Hot in the City

"Hot in the City"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Billy Idol
B-side"Hole in the Wall"
ReleasedJuly 1982[1]
GenreNew wave
Length3:38
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Billy Idol
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Mony Mony"
(1981)
"Hot in the City"
(1982)
"White Wedding"
(1982)
Music video
"Hot in the City" on YouTube

"Hot in the City" is a song by Billy Idol, released as the lead single from his 1982 self-titled debut album. It charted at No. 23 in the US[2] and No. 58 in the UK.[3] A remix of the song was released in 1987 and reached No. 13 in the UK.[3]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  2. ^ "Billy Idol | Awards". AllMusic. 30 November 1955. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference British Hit Singles & Albums was invoked but never defined (see the help page).