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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = Hot in the City

| cover = Hot in the City.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Billy Idol

| album = Billy Idol

| B-side = Hole in the Wall

| released = 27 May 1982

| recorded = 1982

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = New wave

| length = 3:38

| label = Chrysalis

| writer = Billy Idol

| producer = Keith Forsey

| prev_title = Mony Mony

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = White Wedding

| next_year = 1982

| misc =

}}

"'Hot in the City'" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at No. 23 in the US and No. 58 in the UK. A remix of the song in the UK in 1987 reached No. 13.

Formats and track listings



*'(1982) UK 7" vinyl single'

#"Hot in the City"

#"Dead On Arrival"

*'(1982) UK 12" vinyl single'

#"Hot in the City" (Extended Version)

#"Dead On Arrival"

*'(1987) UK 7" vinyl single'

#"Hot in the City (Exterminator Fix)"

#"Catch My Fall" (Remix Fix)

*'(1987) UK 12" vinyl single'

#"Hot in the City" (Exterminator Mix)

#"Catch My Fall" (Remix Fix)

#"Soul Standing By"

Music video



There are two versions of the video. The first version (the 1982 version) starts off with a girl walking into a record store. She picks up a Billy Idol record and the song starts to play. The video features scenes from New York City, interspersed with stock footage of nuclear bomb tests. The second version (the 1987 version) was banned by MTV because it showed Idol's then-girlfriend Perri Lister bound to a cross toward the end of the video. The later version was included on the DVD edition of 'The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself'.

Other versions and covers



Although the released version of the song has Idol shouting "New York!", other versions of the song were recorded for various radio stations, including ones for such cities as "Amarillo", "Boston", "Minneapolis", "New Haven", "Chattanooga", and "Sioux Falls", or none at all with a repeated synthesiser stab instead.

Appearances in other media



The song, with a remixed synthesizer intro, was used as the introduction for 'Booker', the TV series spin-off of '21 Jump Street'. It is also featured in the 1988 hit film, 'Big', starring Tom Hanks.

The song was used by the NBA's Phoenix Suns during the introductions of the visiting team at home games during the team's run to the 1993 NBA Finals.

Chart performance



Weekly charts



*1Re-released in 1987

Year-end charts



References




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