| "Hot Stuff" | ||||
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| Promotional single bythe Rolling Stones | ||||
| from the albumBlack and Blue | ||||
| B-side | "Hot Stuff (Short Edit)" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | March–April 1975[1] | |||
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| Label | Rolling Stones/Virgin | |||
| Songwriter | Jagger/Richards | |||
| Producer | The Glimmer Twins | |||
| The Rolling Stones singles chronology | ||||
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| Black and Blue track listing | ||||
8 tracks
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"Hot Stuff" is a song byEnglishrock and roll bandthe Rolling Stones written byMick Jagger andKeith Richards, for their1976 albumBlack and Blue.
"Hot Stuff" was recorded in March, October and December 1975 during theBlack and Blue sessions, and is heavily influenced by thedisco/funk sounds of the day, withCharlie Watts laying down a heavy drum pattern accompanied byOllie E. Brown onpercussion,Bill Wyman adding a funky bassline, and extensive use of theMutron III pedal by guest guitaristHarvey Mandel, formerly ofCanned Heat. Mandel plays the lead guitar parts on the song and was one of the guitarists in consideration for replacing the departedMick Taylor's slot as the Stones' lead guitarist, a position eventually filled byRon Wood.Billy Preston plays piano on the recording and contributes backing vocals along with Richards and Wood. The video, however, features Wood on guitar playing Mandel's part.
Cash Box said that it "is a hot disco tune, with driving, fleshed-out R&B overtones".[5]
The song was released as a US promo single fromBlack and Blue (following the worldwide top 10 hit "Fool to Cry"). "Hot Stuff" was not as successful as its predecessor, reachingNo. 49 in theUnited States.[6] Despite the relative failure of the single, the band continued to explore the disco/funk sounds heard on the recording with later albums and singles—their next single, the disco-infused "Miss You", reached the top position in the US two years later.
The Rolling Stones did funk and disco with 'Hot Stuff' and 'Miss You' respectively.
