Hot Girl (Sabrina song)
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"Hot Girl" is an Italo disco
/pop
song by Italian
singer Sabrina
. The single was released by Baby Records
in 1987
as the album's fourth and final single. The B-side "Kiss Me" also appeared on her debut album. The song was a success in France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands where it was a top 20 hit.
", the team around Sabrina's manager Menzione tried to score another international hit with a new single. They chose "Hot Girl", a song from Sabrina's by-then-released first album, and had it remixed for the single release. But, as things go, it's hard to plan success, and so "Hot Girl" did much less well than its predecessor (although Sabrina did everything to promote the new song: In a Spanish TV show, she danced in such an enthusiastic way that her top couldn't contain her breasts any more).
12" maxi
Italo disco
Italo disco encompasses much of the dance music output in Europe during the 1980s. It is one of the world's first forms of mostly electronic dance music and evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other parts of Europe...
/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song by Italian
Italy
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singer Sabrina
Sabrina Salerno
Sabrina Salerno , also known in her singing career as Sabrina, is an Italian singer, television hostess, model, actress and record producer...
. The single was released by Baby Records
Baby Records (Italy)
Baby Records is an Italian record label which was founded in 1974 by Frederick Naggiar.-History:It was initially located at Piazza della Repubblica 30 in Milan, then later moved to via Timavo 34...
in 1987
1987 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
as the album's fourth and final single. The B-side "Kiss Me" also appeared on her debut album. The song was a success in France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands where it was a top 20 hit.
Song information
After the enormous success with "Boys (Summertime Love)Boys (Summertime Love)
"Boys " is a 1987 song performed by Italian singer Sabrina. It is the third single from her eponymous album and achieved a great success in many countries, including Spain, Switzerland, France and Italy, where it was a number-one single. It was Sabrina's first single to be released in the UK...
", the team around Sabrina's manager Menzione tried to score another international hit with a new single. They chose "Hot Girl", a song from Sabrina's by-then-released first album, and had it remixed for the single release. But, as things go, it's hard to plan success, and so "Hot Girl" did much less well than its predecessor (although Sabrina did everything to promote the new song: In a Spanish TV show, she danced in such an enthusiastic way that her top couldn't contain her breasts any more).
Formats and track listings
7" single- "Hot Girl" – 3:22
- "Kiss Me" – 4:05
12" maxi
- "Hot Girl" (new version) – 6:04
- "Hot Girl" (dub version) – 7:03
Credits
- Written by Cecchetto, Bonsanto and Rossi
- Engineered by F.Santamaria and L. Vittori
- Remixed by Matteo Bonsanto and Roberto Ross
- Edited by Matteo Bonsanto and Roberto Rossi
- Executive produced by Matteo Bonsanto and Roberto Rossi
- Produced by Claudio Cecchetto
Charts
| Chart (1987/1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Mega Top 100 | 10 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 26 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 6 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 12 |
| German Singles Chart | 19 |
| Italian FIMI Singles Chart | 16 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 13 |