Hot Spot (song)

"Hot Spot"
Single by Foxy Brown
from the album Chyna Doll
B-side	"Big Bad Mamma" "BWA"
Released	November 10, 1998 [1]
Recorded	1998
Studio	Electric Lady (New York City)
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	3:55
Label	Def Jam Recordings Ill Na Na
Songwriter(s)	Inga D. Marchand Shawn Carter Irving Lorenzo Robert Mays
Producer(s)	Irv Gotti Lil' Rob
Foxy Brown singles chronology
"Firm Biz" (1997) "Hot Spot" (1998) "I Can't" (1999)

"Hot Spot" is a song by American rapper Foxy Brown, released on November 10, 1998 as the lead single from her second album, Chyna Doll . The song was co-produced by Irv Gotti and Lil' Rob, with lyrics co-written by Brown and American rapper Jay-Z.

"Hot Spot" was met with brief commercial success, peaking at 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is Brown's final appearance on the chart as a lead artist.

Music video

The music video was released on November 16, 1998, and was directed by Joseph Kahn and 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 performance for "Hot Spot"

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 Singles (OCC) [8]	31
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [9]	8
UK Dance (OCC) [10]	6
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

Release history and formats for "Hot Spot"

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