Hot Love (song)

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Hot Love is a UK number one song by the British rock band T. Rex, released in 1971.

It was the group's first UK number one, staying at the top for six weeks from March 1971, it fared less well in the USA where it peaked at #72. It was also the first T. Rex single to feature both a bass guitar and drums. Its success was propelled by a legendary Top of the Pops appearance, where mainman Marc Bolan appeared in androgynous clothes and covered in glitter, thus inventing the style that came to be known as glam rock.

It was a twelve-bar record with fuzzy guitars, repetitive lyrics (eg. She ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch) and the "Hey Jude" esque refrain (la la la la la la la) giving the impression of a hard rock nursery rhyme.

Preceded by "Baby Jump" by Mungo Jerry

UK number one single March 16 1971

Succeeded by "Double Barrel" by Dave and Ansell Collins