Hot n cold

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Hot n cold
Cover
Katy Perry
publication September 21, 2008
length 3:40
Genre (s) Pop , dance pop
Author (s) Katy Perry , Max Martin , Dr. hatch
Producer (s) Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco
album One of the boys
Cover version
2009 The Baseballs

Hot n Cold is a song by American pop - singer Katy Perry . It was released on September 21, 2008 as the second single from Perry's debut album One of the Boys .

background

Hot n Cold was written by Katy Perry , Max Martin and Dr. Luke written and directed by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco produced. The recordings were made in December 2007 in Dr. Luke's Studios in New York City , as well as Conway Recording Studio in Hollywood and Legacy Recording Studios in New York City. The mixing was done by Serban Ghenea in the MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach . Originally it was planned to release Hot n Cold as the first single from Perry's album One of the Boys . However, I Kissed a Girl was later selected.

Composition and content

The song, composed in four-four time , is written in G major . It has a tempo of 132 beats per minute , the vocal range extends from D4 to D5. Hot n Cold is classified under the genres of pop and dance pop . The instrumentation consists of synthesizers and guitars . In terms of content, the song is aimed at the lover of the lyrical self , whose mood swings influence the relationship between the two.

"'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes, then you're no
You're in, then you're out
You're up, then you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up. "

- Refrain, original excerpt

“Because you are hot and then cold.
You are yes and then no.
You are in, then you are out.
You are up, then you are down.
You're wrong if it's right.
It's black and it's white.
We argue, we separate us
we kiss, we make peace. "

- Refrain, German translation

Reviews

Hot N Cold received a mixed reception from the critics. For Alexander Cordas from Laut.de the song is "catchy" and is one of the better songs on Perry's album. Albert Ranner described the song as the "danceable equivalent of the rousing I Kissed a Girl ". For Jon Caramanica of the New York Times , the song shares the chorus with Pink's hit U + Ur Hand , which was also written by Dr. Luke was produced, but not his passion. Stephan Müller from Plattentests.de was less impressed . For him, "every text messes up every song" on the album, he described Hot N Cold as "hard to put into words" and "unspeakable".

Music video

The music video for Hot N Cold was filmed by Alan Ferguson in Los Angeles in September 2008 . It begins with a wedding between Perry and her boyfriend, who gets cold feet and runs away. Perry pursues him and can always confront him. At the end of the video it becomes clear that these scenes only happened in the friend's head. In the end he gives her the yes-word. Katy Perry's parents made a cameo in the music video . At YouTube , the music video has been viewed over 969 million times (as of June 2020).

Commercial win

Hot n Cold achieved high chart positions worldwide. The song entered the German single charts at number 2 on November 28, 2008, and number 1 was already achieved in the following chart week. It was Perry's second number one hit in Germany after I Kissed a Girl . Hot n Cold was able to hold the top position for eight consecutive weeks, the song spent a total of 17 weeks in the top 10 and 41 weeks in the entire charts. More than 500,000 copies sold in Germany by the Federal Association of Music Industry a platinum record . Also in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and in the Swiss charts , Perry achieved the second number one position in her career with this single. In both countries, Hot n Cold was sold over 30,000 times, which meant that the artist was each awarded a platinum record. In the British single charts, however , Hot n Cold missed the number one position, on December 13, 2008, the highest position in these charts was reached with number 4. After the song hit the charts for another week in March 2012, it stayed there for a total of 41 weeks. Here, too, the song was awarded a platinum record. Third place was achieved as the best ranking on the Billboard Hot 100 , where Hot n Cold spent a total of 39 weeks in the charts. With 5.7 million sales in the United States, Hot n Cold is the sixth best-selling single for Perry in the country. Hot n Cold achieved further number one placings in Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark , Finland , Canada , the Netherlands , Norway , Romania , Slovakia , the Czech Republic and Hungary .

Hot n Cold was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2010 Grammy Awards , but was beaten by Beyoncé's Halo . The song received further nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards 2009 in the category Best Female Video and at the Teen Choice Awards 2009 in the category Choice Music: Singles .

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 1 (41 weeks) 41
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 1 (33 weeks) 33
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 1 (62 weeks) 62
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 4th (41 weeks) 41
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 3 (39 weeks) 39

Awards for music sales

Hot N Cold has been awarded 3 × gold and 26 × platinum worldwide. According to awards, the single was sold over 7.6 million times.

country Awards Sales
AustraliaAustralia Australia Quintuple platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum 350,000
BelgiumBelgium Belgium Gold record icon.svg gold 15,000
BrazilBrazil Brazil Platinum record icon.svg platinum 100,000
DenmarkDenmark Denmark Gold record icon.svg gold 7,500
GermanyGermany Germany Platinum record icon.svg platinum 500,000
FinlandFinland Finland Platinum record icon.svg platinum 14,579
ItalyItaly Italy Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
CanadaCanada Canada Sextuple platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum 240,000
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand Platinum record icon.svg platinum 15,000
AustriaAustria Austria Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
SpainSpain Spain Platinum record icon.svg platinum 20,000
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Platinum record icon.svg platinum 600,000
United StatesUnited States United States Septuple platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum 5,700,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold, 26 × platinum
Platinum record icon.svg
7,632,079

Cover versions

The metalcore band Woe, Is Me covered Hot N Cold as a contribution to the sampler Punk Goes Pop Volume 03 . The German band The Baseballs also covered the song for their debut album Strike! and reached the single charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Other cover versions come from Kid British as a contribution to their EP iTunes Live: London Festival '09 and the Chipettes for the soundtrack to Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 .

Chart positions The-Baseballs-Version:

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 68 (3 weeks) 3
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 65 (1 week) 1
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 52 (15 weeks) 15th

Use in media

For an episode of Sesame Street , Perry recorded a parody of Hot n Cold with the character Elmo . After part of the video appeared on YouTube, numerous parents complained about the permissiveness and ambiguity of the video. As a result, the producers decided not to broadcast the video on television. Perry satirized this decision a few days later in an issue of The Saturday Night Life , and she appeared in a similarly provocative outfit in an episode of The Simpsons .

For the computer game The Sims 2 , Katy Perry recorded a version in the fictional language Simlisch . Hot n Cold is also available in the first part of the video game Just Dance . The song is also part of the soundtracks for the films A New Friend , Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 and The Naked Truth .

Formats

CD single
  1. Hot n Cold (Album Version) - 3:40
  2. Hot n Cold ( Innerpartysystem Remix) - 4:37
Maxi single
  1. Hot n Cold (Album Version) - 3:40
  2. Hot n Cold (Innerpartysystem Remix) - 4:37
  3. Hot n Cold (Manhattan Clique Remix) (Radio Edit) - 3:54
Remixes - CD Single (Promo)
  1. Hot n Cold (album version) - 3:41
  2. Hot n Cold (Main Instrumental) - 3:41
  3. Hot n Cold (Main A Capella) - 3:34
  4. Hot n Cold (Rock Mix) - 3:40
  5. Hot n Cold ( Innerpartysystem Remix) - 4:37
  6. Hot n Cold (Bimbo Jones Remix Radio Edit) - 3:50
  7. Hot n Cold (Manhattan Clique Remix) (Radio Edit) - 3:54
  8. Hot n Cold ( Jason Nevins Remix Edit) - 3:57

Web links

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