Hot Spot (song) explained

Hot Spot
Cover:hotspot.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Foxy Brown
Album:Chyna Doll
Released:November 10, 1998
Recorded:1998
Studio:Electric Lady (New York City)
Genre:East Coast hip hop
Length:3:55
Label:
Producer:Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob
Prev Title:Firm Biz
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:I Can't
Next Year:1999

"Hot Spot" is a song by American rapper Foxy Brown, released on November 10, 1998 as the lead single from her second album, Chyna Doll. The song was co-produced by Irv Gotti and Lil' Rob, with lyrics co-written by Brown and American rapper Jay-Z.

"Hot Spot" was met with brief commercial success, peaking at 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is Brown's final appearance on the chart as a lead artist.

Music video

The music video was released on November 16, 1998, and was directed by Joseph Kahn and Foxy Brown. The video featured Brown in a frozen ice-themed nightclub sporting a metallic bra, which was parodied on a commercial for MTV's 1999 Hip Hop Week advertisement campaign.

Track listing

US CD(870 835-2; Released: 1999)
  1. "Hot Spot" (LP Version - Explicit) - 3:55
  2. "Big Bad Mamma" - 3:52
  3. "Hot Spot" (Instrumental) - 3:55
  4. "Hot Spot" (Video)
US 12" Vinyl(314 566 499-1; Released: 1998)
US 12" Vinyl Promo(DEF 286-1; Released: 1998)

Charts

Chart (1999)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[1] 8

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
United KingdomNovember 10, 199812-inch vinylMercury
United StatesNovember 24, 1998Rhythmic contemporaryDef Jam[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: week 14 (3 april 1999). Dutch. top40.nl. February 13, 2020.
  2. November 20, 1998 . New Releases . . 49.