Hotter than Hell (Dua Lipa song)

"Hotter than Hell"
Dua Lipa in front of a red background with her mouth open. The song's title, "Hotter than Hell" appears on the bottom and her name appears above the title in big block letters.
Single by Dua Lipa
from the album Dua Lipa
Released6 May 2016 (2016-05-06)
Studio
  • KasaKoz (Toronto)
  • TaP / Strongroom 7 (London)
Genre
Length3:07
LabelDua Lipa Limited
Songwriter(s)
  • Dua Lipa
  • Adam Midgley
  • Tommy Baxter
  • Gerard O'Connell
Producer(s)Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"Last Dance"
(2016) 		"Hotter than Hell"
(2016) 		"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"
(2016)
Music video
"Hotter than Hell" on YouTube

"Hotter than Hell" is a song by English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). It was written by Lipa and Ritual band members Adam Midgley, Tommy Baxter and Gerard O'Connell, with Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk handling the production. The song is responsible for getting Lipa signed to Warner Bros. Records and helped Lipa develop the sound of her debut album. It is a dance-pop, electropop, tropical house song driven by marimbas and synthesizers that contains elements of disco and R&B-house. Lyrically, the song sees the singer taunting an ex-boyfriend who cannot resist her love.

"Hotter than Hell" was released for digital download and streaming through the singer's independent record label, Dua Lipa Limited, on 6 May 2016 as the fourth single from Dua Lipa. Many music critics complimented the steamy and tropical sound of the song as well as its confident lyrics. Commercially, the song became a moderate success. It was Lipa's first entry on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 15. The song also charted within the top 40 of charts in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), the Netherlands, Poland and Slovenia. It is certified platinum in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

The music video for "Hotter than Hell" accompanied the song's release and was directed by Emil Nava. Filmed in a warehouse in London, the visual shows a dark party with several backgrounds and lighting, showcasing the lost kids on London. Lipa promoted the song with live performances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, RTL Late Night and Sommarkrysset; the former of the three was her US television debut. Remixes by Miike Snow, Matoma and Shadow Child were released for further promotion.