"Hot Right Now" is a single by English

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

producer

DJ Fresh Daniel Edward Stein (born 11 April 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Fresh, is an English musician, DJ, record producer, best known for making electronic music. He is one of the principal members of the drum and bass group Bad Company, ...

featuring English singer

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut studi ...

, released on 13 February 2012 as the second single from his third studio album, ''

Nextlevelism ''Nextlevelism'' is the third studio album released by drum and bass and dubstep producer DJ Fresh. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2012. The album spawned the hit singles " Louder", "Hot Right Now", " The Power" and "T ...

'' (2012), before later being included as a

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on Ora's debut studio album ''

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'' (2012). "Hot Right Now" debuted at the top of

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on 19 February 2012. The

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confirmed "Hot Right Now" as the UK's first ever drum and bass number one.

Background and composition

In July 2011, DJ Fresh released " Louder", the first single from his third studio album, ''Nextlevelism''. It reached peak position on the

, giving DJ Fresh his first ever number one. After "Louder", Fresh started working on "Hot Right Now" and as he was looking for a vocalist for the song, he came across Ora's cover videos on YouTube. Daniel Stein and

The Invisible Men The Invisible Men is a songwriting and music production trio consisting of Jason Pebworth, George Astasio and Jon Shave. Invisible Men's songs have so far achieved over 7 billion Spotify streams, 30 million record sales worldwide and the trio ...

wrote the song while Daniel Stein and Wez Clarke produced it.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of

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gave the song a mixed review stating:

Judging by the results of his latest track, we assume that the burden became all-too-great. Yes, the head-spinning breakneck beats and fuzzy basslines are impressive, as are the efforts of rising Roc Nation-signed guest singer Rita Ora, but there's something lacking here that made 'Louder' the hit that it was. Our suggestion? Lyrics such as "Turn it up right now/ Put your hands in the air if you want it right now" can't be doing him many favours. .

Commercial performance

"Hot Right Now" debuted at number one on the

, becoming DJ Fresh's second and Ora's first UK number one, selling over 128,000 copies in its first week. By the end of the year, "Hot Right Now" sold 482,000 copies in the United Kingdom, making it the 23rd best-selling single of 2012.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Rohan BM and filmed in Los Angeles.

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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