| The Kid Is Hot Tonite | |
| Cover: | Loverboy_-_Kid_is_hot_Tonite_cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Loverboy |
| Album: | Loverboy |
| B-Side: | "Teenage Overdose" |
| Released: | June 20, 1981 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Bruce Fairbairn |
| Prev Title: | Turn Me Loose |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Working for the Weekend |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 76 | |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 20 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 55 | |
| US Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 42 |
The song was covered by Canadian punk band Chixdiggit. It appears on which is the soundtrack to the film FUBAR.
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 182.