Hottest Girl in the World is a song by English boy band

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, released as the official lead, and second overall, single from the group's fourth studio album, ''

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''. The track was released on 21 October 2012. The track is a preview of the band's new-style material, which focuses on stronger harmonies and stripped back British R&B. The song was written by the band, along with Dwayne Abernathy,

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and

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, the latter of whom produced the track.

Background

The track received its official radio premiere was on ''

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'' on

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on 6 September 2012. Shortly after, the band's official YouTube account uploaded a short audio snippet of the track, followed by an unofficial lyric video.

Live performances

JLS performed the song live on ''

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'' on 21 October 2012, as well as '' Alan Carr: Chatty Man'' on 26 October 2012.

Critical reception

Jon Stickler of Stereoboard.com described the song as "a sleek, modern club song, showing maturity and progression, which takes the group out of pop territory."

Music video

The music video for the track premiered on JLS's official

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account on 10 September 2012. The video features the band dressed in black and white outfits, performing choreographed routines throughout the video, alongside backing dancers.

Track listing

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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