Too Hot (Kool & the Gang song)







































"Too Hot"
Too Hot - Kool & the Gang.jpg

Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Ladies' Night
B-side "Tonight's the Night"
Released January 13, 1980
Format 45 RPM 7"
Genre
Disco, R&B, soul
Label De-Lite
Songwriter(s)


  • George Brown

  • Kool & the Gang


Producer(s)
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang singles chronology





"Ladies' Night"
(1979)
"Too Hot"
(1980)
"Celebration"
(1980)











































"Too Hot"
Too Hot by Kool and the Gang and Lisa Stansfield.jpg

Single by Kool & the Gang featuring Lisa Stansfield
from the album The Hits: Reloaded
Released September 2004 (2004-09)
Format Promotional single
Recorded 2004
Genre


  • Soul

  • funk


Length 4:32
Label Edel
Songwriter(s)


  • George Brown

  • Kool & the Gang


Producer(s)


  • George Brown

  • Leigh Guest

  • Khalis Bayyan



Lisa Stansfield singles chronology





""All Around the World" (Norty Cotto Mixes)"
(2003)
"Too Hot"
(2004)
"Easier"
(2004)



"Too Hot" is a R&B/Soul song recorded by the American band Kool & the Gang for their 1979 album, Ladies' Night.[1] It was written by George Brown and Kool & the Gang, and produced by Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang.[1] The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Track listing


  • 2 Chart performance


    • 2.1 Weekly charts


    • 2.2 Year-end charts




  • 3 2004 version


    • 3.1 Track listings




  • 4 Samples


    • 4.1 Charts




  • 5 References





Track listing


De-Lite Records - DE-802 - 6168.772:[3]





















No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Too Hot" George M. Brown & Kool and the Gang
3:48
2. "Tonight's the Night" Ronald Bell 3:58


Chart performance



Weekly charts



































Chart (1980)
Peak
position
Canada RPM
18

UK
23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
5
U.S. Billboard Dance
5
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
11
U.S. Billboard R&B
3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100
7


Year-end charts















Chart (1980)
Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4]
36
U.S. Cash Box [5]
50


2004 version


In 2004, Kool & the Gang released The Hits: Reloaded album, which features their greatest hits performed by various artists.[6] "Too Hot" was recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield and released as a promotional single from The Hits: Reloaded in selected European countries in September 2004.[7]



Track listings


European promotional CD single



  1. "Too Hot" (Kool & the Gang featuring Lisa Stansfield) – 4:32

  2. "Where Da Boogie At!" (Kool & the Gang featuring R.O.C. & Da Prince Hakim) – 3:39



Samples


"Too Hot" was sampled by Coolio in his 1995 song of the same name, on the album Gangsta's Paradise.



Charts











Chart (2004)
Peak
position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[8]
36


References





  1. ^ ab Hanson, Amy. "Ladies Night". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.


  3. ^ "Too Hot/Tonight's the Night". Discogs. Retrieved November 5, 2016.


  4. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.


  5. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-13.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link). Cash Box magazine.


  6. ^ Jeffries, David. "The Hits: Reloaded". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.


  7. ^ "Kool & The Gang Featuring Lisa Stansfield – Too Hot". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-06-30.


  8. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 May 2015.











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