I'm Really Hot

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"I'm Really Hot"
Missy Elliott - I'm Really Hot.jpg
Single by Missy Elliott
from the album This Is Not a Test!
ReleasedMarch 23, 2004
Recorded New York City and Atlanta, Georgia
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Tush"
(2004)
"I'm Really Hot"
(2004)
"Car Wash"
(2004)

"I'm Really Hot" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by and Elliott Timbaland for her fifth studio album This Is Not a Test! (2003). Released as the second and final single from the album, it reached the top 20 of the Danish Singles Chart. The accompanying music video makes reference to the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), and includes a dance break over "Hot Music" by Soho.

Contents

Music video

A music video for "I'm Really Hot" was directed by Bryan Barber. Billboard critic Brian Josephs noted that the clip "expands on the love of Japanese culture from the Meyers videos and makes it the main crux. Missy has beef with a Japanese crew, so they dance through it. "I'm Really Hot" works more as a time capsule than most Missy videos from the '00s, with its loose-fitting blazer/jeans attire. And krumping." [1]

Track listing

CD Maxi-Single [2]
  1. "I'm Really Hot" (Amended Version) – 3:42
  2. "I'm Really Hot" (Explicit Version) – 3:42
  3. "I'm Really Hot" (Instrumental) – 3:44
  4. "Pass That Dutch" (Remix Amended; featuring Busta Rhymes) – 4:34
  5. "Pass That Dutch" (Remix Explicit; featuring Busta Rhymes) – 4:34
CD Single [3]
  1. "I'm Really Hot" (Explicit Version) – 3:42
  2. "I'm Really Hot" (Instrumental) – 3:44
  3. "Hurt Sumhtin" – 3:43
  4. "Pass That Dutch" (Remix Explicit; featuring Busta Rhymes) – 4:34

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "I'm Really Hot"
Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 35
Australian Urban (ARIA) [5] 15
Denmark (Tracklisten) [6] 14
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 32
Italy (FIMI) [8] 47
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] 25
Scotland (OCC) [10] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 73
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 22
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [13] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 59
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 26
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 18
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [17] 17

Release history

Release history for "I'm Really Hot"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 12, 2004 [18]

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