"She Was Hot" is a song by the English rock band

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from their

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album ''

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''. Recording on "She Was Hot" first began in late 1982. Written by

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and

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, the song is a traditional rock 'n' roll number from the band. The song is notable as both original Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart and pianist

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perform on the recording. "She Was Hot" was released as the second single from the album in late January 1984. The B-side to the single was an ''

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'' outtake, "I Think I'm Going Mad." The single did not perform well, reaching only number 44 on the U.S. Charts and number 42 on the U.K. Charts. ''

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'' said that "with the band at its raunchy best, Jagger serves up a string of brief vignettes, all with pretty much the same story line. Hot on the 'pleasure trail,' he's 'taking passion where you find it' and providing colorful detail in the play-by-play action reports which comprise the choruses." A memorable music video was produced for the song, featuring actress

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who semi-comically tempts each member of the band. The version of the song used in the video includes an extra three-line verse at the 32 second mark which has never been included in any commercial release of the song. The audio is also noticeably sped up in the video by approximately eight percent or a 1.3

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increase in pitch. As with its predecessor, "

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," the music video for "She Was Hot" was directed by

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, and was also edited for broadcast on

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. The Rolling Stones resurrected "She Was Hot" for the 2006

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leg of their

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. The song made its live debut on 11 October 2006 in

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, and was a regular part of the band's set list during the tour. The 1 November 2006 performance of "She Was Hot" was captured for the 2008 concert film and live album '' Shine a Light''

Charts

References

{{Authority control The Rolling Stones songs 1984 singles Songs written by Jagger–Richards Song recordings produced by Jagger–Richards 1983 songs Music videos directed by Julien Temple