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"Hot n Cold"
Song

"Hot N Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. The song was written and composed by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Perry for her second album, One of the Boys.

The track was released as the album's third single. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Perry's second consecutive top three single, after her previous worldwide hit "I Kissed a Girl". The single has also become Perry's second top five single in dozens of countries around the world, including the U.K, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, as well as topping the charts in Germany, Canada, Norway and Denmark.

Song information

Blender magazine calls the track a "spunky, climate-controlled kiss-off," and Entertainment Weekly agrees, "It's damn fun." The song went for adds on the North-American radios on September 9 and remained the song with one of the biggest bullets of the entire mediabase for weeks. Perry made the live television premiere performance of "Hot N Cold" on NBC's Today show outdoor concert series on August 29th. Katy revealed in an interview with Radio 1 that "Hot N Cold" would in fact be the follow up single to her number one hit "I Kissed a Girl" in the United Kingdom and Australia. There are currently three radio edits. One being where the b word is replaced with the word "chick", being "You PMS, like a chick, I would know". The second mostly used on radio program Open House Party, this version uses "girl" instead of the b word or "chick". One version was once played on Ryan Seacrest's American Top 40 radio show. In this version Perry sings "You PMS, I would know." The final radio edit that is used on UK music channels cuts out the word altogether. Katy Perry performed the song live at the MTV EMA's in Liverpool (which she hosted) on Thursday, November 6, 2008, therefore closing the show (her first single, I Kissed a Girl, opened the show). The track has also been released for play in the iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge. The song was also performed on the first annual 2008 YouTube Live on November 22nd, 2008 (this opened the show).[1]

Perry sang the song in Simlish for the Sims 2: Apartment Life soundtrack.[2]

The song was used for the TV series 90210 and for the trailer for the upcoming 2009 film The Proposal (film) starring Sandra Bullock.

The song was confirmed to be about the beginning of her relationship with Travis McCoy on Open House Party.

Music video

File:Katyperryhotncold.jpg
Katy Perry in a Nokia N96 mobile in the music video for "Hot N Cold"

The video was shot in Los Angeles in early September. It premiered at MySpace on October 1, 2008. The video was added to iTunes on October 10, 2008.

The music video begins at a wedding, as the vows are said between Katy and her soon-to-be husband Alexander on the video. However, he backs out, and the song is performed as Katy chases him across town and mentally abuses him for having cold feet. The song ends with Katy standing over the groom with a zebra standing beside her, and revealing that the groom had been imagining the consequences of saying no. He accepts, and the video ends with the two running down the aisle to a cheering, crowded church. As of January 10, 2009, the song has received more than 34 million views on YouTube.[3][4]

Track listings

Germany CD single[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Hot N Cold" (album version)3:40
2."Hot N Cold (Innerpartysystem remix)" (remixed by Innerpartysystem)4:37
3."Hot N Cold (Manhattan Clique remix radio edit)" (remixed by Manhattan Clique)3:54
UK CD single[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Hot N Cold" (album version)3:40
2."Hot N Cold (Innerpartysystem remix)" (remixed by Innerpartysystem)4:38
Germany digital download[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Hot N Cold" (album version)3:43
2."Hot N Cold (Bimbo Jones remix)" (remixed by Bimbo Jones)8:02
3."Hot N Cold (Manhattan Clique remix)" (remixed by Manhattan Clique)6:47
US digital remix EP
No.TitleLength
1."Hot N Cold (Innerpartysystem remix)" (remixed by Innerpartysystem)4:37
2."Hot N Cold (Bimbo Jones remix radio edit)" (remixed by Bimbo Jones)3:52
3."Hot N Cold (Manhattan Clique remix)(Long Edit)" (remixed by Manhattan Clique)6:47
4."Hot N Cold (Yelle remix)" (remixed by Yelle)4:07
1-track digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Hot N Cold (rock mix)"3:41
CD promo
No.TitleLength
1."Hot N Cold" (album version)3:40
2."Hot N Cold (rock mix)"3:41

Chart performance

"Hot N Cold" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on June 17, 2008, due to digital downloads after the album's release. It debuted on the U.S. Hot 100 at number 88 and fell off the next week. It re-entered the U.S. Hot 100 on August 5, again at number 88. It has peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Hot 100 on November 11, making it her second top three hit. It has currently been in the top ten for 16 weeks ("I Kissed A Girl" spent 13 weeks there). "Hot N Cold" has been certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada the song debuted at #73 and reached #1 on the chart dated, November 20, 2008. The song was an even bigger radio hit than "I Kissed a Girl", where it became Perry's first #1 on both U.S. Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 radio.

The UK Singles Chart singles chart saw the song peak at number four on December 7 after slowly creeping up the top ten the previous weeks, despite seeming set to drop in midweek figures. On 21st December it fell out the top 10 to #12 before climbing back up to #9 the following week and has continued to climb since then reaching #7 on 4th January 2009.

In Ireland the song has peaked at #3. "Hot N Cold" entered the German Singles Chart at #2 due to high digital download sales.
This is the highest entry ever of a single based on downloads alone in Germany. In its second week it peaked at #1 in Germany.

In Australia the single debuted in the top 50, then quickly reached the top 10. It then slowly reached its peak at #4 on digital downloads alone, with no physical release planned. It has also peaked at #1 on the Australian Airplay Chart.

In Russia "Hot N Cold" became the third song by an American artist to reach number-one (the previous being Madonna with Hung Up); "Hot N Cold" topped the charts in more than 18 countries.

Charts

Chart (2008–2009) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[8] 4
Australian Airplay Chart[9] 1
Belgian Singles Chart 4
Bulgaria Singles Chart 6
Canadian Hot 100[10] 1
Danish Singles Chart[11] 1
Dutch Top 40 1
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1
Finnish Singles Chart[12] 1
French Singles Chart 16
German Singles Chart[13] 1
Greek Singles Chart[14] 1
Irish Singles Chart 3
Israeli Singles Chart[15] 3
Italian Singles Chart 2
Mexican Top 100 32
New Zealand Singles Chart[16] 5
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Ö3 Austria Top 40[17] 1
Polish Airplay Chart[18] 1
Peruvian Top 20 1
Russian Airplay Chart[19] 1
Slovak IFPI Chart[20] 1
South African 5FM Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart[21] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[22] 1
Portuguese Singles Chart 12
Turkey Top 20 Chart[23] 1
UK Singles Chart[24] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[25] 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[26] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 32
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary 30
Venezuela Singles Chart 1
United World Chart 1

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
United States 2x Platinum 2,816,299
New Zealand Platinum 15,000
Australia Platinum[27] 70,000+
Germany Gold 150,000[28]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Pop 100 number-one single
November 22, 2008 - November 29, 2008 		Succeeded by
"Live Your Life" by T.I. featuring Rihanna
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one single
November 29, 2008 - December 13, 2008 		Succeeded by
Ö3 Austria Top 40 number-one single
November 26, 2008 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"Insomnia" by Koop Arponen
 Finnish Singles Chart number-one-single
December 31, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Canadian Hot 100 number-one single
November 29, 2008 - December 6, 2008
Danish Singles Chart number-one single (first run)
November 14, 2008 - November 21, 2008 		Succeeded by
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single (first run)
January 3, 2009
Turkey Top 20 singles Chart number-one single
December 22, 2008 - January 5, 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Danish Singles Chart number-one single (second run)
December 5, 2008 - December 12, 2008 		Succeeded by
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
3 January, 2009 - January 10, 2009 		Succeeded by
"Ayo Technology" by Milow
Norwegian Singles Chart number-one single
January 6, 2009 		Succeeded by
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single (second run)
January 17, 2009 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"Allein Allein" by Polarkreis 18 and Nephew
 German Singles Chart number-one-single
December 5, 2008 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Danish Singles Chart number-one single (third run)
January 2, 2009 - January 9, 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Vyrobená pre mňa" by Desmod
 Slovak IFPI Chart number-one-single
December 10, 2008 		Succeeded by
"Vyrobená pre mňa" by Desmod
Preceded by
"Das Feyr Vo Dr Sehnsucht" by Jodlerklub Wiesenberg and Francine Jordi
 Swiss Singles Chart number-one-single
January 11, 2009 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by
"I Agapi Pou Menei (Polykatoikia)" by Michalis Hatzigiannis
 Greek Singles Chart number-one-single
January 24, 2009 		Succeeded by
incumbent

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQv5V2Ljfa4
  2. ^ http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep8_videos.php
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-LhyAVzDBI
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X75mry1LcFg&feature=rec-HM-r2
  5. ^ ASIN B001JRXNWK
  6. ^ ASIN B001J66R6K
  7. ^ "Hot N Cold" at 7digital.de
  8. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association
  9. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association
  10. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  11. ^ Danish Singles Chart
  12. ^ Finland Singles chart
  13. ^ [1]
  14. ^ Greece Singles Chart
  15. ^ Israeli Singles Chart
  16. ^ RIANZ Singles Chart
  17. ^ Austria Top 40
  18. ^ Polish Airplay Chart TOP5
  19. ^ Russian Airplay Chart
  20. ^ Slovak IFPI Chart
  21. ^ Sweden Singles Top 60
  22. ^ Swiss Singles Top 100
  23. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on December 26, 2008
  24. ^ UK Top 75
  25. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3102303&cdi=10029423&cid=11%2F01%2F2008]
  26. ^ Billboard Pop 100
  27. ^ http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50
  28. ^ http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank.html
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