Hot Love (Twisted Sister song)

"Hot Love"
Single by Twisted Sister
from the album Love Is for Suckers
B-side Tonight
Released 1 August 1987
Format 7" Single
Genre Hair Metal, Hard rock
Length 4:16
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Dee Snider
Producer(s) Beau Hill
Twisted Sister singles chronology
"Leader of the Pack"
(1985)
"Hot Love"
(1987)
"-"

"Hot Love" is Twisted Sister's only single from the album Love Is for Suckers, released in 1987. The single wasn't successful although it did peak at #31 in the U.S. Mainstream Rock charts.[1] After the release of this single and the album, Twisted Sister split. They reformed again in 1997 and have continued since.

"Hot Love" was released mainly in America and Canada, but also in Germany.[2] Its B-side was the album track "Tonight". The single version of "Hot Love" is longer than the album version.[3]

The single also had a promotional video to accompany it. The video featured Snider's wife Suzette Snider. A demo version of the song has been unofficially available online in recent years.

Critical reception

In a review of the Love Is for Suckers album, Allmusic.com wrote "Producer Beau Hill gave the album a very '80s pop-metal sound. Standouts included "Hot Love"..."[4]

Chicago Tribune reviewed the album upon release and spoke of the song, stating "There's a concrete attitude of cohesiveness in "Love Is for Suckers," the New York rock band's first record in two years. The best song on the album, "Hot Love," is deep-fried in committed drumming and fluent guitars that don't overwhelm melody. It's the best Twisted Sister tune since "We're Not Gonna Take It."[5][6]

The Washington Post spoke of the song in an album review upon its release, stating "Twisted Sister's raw image was totally out of sync with the melodic "Hot Love," an obvious attempt to break into the mainstream market."[7]

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart[8] 31

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