Hot Spot (song)

"Hot Spot"
Single by Foxy Brown
from the album Chyna Doll
B-side
  • "Big Bad Mamma"
  • "BWA"
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998[1]
Recorded1998
StudioElectric Lady (New York City)
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob
Foxy Brown singles chronology
"Firm Biz"
(1997) 		"Hot Spot"
(1998) 		"I Can't"
(1999)

"Hot Spot" is a song by American rapper Foxy Brown, released on November 10, 1998 as the lead single from her second album, Chyna Doll. The song was co-produced by Irv Gotti and Lil' Rob, with lyrics co-written by Brown and American rapper Jay-Z.

"Hot Spot" was met with brief commercial success, peaking at 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is Brown's final appearance on the chart as a lead artist.

Music video

The music video was released on November 16, 1998, and was directed by Joseph Kahn and Brown. The video featured Brown in a frozen ice-themed nightclub sporting a metallic bra, which was parodied on a commercial for MTV's 1999 Hip Hop Week advertisement campaign.

Track listing

US CD

(870 835-2; Released: 1999)

  1. "Hot Spot" (LP Version - Explicit) - 3:55
  2. "Big Bad Mamma" - 3:52
  3. "Hot Spot" (Instrumental) - 3:55
  4. "Hot Spot" (Video)
US 12" Vinyl

(314 566 499-1; Released: 1998)

  • Side A
    1. "Hot Spot" (Radio Edit)
    2. "Hot Spot" (LP Version)
    3. "Hot Spot" (Instrumental)
  • Side B
    1. "BWA" (Radio Edit)
    2. "BWA" (LP Version)
    3. "BWA" (Instrumental)
US 12" Vinyl Promo

(DEF 286-1; Released: 1998)

  • Side A
    1. "Hot Spot" (Radio Edit)
    2. "Hot Spot" (LP Version)
  • Side B
    1. "Hot Spot" (Instrumental)
    2. "Hot Spot" (Acapella)

Charts

Chart performance for "Hot Spot"
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 54
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[3] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 47
Scotland (OCC)[7] 56
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 31
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] 8
UK Dance (OCC)[10] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 91
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 22
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[13] 23
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 37

Release history

Release history and formats for "Hot Spot"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom November 10, 1998 12-inch vinyl Mercury [1]
United States November 24, 1998 Rhythmic contemporary Def Jam [15]

References

  1. ^ a b Hot Spot : 12\" Single - Foxy Brown, Amazon, retrieved 2022-06-13
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7472." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 7486." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "week 14 (3 april 1999)" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Foxy Brown – Hot Spot" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Foxy Brown – Hot Spot". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  8. ^ "Foxy Brown: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  12. ^ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  13. ^ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  14. ^ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  15. ^ "New Releases". Radio & Records. November 20, 1998. p. 49.