Hot in Herre
April 16, 2002
Hot in Herre is a song by rapper Nelly and was released in 2002 as the first single from his album Nelly Ville. Production was orchestrated by The Neptunes. For a total of 7 weeks, Hot in Herre held at the top of the American Billboard charts. In the U.S. alone, the title has sold over 500,000 copies. In Germany Hot in Herre reached number 8 in the singles chart. At the Grammy Awards 2003 was Hot in Here for Best male solo performance - excellent rap. VH1 chose the song for the song fünfzwanzigstbesten '00er years.
- 3.1 Importance of
- 3.2 Use in modern media
- 4.1 Tiga Version (2003) 4.1.1 Title List
- 4.1.2 chart position
Content
" Hot in Herre " describes the content mainly impressions of a debauched party life. Special recognition reached the chorus line "It 's gettin 'hot in here / So take off all your clothes". The subsequent response " I 'am gettin so hot / I wanna take my clothes off" contributed the American singer Dani Stevenson. In addition, the song contains references to the particular known for their Spring Break tourism Mexican city of Cancun, the international hotel chain Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as well as the American basketball player Jason Kidd.
Produced Hot in Herre by producer duo The Neptunes. The song uses a sample of Chuck Brown's R & B hit " Bustin ' Loose" from the year 1979.
Commercial success
Hot in Herre was Nelly's first number -one hit in the U.S. and was a total of 7 weeks at the top of the American Billboard charts. In January 2005, the song reached the USA Gold status and had thus sold over 500,000 copies. In Germany Hot in Herre reached number 8 in the singles chart. Presented in Austria and Switzerland 16th place or 10th place represents the respective peak positions
Chart positions
Aftereffect
Importance
VH1 placed the song at number 25 of his list of the best songs of the '00er. The music magazine Rolling Stone Hot in Herre sat at number 21 of the best summer songs of all time.
Use in modern media
Hot in Herre has been used for several years as a running- music for the U.S. American football player Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens NFL teams. In a commercial for Pepsi, which at Super Bowl XLVI broadcast and otherwise, among others Elton John and Melanie Amaro shows as an actor, Hot in Herre is sung by a jester.
The 2012 computer-animated comedy appeared Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted shows a performance of Hot in Herre by the film character King Julien. This version of the song is also included on the soundtrack of the film.
In the same year, published in the American feature film Spring Breakers sing the main characters Faith, Candy, Brit and Cotty, played by Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine, Hot in Herre in the hallway in a college dormitory.
Cover versions
Tiga Version (2003)
January 1, 2003
Hot in Herre was covered in collaboration with Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears in 2003 by the electric and house DJ and music producer Tiga and released as a single.
Title list
Maxi-Single ( Germany )
Single (UK)
Chart position
This version of the song made it into the German single charts at # 65 In the Netherlands it reached a week after charting number 46 and spending a total of seven weeks on the charts. In the UK, Hot in Herre reached also ranked 46th
Other cover versions
A cover version of the Southern rock band Widespread Panic was on their album released Jackassolantern 2004.
2005 was covered by the country-rock band The BossHoss on the album Inter Urban Hymns and 2006 by the Stoner - rock band Core on the album " Perfect Summer ".
In 2007, a hot appeared in Herre - interpretation of the singer Jenny Owen Youngs on their titled after a line in the title EP The Take Off All Your Clothers EP.
In January 2013, the ensemble of the American series Glee, which had previously been hit Nelly Ride Wit Me interprets produced, in the 12th episode of its fourth season, a mashup of Hot in Herre and in 1981 published titles Centerfold by The J. Geils Band. The mashup was published after the American broadcast of the series as a single. However, the single is not placed in the American charts.