Hot Water (song)
1984 single by Level 42
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"Hot Water" is a single by the English jazz-funk band Level 42, released on 24 August 1984 by Polydor Records. It was released a couple of weeks before the band's fifth studio album True Colours (1984). The single reached #18 on the UK singles chart[2] and was a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway. The song was produced by Ken Scott.
- "Standing in the Light"
- "Dream Crazy" (US)
5:41 (album version)
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| Single by Level 42 | ||||
| from the album True Colours | ||||
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| Released | 24 August 1984[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:38 (7" version) 5:41 (album version) | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Producer | Ken Scott | |||
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| "Hot Water" on YouTube | ||||
In 1985, "Hot Water" and another True Colours song, "The Chant Has Begun", were tacked onto the US version of Level 42's breakthrough studio album, World Machine, in place of "I Sleep on My Heart," "Dream Crazy" (which only appeared on the European CD version of the album), and "Coup d'état". "Hot Water" was released as the US follow-up single to the World Machine breakthrough single, "Something About You" in 1986; it peaked at #87.[3]
B-sides
The B-sides of the 1984 releases featured the title-track of Level 42's album, Standing in the Light (1983), which was their latest studio album when the single was released. This song was produced by Larry Dunn and Verdine White, both members of the American band Earth, Wind & Fire. The Canadian releases of 1985, featured "The Chinese Way", produced by Mike Vernon, and "Kansas City Milkman", produced by Ken Scott, as B-sides. On the 1986 US release "Dream Crazy" was on the B-side, produced by Level 42 and Wally Badarou. The live version that appears on the US 12" release is the same version released on A Physical Presence (1985).
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou, except where noted.
7" vinyl
- UK: Polydor / POSP 697
- Netherlands: Polydor / 881 262-7
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" (edit) | 3:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standing in the Light" (edit) |
| 3:35 |
- US: Polydor / 885 155-7 (1986)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" | 3:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dream Crazy" |
| 3:55 |
12" vinyl
- UK: Polydor / POSPX 697
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" (extended version) |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standing in the Light" (extended version) |
| 7:26 |
- Australia, Germany Netherlands: Polydor / 881 262-1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" (mastermix) | 10:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Standing in the Light" (extended version) |
| 7:26 |
- Canada: Polydor / POLSX 117 (1985)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" (mastermix) |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Turn It On" (live) |
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| 2. | "The Chinese Way" |
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| 3. | "Kansas City Milkman" |
- Canada: Polydor / DJP 191 (promo, 1985)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" (extended mix) | 10:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" (album version) | 3:35 |
- US: Polydor / 885 155-1 (1986)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" (mastermix) | 10:21 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Water" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Hot Water" (live) | 6:14 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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