Hot in the City

"Hot in the City"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Billy Idol
B-side "Hole in the Wall"
Released 27 May 1982
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1982
Genre New wave
Length 3:38
Label Chrysalis
Writer(s) Billy Idol
Producer(s) Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Mony Mony"
(1981)		 "Hot in the City"
(1982)		 "White Wedding"
(1982)

"Hot in the City" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at No. 23 in the US[1] and No. 58 in the UK.[2] A re-release of the song in the UK in 1987 reached No. 13.[2]

Formats and track listings

  1. "Hot in the City"
  2. "Dead On Arrival"
  1. "Hot in the City" (Extended Version)
  2. "Dead On Arrival"
  1. "Hot in the City"
  2. "Catch My Fall" (Remix Fix)
  1. "Hot in the City" (Exterminator Mix)
  2. "Catch My Fall" (Remix Fix)
  3. "Soul Standing By"

Music video

There are two versions of the video. The first version (the 1982 version) starts off with a girl walking into a record store. She picks up a Billy Idol record and the song starts to play. The video features scenes from New York City, interspersed with stock footage of nuclear bomb tests. The second version (the 1987 version) was banned by MTV because it showed Idol's girlfriend Perri Lister bound to a cross toward the end of the video. The later version was included on the DVD edition of The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself.

Other versions and covers

Although the released version of the song has Idol shouting "New York!", other versions of the song were recorded for various radio stations, including ones for such cities as "Boston", "Amarillo", "Minneapolis" and "New Haven".

In 1986, the Norwegian swing/pop duo Bobbysocks! did a cover on their LP Waiting for the Morning.

Appearances in other media

The song was used as the introduction for Booker, the TV series spin-off of 21 Jump Street. It is also featured in the 1988 hit film, Big, starring Tom Hanks.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia [3] 18
Austria [4] 10
Canada [5] 34
New Zealand 5
UK 58
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 23
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 27
Chart (1987-88) Peak
position
Australia 58
Belgium [6] 26
Canada 43
Netherlands [7] 32
New Zealand 19
Switzerland [8] 19
UK [2] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] 48
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[1] 31
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 57
  • 1Re-released in 1987

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Rank
Australia [9] 108
New Zealand [10] 50
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 90

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Billy Idol | Awards". AllMusic. 1955-11-30. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 266. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ http://tsort.info/music/h1ns6q.htm
  4. ↑ http://tsort.info/music/h1ns6q.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6508&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6508.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6508
  6. ↑ http://tsort.info/music/h1ns6q.htm
  7. ↑ http://tsort.info/music/h1ns6q.htm
  8. ↑ http://tsort.info/music/h1ns6q.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1988.htm
  10. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3872
  11. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1982.htm

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