"So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" is a song by American singer

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from her third studio album (and first under her own name) '' Pang'' (2019). The song was released on September 16, 2019 through Perpetual Novice. It has been described as a new wave and

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track. While it did not chart at the time of its release, the song became a

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after it went viral on

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in early 2022.

Release and promotion

An official

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was released on October 2, 2019. On December 18, 2019, an official remix by

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was released as the

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from her upcoming remix album '' Standing at the Gate: Remix Collection''. On January 30, 2020, Polachek performed the song on '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!,'' marking her first solo live television appearance. A

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-themed rework of the song called "So Cold You're Hurting My Feelings" was released in December 2020 as part of the

''Pop Carol'' holiday concert.

Critical reception

Robin Bacior of ''

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'' described "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" as a song with "a little more pep in its step" than her other singles, "Parachute" and "Ocean of Tears". Luke Holland of ''

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'' reviewed the song with "I definitely am saying you’re a bad person if you hate this". Amanda Gersten of '' Paste'' called the song "bouncy, bright and wouldn’t sound too out of place on a

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album". American singer

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included the song on her "Women of Choice" curated playlist.

Cover versions

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artist

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performed a live acoustic cover of "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" at

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’s Los Angeles Studios on April 2, 2020. Indie folk musician Squirrel Flower released her own cover of the song as a single on May 5, 2020. The song was also covered by

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for the vinyl only EP ''Never Again Part 2''.

Track listing

A. G. Cook Remix – single * "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" (

Remix) – 3:35

Charts

References

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