Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)

Billboard claimed that "Hot Stuff" has a "strong R&B, soulish feel" along with a "fiery" vocal performance from Summer. Cash Box said that the song "has an exciting newness to its rock/disco sound" with "power guitar chording, interesting synthesizer lines and unusual Summer vocal." Record World called it a "splendid rock disco tune." ==Awards and legacy==

"Hot Stuff" won Summer the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in the inaugural year the award was given out. In 2010, the song was ranked No. 104 on Rolling Stones list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". ==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. 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 Year-end charts All-time charts Sales and certifications ==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. ==EliZe version==

Dutch pop singer EliZe released a cover in September 2008, which peaked at no. 11 on the Dutch charts. ==Kygo version==

}} On September 18, 2020, Norwegian DJ Kygo released a remixed version of the song. 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 hoped that this version would continue to bring the joy that the original track did. 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. Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal. • Kygo – production • Harold Faltermeyer – songwriting • Keith Forsey – songwriting • Pete Bellotte – songwriter • Randy Merrill – master engineering • Şerban Ghenea – mix engineering Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts ==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. • 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. • The song is featured in the 2015 film The Martian, during a scene in which Matt Damon's character uses radioactive material to keep warm whilst stranded on Mars. • Mexican pop star Lorena Herrera covered the song in Spanish renaming it "Algo prendido". • The song is playable in the 2010 game Just Dance 2 and the 2011 game Dance Central 2. • It is heard in multiple commercials. • The song was used in Mafia!, a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams. • The song is played at the conclusion of the Pop-Tarts Bowl, a college football bowl game sponsored by Kellanova, when the winning team feasts on what was advertised as an "edible mascot" as a result of winning the game. • Dutch DJ duo, Vicetone remixed the song, released as "Hawt Stuff", on May 27, 2016. ==See also==