Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)

"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)"
Single by Craig David
from the album Trust Me
Released	5 November 2007
Recorded	Havana, Cuba
Genre	Electro-R&B, dance, post-disco, funk
Length	3:39
Label	Warner Bros. Sire
Songwriter(s)	Craig David David Bowie Fraser T. Smith [1]
Producer(s)	Fraser T. Smith
Craig David singles chronology
"This Is the Girl" (2006) "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (2007) "6 of 1 Thing" (2008)
Music video
"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" on YouTube

"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" is a song by British singer Craig David. It was written by David and Fraser T. Smith for his fourth studio album, Trust Me (2007), with production overseen by Smith. The song samples David Bowie's 1983 number-one single "Let's Dance". Due to the inclusion of the sample, Bowie is also credited as a songwriter. "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" was released in November 2007 as the second single from Trust Me, following the single "This Is the Girl" with rapper Kano. It became a top ten hit in Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, while reaching the top 40 on the majority of all other charts it appeared on.

Chart performance

"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" debuted at number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. In its second week on the charts, it moved up to number 7. ^[2] The song also broke into the Swedish Singles Chart, and peaked at number 10. ^[3]

Music video

A music video for "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" was directed by Justin Francis. ^[4]

Track listing

UK CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (Album Version)	Craig David David Bowie Fraser T. Smith	Fraser T. Smith	3:39

International maxi-single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (Radio Edit)	David Bowie Smith	Smith	3:39
2.	"Hot Stuff vs. World Hold On" (vs. Bob Sinclar)	David Bowie Smith Christophe Le Friant Steve Edwards Michael Tordjman	Smith Sinclar	3:23
3.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (Dark Star Remix)	David Bowie Smith	Smith David [a]	4:34
4.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (Touché Mix)	David Bowie Smith	Hill Touché [a]	5:46
5.	"Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" (Video)

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" Chart (2007–08) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [5] 29 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 39 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [8] 15 Croatia (HRT) [9] 2 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [10] 41 Denmark (Tracklisten) [11] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 3 France (SNEP) [14] 15 Germany (GfK) [15] 37 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [16] 5 Ireland (IRMA) [17] 19 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [18] 37 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [19] 47 Scotland (OCC) [20] 14 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [3] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 11 UK Singles (OCC) [2] 7 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [22] 4 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 22

Year-end charts 2007 year-end chart performance for "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" Chart (2007) Position UK Singles (OCC) [24] 108 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [25] 27 2008 year-end chart performance for "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)" Chart (2008) Position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [26] 99 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [27] 32

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22. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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25. "Urban Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 12 January 2008. p. 16. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
26. "Year End Charts: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
27. "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2008" (in Hungarian). Mahasz . Retrieved 8 October 2021.