong r&b, soulish feel" along with a "fiery" vocal performance from Summer.[5]

Awards and recognition

"Hot Stuff" won Summer the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in the inaugural year the award was given out. In 2004, the song was ranked No. 104 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[6]

Chart performance

"Hot Stuff" was certified Platinum by the RIAA and remained at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three non-consecutive weeks, and spent the longest time in the top ten in 1979: fourteen weeks. The song also topped the US Dance Club Songs chart, with Summer's follow-up "Bad Girls" as a double A-side. "Hot Stuff" was the seventh biggest song of 1979 in the US.[7] The popular 12" single edition of the song plays the full 6:47 version of the song and then segues into "Bad Girls" 4:55 version.

Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 8 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[11] 1 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[12] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[13] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 7 France (IFOP)[15] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 5 Ireland (IRMA)[17] 14 Japan (Oricon International Chart)[18] 1 Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[18] 17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 21 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 7 Norway (VG-lista)[22] 2 Spain (AFYVE)[23] 14 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[26] 11 US Billboard Hot 100[27] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[27] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 3 US Cash Box[28] 1 US Record World[29] 1 Chart (2012) Peak position France (SNEP)[30] 47 Japan Hot 100 Singles[27] 31 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 93 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 65 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 111

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[32] 17 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[33] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[34] 55 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[35] 18 France (IFOP)[36] 42 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 14 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 7 US Cash Box[38] 14 All-time charts Chart (1958–2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100[39] 87 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[40] Platinum 150,000^^ France — 319,100[41] United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Silver 250,000 United States (RIAA)[43] Platinum 2,000,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

The Pussycat Dolls version

American dance troupe The Pussycat Dolls used elements of the song on "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)", which appears on their 2005 debut album PCD.[44]

EliZe version

Dutch pop singer EliZe released a cover in September 2008, which peaked at no. 11 on the Dutch charts.[45]

Kygo version

"Hot Stuff"
Single by Kygo and Donna Summer
Released	September 18, 2020
Length	3:19
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Harold Faltermeyer Keith Forsey Pete Bellotte
Producer(s)	Kygo
Kygo singles chronology
"What's Love Got to Do with It" (2020) "Hot Stuff" (2020)
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Hot Stuff 2018" (2018) "Hot Stuff" (2020)
Music video
"Hot Stuff" on YouTube

On September 18, 2020, Norwegian DJ Kygo released a remixed version of the song.[46] The song was released on September 18, 2020.[47]

Background

In a press release, Kygo noted that Summer was one of his favorite artists of all time because of her brilliant catalogue and unmatched vocals. He hopes that this version will continue to bring the joy that the original track has.[46]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Hot Stuff" was first released onto YouTube on September 17, 2020.[48] The video is directed by Bo Webb, starring Outer Banks cast members Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes. The music video details a blossoming love between the two as they dance the night away amidst blue and purple hues.[49]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[50]

• Kygo – production
• Harold Faltermeyer – songwriting
• Keith Forsey – songwriting
• Pete Bellotte – songwriter
• Randy Merrill – master engineering
• Serban Ghenea – mix engineering

Weekly charts

Chart (2020–2021)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[51]	1
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[52]	21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[53]	10
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[54]	4
Hot Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[55]	24
CIS (Tophit)[56]	208
Croatia (HRT)[57]	12
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[58]	6
France (SNEP)[59]	138
Billboard Global 200[60]	117
Germany (Official German Charts)[61]	74
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[62]	25
Hungary (Single Top 40)[63]	12
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[64]	14
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[65]	14
Norway (VG-lista)[66]	23
Romania (Airplay 100)[67]	96
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[68]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[69]	25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[70]	27
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[71]	18
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[72]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[73]	83

Appearances in other media

• Professional wrestler "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert took his ring name from the song, which he also used as his entrance theme.[74][75]
• The song was used in the 1997 film The Full Monty. During a press event on his 50th birthday, Charles, Prince of Wales helped recreate the scene in which the four main characters overhear the song while waiting in line at the unemployment office.[76]
• The song appears in the 2015 film The Martian.[77]
• The song appeared in The CW’s drama series “Dynasty” on the last episode of season 3, titled “My Hangover’s Arrived”.
• The song appeared in the 2004 comedy film Eurotrip.[78][79]

See also

• List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s
• List of Top 25 singles for 1979 in Australia
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979
• List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 1979
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1979
• List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1979
• List of number-one singles of 1979 (Canada)
• List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1979
• List of number-one singles from 1968 to 1979 (Switzerland)
• List of number-one dance singles of 1979 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance singles of 2018 (U.S.)

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics