Instant Replay (song)

"Instant Replay"
Single by Dan Hartman
from the album Instant Replay
Released	1978
Genre	Disco
Length	5:20
Writer(s)	Dan Hartman
Certification	Gold (US)
Dan Hartman singles chronology
"Instant Replay" (1978) "This is It" (1979)

"Instant Replay" is a song by Dan Hartman from the album of the same name. All the tracks on Hartman's album topped the US Dance Chart for five weeks. It 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. The video for the song features Dan alongside future Kiss lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, Hilly Michaels from the band Sparks on drums, and Hall & Oates veteran guitarist and former Saturday Night Live band leader G.E. Smith on bass.

It was successfully remade in 1990 by the UK pop duo, Yell!, where it reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.

A sound bite from the song is used in some arcade machines.

Charts

Chart (1978–79)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1]	28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	25
France (IFOP)[3]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	29
U.S. R&B Singles	44

References

1. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
2. "Ultratop.be – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. Infodisc.fr
4. "Charts.org.nz – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Top 40 Singles.
5. AllMusic

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• Dan Hartman's Chart History at AllMusic
• Dan Hartman's Chart History at Billboard.com