Too Hot (Kool & the Gang song)

"Too Hot"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Ladies' Night
B-side	"Tonight's the Night"
Released	January 13, 1980
Format	45 RPM 7"
Label	De-Lite
Writer(s)	George Brown Kool & the Gang
Producer(s)	Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
Ladies' Night (1979) "Too Hot" (1980) "Celebration" (1980)

"Too Hot"
Single by Kool & the Gang featuring Lisa Stansfield
from the album The Hits: Reloaded
Released	September 2004
Format	Promotional single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Soul funk quiet storm
Length	4:32
Label	Edel
Writer(s)	George Brown Kool & the Gang
Producer(s)	George Brown Leigh Guest Khalis Bayyan
Lisa Stansfield singles chronology "All Around the World" (Norty Cotto Mixes) (2003) "Too Hot" (2004) "Easier" (2004)

"Too Hot" is a R&B/Soul song recorded by the American band Kool & the Gang for their 1979 album, Ladies' Night.^[1] It was written by George Brown and Kool & the Gang, and produced by Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang.^[1] The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

Track listing

De-Lite Records - DE-802 - 6168.772:^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Too Hot"	George M. Brown & Kool and the Gang	3:48
2.	"Tonight's the Night"	Ronald Bell	3:58

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canada RPM	18
UK	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Dance	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	11
U.S. Billboard R&B	3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4]	36

2004 version

In 2004, Kool & the Gang released The Hits: Reloaded album, which features their greatest hits performed by various artists.^[5] "Too Hot" was recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield and released as a promotional single from The Hits: Reloaded in selected European countries in September 2004.^[6]

Track listings

European promotional CD single

1. "Too Hot" (Kool & the Gang featuring Lisa Stansfield) – 4:32
2. "Where Da Boogie At!" (Kool & the Gang featuring R.O.C. & Da Prince Hakim) – 3:39

Samples

"Too Hot" was sampled by Coolio in his 1995 song of the same name, on the album Gangsta's Paradise.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[7]	36

References

1. Hanson, Amy. "Ladies Night". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
2. "Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
3. "Too Hot/Tonight's the Night". Discogs. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
4. "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
5. Jeffries, David. "The Hits: Reloaded". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
6. "Kool & The Gang Featuring Lisa Stansfield – Too Hot". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
7. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 May 2015.