"The Kid Is Hot Tonite" | ||||
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Single by Loverboy | ||||
from the album Loverboy | ||||
B-side | "Teenage Overdose" | |||
Released | June 20, 1981 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Dean, Bernie Aubin | |||
Producer(s) | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
Loverboy singles chronology | ||||
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"The Kid Is Hot Tonite" is a song by Canadian rock group Loverboy. It was released in 1981 as the second and final single from their debut album, Loverboy . The song is interpreted by some to be about up-and-coming fellow Canadian singer/guitarist 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. [1]
Record World said the song has "winning guitar/synthesizer strains and a smashing chorus hook." [2]
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 76 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 20 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 55 |
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 42 |
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