"Hot Love" is a 1990 single by British pop group

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, the second release for their new record label,

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. Peaking at #68, this track would be the group's last appearance in the UK Top 75 to date. The group recorded the single in their new hi-tech studio that was built in the grounds of their family home, Stone Court, in Ascot,

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. The single proved a flop, and the press were quick to pounce, claiming Five Star's career was rapidly fading. After the single's release, the album ''

'', was shelved by Epic, and merited only a U.S. release, although the album was made available in Britain on import towards the end of 1990. After a third single, "Shine" (released in 1991) failed to chart, the band left Epic and pursued a career in the United States. The video to the single was hardly shown on British TV. The video was shot in a mock coffee shop called "Joe's Bar", in which the band performed a dance routine. The group did promote the song on TV, appearing on the

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chat show with a dance routine.

Track listings

7" single, 7" postcard pack and cassette single: # Hot Love # Act One 12" single: # Hot Love (Extended Version) # Hot Love (Full Rub) UK promo 12" single: eat. Miss D # Hot Love (Full Rub) 5:56 # Hot Love (Instrumental) 5:14 # Hot Love (Bonus Rub) 5:30 CD single: # Hot Love # Hot Love (Extended Version) # Act One 3" CD single: # Hot Love (Extended Version) # Hot Love (Full Rub) All tracks available on the remastered version of the 2013 'Five Star' album.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hot Love Five Star songs 1990 singles Songs written by Delroy Pearson Songs written by Doris Pearson 1990 songs Epic Records singles