The Kid Is Hot Tonite

"The Kid Is Hot Tonite"
Single by Loverboy
from the album Loverboy
B-side	"Teenage Overdose"
Released	June 20, 1981
Genre	Rock pop rock [1]
Length	3:35
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Paul Dean, Bernie Aubin
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn
Loverboy singles chronology
"Turn Me Loose" (1980) "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" (1981) "Working for the Weekend" (1981)

"The Kid Is Hot Tonite" is a song by Canadian rock band Loverboy, released in 1981 as the second and final single from their self-titled debut album. The song is interpreted by some to be about up-and-coming fellow Canadian musician Bryan Adams. While not as big a chart success as their debut single "Turn Me Loose", the song still reached number 20 in Canada and number 55 in the United States. ^[2]

AllMusic called it "a radio-ready rocker that slickly balances mid-tempo guitar riffs with surging synthesizer lines". ^[3] Record World stated the song has "winning guitar/synthesizer strains and a smashing chorus hook." ^[4]

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5]	76
Canada Top Singles ( RPM )	20
US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	55
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks	42

References

1. Morrow, Fiona (January 19, 2009). "Loverboy keeps them young". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved January 9, 2025.
2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990. ISBN   0-89820-089-X
3. Guarisco, Donald A. "Loverboy – Loverboy". AllMusic . Retrieved October 8, 2025.
4. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. May 30, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 182. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X