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"Hot Spot"
Single by Foxy Brown
from the album Chyna Doll
B-side
  • "Big Bad Mamma"
  • "BWA"
ReleasedNovember 10, 1998 [1]
Recorded1998; Electric Lady Studios
( New York City)
Genre East 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 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 November 10, 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) [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 Hip Hop/R&B ( OCC) [8] 8
UK Dance ( OCC) [9] 6
UK Singles ( OCC) [10] 31
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

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. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "Foxy Brown: Artist Chart History". 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.

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