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{{song|
 
{{song|
 
|song name                = Hot Thing
 
|song name                = Hot Thing
|album image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O' The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]  
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|album image              = [[File:sott.jpg|100px|link=Album: Sign O’ The Times]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]  
 
|single image              = [[File:Hotthing singleA.jpg|100px|link=Single: Hot Thing]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]]  </small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Hotthing singleA.jpg|100px|link=Single: Hot Thing]] <br> <small> promo single sleeve for [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]]  </small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 30|30 March 1987]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br>
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br>
 
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
 
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]<br>
[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]
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[[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]<br>
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[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]]
|previous song            = [[Horny Toad]]
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|previous song            = [[Hot Summer]]
 
|next song                = [[Hot Wit U]]
 
|next song                = [[Hot Wit U]]
|introduction              = '''Hot Thing''' is the eighth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s ninth album [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], and, seven months after the album's release, it was included as the b-side for the album's fourth single, [[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], and two remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone] were included on the 12" (marking the first release of remixes by an outside producer on a [[Prince]] release). At around the same time, [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] was available as a promo-only single, containing the edit of the track for radio play. In 1996, the song was also included as the eighth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. '''Hot Thing (Extended Remix)''' was also included on the 2006 compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]].
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|introduction              = '''Hot Thing''' is the eighth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]], and, seven months after the album’s release, it was included as the b-side for the album’s fourth single, [[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]], and two remixes by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone] were included on the 12" (marking the first release of remixes by an outside producer on a [[Prince]] release). At around the same time, [[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] was available as a promo-only single, containing the edit of the track for radio play. In 1996, the song was also included as the eighth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). A live version was also included in the concert movie [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. '''Hot Thing (Extended Remix)''' was also included on the 2006 compilation album [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]].
  
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 1986]] (the day before the recording of [[Forever In My Life]] which follows it on the album), at [[Prince]]'s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was placed as the eighth and final track on the first disc of the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]].
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 1986]] (the day before the recording of [[Forever In My Life]] which follows it on the album), at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was placed as the eighth and final track on the first disc of the triple-album [[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 30|30 November 1986]] configuration, which was eventually pared down and became [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]].
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 1986]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 6|6 August 1986]]
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking, mix, edit
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 7|7 August 1986]]
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|studio                    = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Horn overdubs, mix, edit
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = mid- late 1987
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|studio                    = Mastermix Studio, New Jersey
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|additional info          = remix, additional production, editing; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
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|1= '''Hot Thing'''
 
|1= '''Hot Thing'''
 
|2= 5:39
 
|2= 5:39
|3= [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]<br>
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]<br>
 
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]
 
[[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Hot Thing'''
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|2= 5:39
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
 
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{{Songline|
 
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|4= Remix edit
 
|4= Remix edit
 
|5= Edited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], remix and additional production by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
 
|5= Edited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], remix and additional production by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Hot Thing (Edit)'''
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|2= 3:40
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br>
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[[Collection: Sign O’ The Times - The Singles‎|Sign O’ The Times - The Singles‎]]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|2= 8:32
 
|2= 8:32
 
|3= [[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] single<br>
 
|3= [[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] single<br>
[[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] promo
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[[Single: Hot Thing|Hot Thing]] promo<br>
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
 
|5= Edited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], remix and additional production by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
 
|5= Edited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], remix and additional production by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Hot Thing (Extended Remix)'''
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|2= 8:30
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|3= [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]]
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|4= Remix
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|5= Same as above with a slightly shortened intro. Edited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], remix and additional production by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Hot Thing (Extended Remix)'''
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|2= 8:32
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
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|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
 
|5= Edited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], remix and additional production by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
 
|5= Edited by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Vasquez Junior Vasquez], remix and additional production by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shep_Pettibone Shep Pettibone], engineered by Michael Hutchinson
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Hot Thing (Dub Version)'''
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|2= 6:53
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered in 2020
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Hot Thing'''
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|2= 6:15
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands]]
 
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{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
 
|1= '''Hot Thing'''  
 
|1= '''Hot Thing'''  
|2= T.B.C.
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|2= 6:01
|3= [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] VHS/DVD
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|3= [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] VHS/DVD
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|4= Live
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|5= See [[Film: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] for details
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Hot Thing'''
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|2=  T.B.C.
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] DVD
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= See [[Film: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] for details
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|5= [[31 December 1987|31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]]
 
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|first live appearance    = [[09 September 1986|9 September 1986: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan]] <small>(lyrics only during [[Head]])</small>; [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br>
 
|first live appearance    = [[09 September 1986|9 September 1986: Yokohama Stadium (横浜スタジアム), Yokohama, Japan]] <small>(lyrics only during [[Head]])</small>; [[21 March 1987|21 March 1987: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br>
 
* [[22 March 2016-am|22 March 2016 (a.m.): Muzique, Montreal, QC, Canada]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>
 
* [[22 March 2016-am|22 March 2016 (a.m.): Muzique, Montreal, QC, Canada]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>
|performed regularly on    =[[Sign O' The Times Tour]]
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|performed regularly on    =[[Sign O’ The Times Tour]]
 
* [[Live Out Loud Tour]]
 
* [[Live Out Loud Tour]]
 
* [[Hit And Run Part II]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
 
* [[Hit And Run Part II]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
  
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]] <small>(lyrics only during [[Head]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(during sampler set, often with band backing)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1986|1986]] <small>(lyrics only during [[Head]])</small>, [[All_Concerts#1987|1987]], [[All Concerts#2011|2011]] <small>(during sampler set, often with band backing)</small>, [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]] <small> (during sampler set) </small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>, [[All Concerts#2015|2015]] <small>(during sampler set)</small>
|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = The Extended Remix version samples [[Sugar Walls]]
|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]] album
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*[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Deluxe Edition'' and ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
 
*[[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] single
 
*[[Single: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man|I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] single
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]]
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Revision as of 08:12, 17 July 2022

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Hot Thing

Sott.jpg
from the album Sign O’ The Times
Hotthing singleA.jpg
promo single sleeve for Hot Thing
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 30 March 1987 - Sign O’ The Times album
Album(s): Sign O’ The Times

Girl 6
Ultimate
Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition

Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 1986 (lyrics only during Head), 1987, 2011 (during sampler set, often with band backing), 2012 (during sampler set) , 2013 (during sampler set), 2014 (during sampler set), 2015 (during sampler set)

Hot Thing is the eighth track on the first disc of Prince’s ninth album Sign O’ The Times, and, seven months after the album’s release, it was included as the b-side for the album’s fourth single, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, and two remixes by Shep Pettibone were included on the 12" (marking the first release of remixes by an outside producer on a Prince release). At around the same time, Hot Thing was available as a promo-only single, containing the edit of the track for radio play. In 1996, the song was also included as the eighth track on the soundtrack album Girl 6 (a compilation of music by Prince and associated artists for the movie Girl 6, directed by Spike Lee). A live version was also included in the concert movie Sign O’ The Times. Hot Thing (Extended Remix) was also included on the 2006 compilation album Ultimate.

Basic tracking took place on 6 August 1986 (the day before the recording of Forever In My Life which follows it on the album), at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was placed as the eighth and final track on the first disc of the triple-album Crystal Ball on the 30 November 1986 configuration, which was eventually pared down and became Sign O’ The Times.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
6 August 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking, mix, edit
7 August 1986 Galpin Blvd Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Horn overdubs, mix, edit
mid- late 1987 Mastermix Studio, New Jersey remix, additional production, editing; Shep Pettibone & Junior Vasquez, engineered by Michael Hutchinson
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hot Thing 5:39 Sign O’ The Times

Girl 6

Studio
Hot Thing 5:39 Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2020
Hot Thing (Edit) 3:40 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man single

Hot Thing promo

Remix edit Edited by Junior Vasquez, remix and additional production by Shep Pettibone, engineered by Michael Hutchinson
Hot Thing (Edit) 3:40 Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition

Sign O’ The Times - The Singles‎

Studio Remastered in 2020
Hot Thing (Extended Remix) 8:32 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man single

Hot Thing promo

Remix Edited by Junior Vasquez, remix and additional production by Shep Pettibone, engineered by Michael Hutchinson
Hot Thing (Extended Remix) 8:30 Ultimate Remix Same as above with a slightly shortened intro. Edited by Junior Vasquez, remix and additional production by Shep Pettibone, engineered by Michael Hutchinson
Hot Thing (Extended Remix) 8:32 Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2020
Hot Thing (Dub Version) 6:53 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man single Remix Edited by Junior Vasquez, remix and additional production by Shep Pettibone, engineered by Michael Hutchinson
Hot Thing (Dub Version) 6:53 Sign O’ The Times Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered in 2020
Hot Thing 6:15 Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition Live 20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hot Thing 6:01 Sign O’ The Times VHS/DVD Live See Sign O’ The Times for details
Hot Thing T.B.C. Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe Edition DVD Live 31 December 1987: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Hot Thing 4:40 Andy Allo Facebook video stream Live 12 August 2011: Slottsskogen, Gothenburg, Sweden (Way Out West Festival); includes ending of 777-9311, sampled clip of Alphabet St., (EyeBlue.png Like) Funky Music chant, and beginning of I Would Die 4 U
Hot Thing T.B.C. Live concert online stream Live 10 May 2015, Baltimore, MN, USA, Royal Farms Arena; sampler set version


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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