Hot Love (T.Rex song)
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| Single by T.Rex | |||||
| B-side | "Woodland Rock" | ||||
| Released | 1971 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | glam rock | ||||
| Length | 4:59 min | ||||
| Writer(s) | Marc Bolan | ||||
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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 is 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).
[edit] Covers
The Fratellis' song "Ooh La Hot Love" is a combination of Goldfrapp's "Ooh La La" and "Hot Love" and was also performed on the Live Lounge segment of The Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1. The band often plays the song as an encore, and a live version is the b-side to Baby Fratelli
| Preceded by "Baby Jump" by Mungo Jerry |
UK number one single March 20, 1971-April 24, 1971 |
Succeeded by "Double Barrel" by Dave and Ansell Collins |
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