Hot Hot Hot
1983 single by Arrow
"Hot Hot Hot" is a song written and first recorded by Montserratian musician Arrow, featured on his 1982 studio album Hot Hot Hot. 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.
The song was used as the theme song of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
Charts
Notes:
1 - Denotes chart position of 1994 "World Carnival Mix '94" version.
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Buster Poindexter version
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.
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