Instant Replay (song) explained

Instant Replay
Type:	single
Artist:	Dan Hartman
Album:	Instant Replay
B-Side:	Instant Replay (Replayed)
Released:	August 1978
Genre:	Disco
Length:	3:25 (single version) 5:20 (album version) 8:15 (12 inch version)
Label:	Blue Sky
Producer:	Dan Hartman
Prev Title:	Lighthouse
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	This Is It
Next Year:	1979

"Instant Replay" is a song by Dan Hartman from the album Instant Replay. The song reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, while topping out on the R&B chart at number 44. In the UK, the song peaked at number 8 in November 1978.^[1]

Music video

The video for the song features Hartman alongside future Kiss lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, Hilly Michaels from the band Sparks on drums, and future Hall & Oates guitarist and Saturday Night Live band leader G.E. Smith on bass. Backing vocalist Blanche Napoleon did not appear in the video, though her vocals can still be heard.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	16
France (IFOP)^[7]	27
UK Singles Chart	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	29
U.S. Hot Soul Singles^[9]	44
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[10]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
UK ^[11]	81
Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[12]	53

Cover versions

• The song was covered in 1990 by the UK pop duo Yell!, reaching number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.^[13]

External links

• [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4449/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Dan Hartman's Chart History] at AllMusic
• [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dan hartman|chart=all}} Dan Hartman's Chart History] at Billboard.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 421.
2. Web site: December 2011. Interview: Conversation with Blanche Napoleon - Ep174. 2020-10-04. Decibel Geek.
3. Web site: August 16, 2016. Interview: Episode 67 - Blanche Napoleon on Dan Hartman. 2020-10-04. The Hustle. en.
4. Book: Hartman, Dan. Instant replay. 1978.
5. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . 1993 . Australian Chart Book . 0-646-11917-6.
6. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada. . 17 July 2013. 2019-01-21.
7. http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_H.php Infodisc.fr
8. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dan-hartman-mn0000670057/awards AllMusic
9. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 247.

10. Web site: CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 30, 1978 . 2018-01-13 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004091038/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19781230.html . 4 October 2012 . Cash Box magazine.
11. Web site: Top 100 1978 - UK Music Charts. uk-charts.top-source.info. 13 January 2018.
12. Web site: Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. January 10, 2023.
13. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. August 1, 2022.