Hot Pants (James Brown song)

"Hot Pants"
Single by James Brown
from the album Hot Pants
A-side"Hot Pants Pt. 1 (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)"
B-side"Hot Pants Pt. 2 & 3 (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)"
ReleasedJuly 1971 (1971-07)
RecordedMay 13, 1971, Starday-King Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreFunk
Length
  • 3:08 (Pt. 1)
  • 3:53 (Pt. 2 & 3)
  • 8:42 (album version)
LabelPeople
2501
Songwriter(s)
  • James Brown
  • Fred Wesley
Producer(s)James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Escape-ism (Part 1)"
(1971) 		"Hot Pants"
(1971) 		"Make It Funky (Part 1)"
(1971)
Audio video
"Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants)" on YouTube

"Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)" is a 1971 song by American singer James Brown, released as a single on his People Records label (then distributed by King Records) in July of that year with "Pt. 1" on the A-side and "Pt. 2 and 3" on the B-side. It was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B chart, and reached number fifteen on the Hot 100[1] and number ten on the Cashbox[2] magazine charts.[3][4] "Hot Pants" was Brown's final release under King's purview before he and the People label moved to Polydor Records.

The song is an ode to the captivating power of hotpants, which he and his band first saw on their 1970 European tour. Like much of Brown's funk repertoire, "Hot Pants" has been extensively sampled by various hip hop artists.[5]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 73. ISBN 0-89820-122-5.
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 65.
  3. ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 54.
  5. ^ Hot Pants - James Brown | WhoSampled