"On the Hotline" is a 2006 R&B and

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song by

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quartet Pretty Ricky. It is the first single released for their second album ''

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'', released in January 2007. The single first premiered on

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's '' Access Granted'' on November 8, 2006. The song debuted on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 97 on December 28, 2006. It has also charted on the ''Billboard''

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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 ''

'', which debuted at number one on the album chart.Katie Hasty
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Song information

"On The Hotline" is a song about a telephone conversation; specifically, about having

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late at night ("five in the morning"). The chorus is a lyrically modified version of

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's "

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", including the original lyrics, "Let's talk about sex, baby, let's talk about you and me." Like all other Pretty Ricky singles, there is an explicit album version, and a radio-friendly version. The beat in the song is a combination of

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s taken from the Isley Brothers' " Between the Sheets", Grandmaster Flash's " The Message" and Newcleus' "Jam On It", not to mention Rick James' hit single "Mary Jane". "On The Hotline" is produced by Music Royale, Static Major & Groove. The official remix, "On The Hotline (We The Best Remix)", features

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, Butta Creame,

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, Meat & Bonez, and Jim Jones. There is an alternate version of the remix that replaces Jim Jones with

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called the International Remix. It can be found on the international single of "

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