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Hot Child in the City

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"'Hot Child in the City'" is a song by English-Canadian musician Nick Gilder. It was released in June 1978 as a single from the album 'City Nights'. It went to No. 1 both in Canada (October 14, 1978) and in the United States (October 28, 1978). It was not his first No. 1 single: as the lead singer of Sweeney Todd, he had hit No. 1 in Canada on June 26, 1976 (in the 'RPM' listing) with the single "Roxy Roller", which remained at the top for three weeks. He won 2 Juno Awards in Canada and a People's Choice Award in the US. According to 'The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits 'it held the record for taking the longest amount of time to reach No. 1. The song became a platinum record.

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Despite the song's innocent and catchy pop stylings, the tune is based on Gilder's experiences witnessing child prostitution in Los Angeles. "I've seen a lot of young girls, 15 and 16, walking down Hollywood Boulevard with their pimps. Their home environment drove them to distraction so they ran away, only to be trapped by something even worse. It hurts to see that so I tried writing from the perspective of a lecher in the guise of an innocent pop song."[http://superseventies.com/sw_hotchildinthecity.html 'Hot Child In The City']

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*List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1978 (U.S.)

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Category:1978 singles

Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Category:Cashbox number-one singles

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman

Category:Songs written by Nick Gilder

Category:Nick Gilder songs

Category:Works about child prostitution

Category:1977 songs

Category:Chrysalis Records singles

Category:Juno Award for Single of the Year singles


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