Hot, Hot, Hot (LL Cool J song)

"Hot, Hot, Hot"
Single by LL Cool J
from the album Phenomenon
B-side	"4, 3, 2, 1"
Released	March 27, 1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:22
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	James Todd Smith
Producer(s)	The Hitmen
LL Cool J singles chronology
"Father" (1998) "Hot, Hot, Hot" (1998) "Candy" (1998)

"Hot, Hot, Hot" is a song by American rapper LL Cool J, released as the fourth single from his seventh album Phenomenon . It was released on March 27, 1998, through Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Puff Daddy, D-Dot and Amen-Ra of the production team, The Hitmen. The bassline is sampled from the song "Pleasure of Love" by Tom Tom Club. ^[1]

A video was created for the song, but was considered inferior and never released.

Track listing

A-side

1. "Hot, Hot, Hot" (radio edit) – 4:00
2. "Hot, Hot, Hot" (radio remix) – 3:44

B-side

1. "4, 3, 2, 1" (E-Dub Remix featuring DMX, Method Man and Redman) – 3:38
2. "Hot, Hot, Hot" (remix) – 3:52

Charts

Chart performance for "Hot Hot Hot"

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [2]	83
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [3]	12
Germany (GfK) [4]	48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [5]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6]	74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7]	13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8]	56

References

1. Def Jam Recordings (1997). Phenomenon (album).
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 169.
3. "LL Cool J – Hot, Hot, Hot" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
4. "LL Cool J – Hot, Hot, Hot" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
5. "Tipparade-lijst van week 10, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved August 2, 2023.
6. "LL Cool J – Hot, Hot, Hot" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
7. "LL Cool J – Hot, Hot, Hot". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
8. "LL Cool J – Hot, Hot, Hot". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 5, 2023.