| "Here Comes the Hotstepper" | |
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| Single by Ini Kamoze | |
| from the album Here Comes the Hotstepper | |
| Released | November 18, 1994 |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Length | 4:13 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Writer(s) | Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner, Kenton Nix, Salaam Remi |
| Producer | Salaam Remi |
"Here Comes the Hotstepper" is a dancehall song by musician Ini Kamoze, co-written with Richard Winsland and recorded in 1994. It extrapolates the well-known "na na na na na..." chorus from the song "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Cannibal and the Headhunters, later covered by Wilson Pickett. To date it is Kamoze's only US number-one hit. It also made the UK Top 5, peaking at number 4.
The song was particularly popular in fashion shows of the 1990s. It was also featured in Prêt-à-Porter and a music video with footage from the film was released and included on the U.S. VHS release of the movie.
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Use of sampling
"Here Comes the Hotstepper" samples various tracks.[1]
- Bobby Byrd - "Hot Pants-I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming", 1971 (vocal sample: "I'm coming")
- Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick - "La Di Da Di", 1985 (vocal sample: "hey")
- Taana Gardner - "Heartbeat", 1981 (drums)
- Isaac Hayes - "Hung Up on My Baby", 1971 (closing guitar notes)
- The Mohawks - "The Champ", 1968 (looped vocal sample: "hey")
In the media and cover versions
- Played in the 1994 movie Prêt-à-Porter (called Ready to Wear in some countries).
- Played in an episode of I Love the '90s.
- Played in the 2005 movie Racing Stripes.
- Theme music for wrestling tag-team Public Enemy in ECW.
- Covered by AtomXFlow in 2004. This version peaked at #49 in France.[2]
- Used in the remix for the Ghostface Killah song Cherchez LaGhost
- Used as the theme song for the Buick "Take a Look at Me Now" television advertising campaign/rebranding effort in 2009.
- Prince Naseem Hamed, former WBO, WBC and IBF world featherweight boxing champion famously used this song for some of his ring entrances.
- In 2009, Buick used the song in a commercial for the Buick LaCrosse.
Tracklist
- CD single
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartical mix)
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allaam mix)
- CD maxi
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartical mix) — 4:13
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartipella) — 4:15
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartimental) — 4:13
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allaam mix) — 4:36
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allamental) — 4:37
- "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (LP version) — 4:09
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
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| France[3] | Silver | August 18, 1995 | 125,000 | 300,000[4] |
| Germany[5] | Gold | 1995 | 150,000 | |
| U.S.[6] | Platinum | December 6, 2004 | 1,000,000 |
Charts
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| Preceded by "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 17, 1994 - December 24, 1994 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Creep" by TLC |
| Preceded by "George" by Headless Chickens |
New Zealand RIANZ number one single (first run) December 18, 1994 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "George" by Headless Chickens |
| Preceded by "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men |
ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one single December 24, 1994 - December 31, 1994 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Creep" by TLC |
| Preceded by "George" by Headless Chickens |
New Zealand RIANZ number one single (second run) January 15, 1995 - February 5, 1995 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Tomorrow" by Silverchair |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by AtomXFlow, in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 8, 2008)
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ Ini Kamoze's certifications and sales in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "KAMOZE Ini" Infodic.fr (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Here Comes the Hotstepper", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
- ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
- ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
- ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
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