Hot Spot (song)

"Hot Spot"
Single by Foxy Brown
from the album Chyna Doll
B-side "Big Bad Mamma"
"BWA"
Released October 26, 1998
Format
Recorded 1998; Electric Lady Studios
(New York City)
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length 3:55
Label
Songwriter(s) Inga Marchand, Shawn Carter
Foxy Brown singles chronology
"Firm Biz"
(1998)		 "Hot Spot"
(1998)		 "I Can't"
(1999)

"Firm Biz"
(1998)		 "Hot Spot"
(1998)		 "I Can't"
(1999)

"Hot Spot" is the first single released from American female hip-hop artist Foxy Brown's second album Chyna Doll. It was released in the United States on October 26, 1998. The single was produced by Murder Inc founder Irv Gotti and co-producer Lil' Rob, with lyrics written by Foxy Brown and hip-hop artist Jay-Z. The single received a short-lived buzz and peaked at 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the last time Foxy Brown would make her appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist.

Music video

The music video was released on November 16, 1998, and was directed by Joseph Kahn and Foxy 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 (1999) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 54
Canada Top 30 Dance (RPM)[2] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 47
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[5] 56
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[6] 8
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[7] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 91
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 22
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11] 23
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12] 37

References

  1. ↑ 100 Hit Tracks peak
  2. ↑ Top Singles peak
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – FOXY BROWN – HOT SPOT" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Charts.nz – FOXY BROWN – HOT SPOT". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25,2018.
  8. ↑ "Foxy Brown: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Foxy Brown Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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