"Hotter than Hell" | ||||
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Single by Dua Lipa | ||||
from the album Dua Lipa | ||||
Released | 6 May 2016 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
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Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Dua Lipa Limited | |||
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"Hotter than Hell" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). It was written by Lipa, Adam Midgley, Tommy Baxter and Gerard O'Connell, and produced by Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk. The song was released on 6 May 2016 as the album's fourth single. "Hotter than Hell" peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, while reaching the top 20 in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Regarding "Hotter than Hell", Lipa told Digital Spy, "I was in a relationship that really fucked me over. In the song, I twisted it so that I was in the better position and I was the one going 'fuck you'. That really helped me get over it. It was very therapeutic for me." Speaking to BBC News, Lipa stated that the song is about "a really horrible relationship—one that went off the rails. It was really bruising my ego, and making me feel like I wasn't worth it. I was heartbroken, but I started to write about that time and I felt I had a lot to say." In an interview with Australia's The Daily Telegraph, she further elaborated, "I really just wanted to get up and say that I didn't really actually care about it. I wanted to make myself feel that I was good enough so it was an empowering song."
The music video for "Hotter than Hell" was directed by Emil Nava and filmed in a London warehouse. It premiered on 6 May 2016.
Lipa performed "Hotter than Hell" on the Dutch late-night talk show RTL Late Night on 2 June 2016. On 9 July, she performed the song on the German game show Schlag den Star. Lipa performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 2 August, making her US television debut. She also performed "Hotter than Hell" on the Swedish show Sommarkrysset on 13 August 2016.
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dua Lipa.
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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