Hot (Avril Lavigne song): Difference between revisions

▲* [[New wave music|new wave]]

▲"Hot" was praised by critics. Darryl Sterdan of ''[[Jam! Canoe]]'' wrote that the song is "more old-style Avril -- except for the steamy [[Alanis Morissette|Alanis]]-style lyrics."<ref name="jam">{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/L/Lavigne_Avril/AlbumReviews/2007/04/12/3992925-winsun.html |title=Jam! review: Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing|first=Darryl|last=Sterdan|date=April 14, 2007|access-date=August 11, 2010}}</ref> Chris Willman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' commented that while listening to the "sputtering chorus" of ''Hot'' kick in and smooth out, it's as if she and her ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]'' team, [[The Matrix (production team)|The Matrix]], never broke up. {{r|ew.com}} Theon Weber of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' praised its "refined orgasm",<ref name=stylus>{{cite news|last=Weber|first=Theon|title=Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing - Review - Stylus Magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/avril-lavigne/the-best-damn-thing.htm|access-date=16 February 2014|newspaper=[[Stylus Magazine]]|date=30 April 2007|archive-date=May 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516031537/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/avril-lavigne/the-best-damn-thing.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Fraser McAlpine of ''[[BBC Music]]'' praised its "nice [[new wave music|new-wave]] verses, nice enormous chorus", calling it "anthemic and suits Avril's adenoidal rasp rather well."<ref name=bbcmusic>{{cite news|last=McAlpine|first=Fraser|title=BBC - Chart Blog: Avril Lavigne - 'Hot'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2007/10/avril_lavigne_hot.shtml|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=[[BBC Music]]|date=24 October 2007}}</ref> Alex Nunn of [[musicOMH]] noted that 'Hot' is "one of the albums' three standout tracks", writing that "it really comes as little surprise to see his name attached to the albums best moments."<ref name=musicomh>{{cite news|title=Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing &#124; album review &#124; musicOMH |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/avril-lavigne-2_0407.htm |last=Nunn |first=Alex |access-date=16 February 2014 |newspaper=[[musicOMH]] |date=16 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008101728/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/avril-lavigne-2_0407.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2012 }}</ref> Eric R. Danton of ''Connecticut Music'' called it "gushy power-ballad,"<ref name=connecticut>{{cite news|last=R. Danton |first=Eric |title=Connecticut Music - Album Reviews - "The Best Damn Thing" By Avril Lavigne |url=http://www.ctnow.com/music/hce-albums0419.artapr19,0,2949041.story?coll=hce-headlines-music-top |access-date=16 February 2014 |newspaper=Connecticut Music |date=19 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811010927/http://www.ctnow.com/music/hce-albums0419.artapr19%2C0%2C2949041.story?coll=hce-headlines-music-top |archive-date=11 August 2007 }}</ref> while Lauren Murphy of ''[[Entertainment.ie]]'' named it "a well-produced, radio friendly tune that chugs perkily along without being irritating"<ref name=entertainmentie>{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=Lauren|title=Music Review: Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing|url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Avril-Lavigne-The-Best-Damn-Thing/111437.htm|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=[[Entertainment.ie]]|date=30 April 2007}}</ref> and Danny R. Phillips of ''Hybrid Magazine'' called it a "heartfelt song."<ref name=hybrid>{{cite news|last=R. Phillips|first=Danny|title=Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing &#124; Hybrid Magazine|url=http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/0807/avrillavigne.shtml|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=Hybrid Magazine}}</ref>

▲=== Commercial ===

▲The song was a commercial disappointment in the [[United States]], only debuting and peaking at number 95 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart<ref name=achartshot>{{cite web|title=US Singles Top 100 (December 8, 2007) - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/us_singles_top_100/2007/49|work=A Charts|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> and fell off the chart the following week, becoming Avril's second weakest single in the U.S. to date. As of July 2013, "Hot" had sold 490,000 digital copies in the US.{{r|billboardsales}} However, in [[Canada]], the song proved to be successful, debuting at number 87<ref name=achartscanada1>{{cite web|title=Canada Singles Top 100 (October 13, 2007) - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2007/41|work=A Charts|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> and peaking at number 10,<ref name=achartscanada2>{{cite web|title=Canada Singles Top 100 (December 8, 2007) - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2007/49|work=A Charts|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> remaining in its peak position for three consecutive weeks.<ref name=achartscanada3>{{cite web|title=Canada Singles Top 100 (December 22, 2007) - Music Charts|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2007/51|work=A Charts|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> In [[Australia]], the single was a moderate success, debuting at number 42, on November 25, 2007, and peaking at number 14, on December 30, 2007, also remaining for three non-consecutive weeks at the peak position.<ref name=aria/> In [[Austria]], "Hot" became her ninth top-twenty single<ref name=austria/> and in [[New Zealand]], it managed to reach the top-forty.<ref name=nz/> In the [[United Kingdom]], "Hot" peaked at number 30, becoming her lowest-charting single there.<ref name=uk>{{cite web|title=Avril Lavigne &#124; Artist &#124; Official Charts|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/avril%20lavigne/|work=[[The Official Charts Company]]|access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref>

▲Jersey City, NJ during the first weekend of September 2007. The video was shot in Murdoch Hall, which also was used in several movies, including "[[Annie (1999 film)|Annie]]" and "[[Quiz Show (film)|Quiz Show]]". According to the press release, the video had a "1920s [[burlesque]]" theme, complete with girls in fishnets. "Ms. Lavigne had two personal masseuses tending to her during the shoot," the press release said.<ref name=nj>{{cite news|title=Avril Lavigne films music video in Jersey City|url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2007/09/avril_lavigne_films_music_vide.html|access-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=[[NJ]]}}</ref> It premiered on Yahoo! Music, [[Viva (TV station)|VIVA]] and [[MTV]]. The "Hot" music video debuted at #1 in Spain in its first week on the video download chart and reached #1 on the Australian iTunes music video chart too.{{r|yahoo}}

▲Credits adapted from ''[[The Best Damn Thing]]'' liner notes.<ref name="ref3">{{cite AV media notes |title=''[[The Best Damn Thing]]'' |others=[[Avril Lavigne]] |date=2011 |type=[[liner notes]] |publisher=[[RCA Records]]}}</ref>