Too Hot (Kool & the Gang song)
| "Too Hot" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
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| Producer(s) | Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang | |||
Kool & the Gang singles chronology | ||||
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| "Too Hot" | ||||
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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 |
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| Length | 4:32 | |||
| Label | Edel | |||
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Lisa Stansfield singles chronology | ||||
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"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
- "Too Hot" (Kool & the Gang featuring Lisa Stansfield) – 4:32
- "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
^ 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}
^ "Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
^ "Too Hot/Tonight's the Night". Discogs. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
^ "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.
^ Jeffries, David. "The Hits: Reloaded". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
^ "Kool & The Gang Featuring Lisa Stansfield – Too Hot". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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