Hot to Go!

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"Hot to Go!"
Single by Chappell Roan
from the album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
ReleasedAugust 11, 2023
Genre
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nigro
Chappell Roan singles chronology
"Red Wine Supernova"
(2023) 		"Hot to Go!"
(2023) 		"Good Luck, Babe!"
(2024)
Music video
"Hot to Go!" on YouTube

"Hot to Go!" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, released on August 11, 2023, as the ninth single from her debut studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023). It was written by Roan and Dan Nigro, and produced by Nigro.

Background

In a press statement, Chappell Roan said of the song:

I wrote this song so I could live out my cheerleader fantasy! I just wanted to make something simple and silly that I could do with the audience because I'm a huge fan of audience participation. Also, selfishly (and shamelessly) wanted to bounce around on stage singing a song about being hot."[1]

Composition

The instrumental of the song consists of synthesizers,[2] while the lyrics find her teaching a dance to the song and telling her future lovers that she is ready and waiting to spend time with them.[3] She uses her own chant: "H-O-T-T-O-G-O / Snap 'n clap 'n and touch your toes".[2]

Critical reception

Stephen Daw of Billboard wrote Chappell Roan "offers up a great impression of a cheer captain" and described the song as "fun", "camp", and "exactly the kind of jam that will have you dancing along in no time."[3] Kaelen Bell of Exclaim! remarked:

"HOT TO GO!" should be annoying. On first listen, it kind of is — it's got that grating, self-aware hook (or, in this case, series of hooks) that could sound like KIDZ BOP in the wrong hands. Under the care of Chappell Roan's wild-eyed pop fanaticism however, that striving energy becomes something transcendent. All those hyper-saturated, cheerleader hooks pile atop one another like a collapsing human pyramid, a flurry of skirts and flushed cheeks and pom poms and glitter. It's the kind of so-dumb-its-genius singalong pop lyric — "H-O-T-T-O-G-O / You can take me hot to go!" — that you can't believe hasn't been done before, sung with in-the-red commitment by a songwriter with a clear understanding that the joy of pop music is in its full-blooded surrender to ecstasy and excess.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jackie! Zhou, filmed in Chappell Roan's hometown in Willard, Missouri and released alongside the single. It features appearances from her grandparents[1] and shows her dressed in an array of glittery outfits.[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Hot to Go!"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 41
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 40
Global 200 (Billboard)[7] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 37
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 35

References

  1. ^ a b Lindert, Hattie (August 11, 2023). "Chappell Roan Shares Video for New Song "Hot to Go!": Watch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Chelosky, Danielle (August 11, 2023). "Chappell Roan's New Single And Video 'Hot to Go!' Is An Enthusiastic Anthem About 'Being Hot'". Uproxx. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Daw, Stephen (August 11, 2023). "Queer Jams of the Week: New Music From Tove Lo, Chappell Roan, G Flip & More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ Bell, Kaelen (August 24, 2023). "Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!" Is a Stroke of Horny Genius". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of July 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of July 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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