Here Comes the Hotstepper

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“Here Comes the Hotstepper”
Single by Ini Kamoze from the album Here Comes the Hotstepper
Released	April 18, 1995
Genre	Reggae
Length	4:13
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Ini Kamoze Kenner A. Konley K. Nix Domino Salaam Remi
Producer	Salaam Remi

"Here Comes the Hotstepper" is a dancehall song from the musician Ini Kamoze, co-written with Richard Winsland. This song was recorded in 1994. It extrapolates the well-known "na na na na na..." sequence from Wilson Pickett's song "Land of a Thousand Dances". It uses a sample from Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" from 1981. To date it is Kamoze's only US number-one hit. It also made the UK Top 5, peaking at 4. The song was particularly popular in fashion shows of the 90s. The song was written for Prêt-à-Porter and a music video with footage from the film was released and included on the U.S. VHS release. The song is also heavily based on "Come Together" by The Beatles.

Prince Naseem Hamed, former WBO, WBC and IBF world featherweight boxing champion famously used this song for some of his spectacular ring entrances.

Contents 1 In the media and cover versions 2 Tracklist 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] In the media and cover versions

• Played in the 1994 movie Prêt-à-Porter (called 'Ready to Wear' in some countries.).
• Played in an episode of I Love The 90s.
• Played in the 2005 movie Racing Stripes.
• Theme music for wrestling tag-team Public Enemy in ECW.
• Covered by AtomXFlow in 2004. This version peaked at #49 in France.^[1]

[edit] Tracklist

CD single

1. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartical mix)
2. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allaam mix)

CD maxi

1. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartical mix) (4:13)
2. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartipella) (4:15)
3. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartimental) (4:13)
4. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allaam mix) (4:36)
5. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allamental) (4:37)
6. "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (LP version) (4:09)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1995)[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	2
Austrian Singles Chart	6
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	21
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	3
Dutch Singles Chart	16
French Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	6
Irish Singles Chart	3
New Zealander Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	5
Swiss Singles Chart	4
UK Singles Chart	4
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	22
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	1
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	5
US ARC Weekly Top 40	1

Preceded by "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men	Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 17, 1994 - January 21, 1995	Succeeded by "Creep" by TLC
Preceded by "George" by Headless Chickens	New Zealander (RIANZ) number one single (first run) December 18, 1994	Succeeded by "George" by Headless Chickens
Preceded by "George" by Headless Chickens	New Zealander (RIANZ) number one single (second run) January 15, 1995 - February 5, 1995	Succeeded by "Silverchair" by Silverchair

[edit] References