On the Hotline

"On the Hotline"
Single by Pretty Ricky
from the album Late Night Special
ReleasedNovember 9, 2006
RecordedJuly 2006
GenreR&B, hip hop
Length4:02
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)H. Azor, M. Cooper, S. Garrett, C. Mathis, R. Sandapa, D. Smith, J. Smith, S. Smith
Producer(s)Music Royale, Static Major, Groove
Pretty Ricky singles chronology
"Nothing But A Number"
(2006)
"On the Hotline"
(2006)
"Push It Baby"
(2007)

"On the Hotline" is a 2006 R&B and rap song by American quartet Pretty Ricky. It is the first single released for their second album Late Night Special, released in January 2007. The single first premiered on BET's Access Granted on November 8, 2006.

The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 on December 28, 2006.[1] It has also charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs peaking at number six. In its fifth week on the Billboard Hot 100, the song jumped 60 spots from 72 to 12 in the same week as the release of Late Night Special, which debuted at number one on the album chart.[2]

Rolling Stone listed it as the 78th best R&B song of the 21st century.[3]

  1. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "No Stopping Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' On Hot 100", Billboard.com, December 28, 2007.
  2. ^ Katie Hasty, "Beyonce Stays Ahead Of Fall Out Boy Atop Hot 100", Billboard.com, February 1, 2007.
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century". Rolling Stone. 3 January 2024.