Hot in Herre

"Hot in Herre"
Single by Nelly
from the album Nellyville
B-side	"Not in My House" "Kings Highway"
Released	May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	3:49
Label	Universal Fo' Reel
Songwriters	Cornell Haynes Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Charles Brown
Producer	The Neptunes
Nelly singles chronology
"Girlfriend" (2002) "Hot in Herre" (2002) "Dilemma" (2002)
Music videos
"Hot in Herre" on YouTube

US CD single [10] "Hot in Herre" (radio edit) – 3:50 "Hot in Herre" (clean album version) – 3:50 US 12-inch single [11] A1. "Hot in Herre" (clean—with drops) – 3:50 A2. "Hot in Herre" (clean—no drops) – 3:50 B1. "Hot in Herre" (album version) – 3:50 B2. "Hot in Herre" (instrumental) – 3:50 Canadian and European CD single [12] [13] "Hot in Herre" (radio edit) – 3:50 "Hot in Herre" (X-Ecutioners remix) – 3:58 UK CD and cassette single [14] [15] "Hot in Herre" (radio edit) – 3:50 "Hot in Herre" (X-Ecutioners remix) – 3:58 "Not in My House" – 2:58

UK 12-inch single [16] A1. "Hot in Herre" (X-Ecutioners remix) – 3:58 A2. "Hot in Herre" (radio edit) – 3:50 B1. "Hot in Herre" (Third Eye remix) – 4:57 Australasian CD single 1 [17] "Hot in Herre" (radio edit) – 3:50 "Hot in Herre" (Third Eye remix) – 4:57 "Hot in Herre" (Maximum Risk remix) – 3:51 "Kings Highway" – 5:31 Australasian CD single 2 [18] [19] "Hot in Herre" (radio edit) – 3:50 "Hot in Herre" (X-Ecutioners remix) – 3:58 "Not in My House" – 2:58 "Hot in Herre" (Corporate remix) – 3:36

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Hot in Herre" Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [19] 3 Australian Urban (ARIA) [20] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [21] 16 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [22] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [23] 13 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [24] 1 Croatia (HRT) [25] 10 Denmark (Tracklisten) [26] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [27] 8 France (SNEP) [28] 23 Germany (GfK) [29] 8 Ireland (IRMA) [30] 10 Italy (FIMI) [31] 37 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [32] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [33] 4 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [34] 3 Norway (VG-lista) [35] 5 Scotland (OCC) [36] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [37] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [38] 10 UK Singles (OCC) [39] 4 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [40] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [41] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [42] 1 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [43] 1 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [44] 1 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [45] 1 Chart (2022) Peak position Canada Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [46] 29

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Hot in Herre" Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA) [47] 17 Australian Urban (ARIA) [48] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [49] 30 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [50] 64 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [51] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [52] 38 Germany (Media Control) [53] 39 Ireland (IRMA) [54] 36 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [55] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [56] 20 New Zealand (RIANZ) [57] 22 Sweden (Hitlistan) [58] 35 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [59] 48 UK Singles (OCC) [60] 27 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [61] 26 UK Urban (Music Week) [62] 10 US Billboard Hot 100 [63] 3 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) [64] 4 US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard) [65] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [66] 10 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [67] 3 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for "Hot in Herre" Chart (2000–2009) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [68] 36 All-time charts All-time chart performance for "Hot in Herre" Chart (1958–2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [69] 184

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Hot in Herre"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [70]	Platinum	70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [71]	Gold	45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [72]	Gold	250,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [73]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [74] physical	Silver	200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [75] digital	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [76]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Hot in Herre"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	May 7, 2002	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Universal Fo' Reel	[77]
	May 20, 2002	Contemporary hit radio		[78]
Australia	June 10, 2002	CD single		[79]
United Kingdom	June 17, 2002	12-inch single CD single cassette single		[80]

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