"She's a Hottie" is a song co-written and recorded by American
country music artist
Toby Keith. It was the only new track on his 2008 compilation album ''
35 Biggest Hits
''35 Biggest Hits'' is a two-disc greatest hits album from American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on May 6, 2008. The album comprises thirty-four previously recorded tracks (18 tracks on Disc 1 and 17 on Disc 2) from Keith's pre ...
'', and was released as a single on March 4, 2008. The song was included on the compilation's second disc. Keith wrote the song along with
Bobby Pinson.
Content
The song is up-tempo, based on
electric guitar and
banjo
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riffs. Its lyrics find the male narrator describing a rebellious but attractive female lover, whom he refers to as a "hottie" ("Hottie, she's a hottie / Got a smokin' little body").
Music video
A live music video from the 2008
CMT Music Awards was released in 2008 and directed by Alan Carter.
Critical reception
Engine 145 critic Brady Vercher gave the song a "thumbs down" rating, calling it "dreadful" and "forgo
ngany semblance of substance".
He also criticized the production, saying that it "sounds like a kid who got a new toy and spent a couple of hours putting something together that he thought sounded cool", noting such points as the vocal distortion on the song's bridge, and the use of repeated "ki yi diggy diggy" in the chorus.
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Country Weekly'' critic Chris Neal, in his review of ''35 Biggest Hits'', also described the song negatively, saying that it was "too slight" to work with or against Keith's "blustery braggadocio". A more positive review was from Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe. Coyne gave it a B+ rating and he described "She's a Hottie" as "the kind of song that your mind tells you is a piece of trash, right before it betrays you by planting the hook in the deep recesses of your brain and hitting the repeat button." He then goes on to describe it as "some damn fine hillbilly ear candy."
The song is available as downloadable content for the game
Rock Band
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.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 56 on the ''
Billboard
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Hot Country Songs
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart dated March 15, 2008.
Certifications
References
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2008 singles
2008 songs
Toby Keith songs
Songs written by Bobby Pinson
Songs written by Toby Keith
Show Dog-Universal Music singles