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"Some Like It Hot" is a song recorded by the Power Station. It was the first single released from the group's 1985 eponymous debut album. Released by Parlophone Records in 1985, the song features loud, prominent drum beats from Tony Thompson and lead vocals from Robert Palmer. The video featured model Caroline Cossey (also known as Tula).[2]

"Some Like It Hot"
Single by the Power Station
from the album The Power Station
B-side"The Heat Is On"
Released4 March 1985
GenreFunk rock[1]
Length5:05 (LP version)
3:43 (7" Version)
LabelParlophone – R 6091
Capitol - B 5444
Songwriter(s)Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Robert Palmer
Producer(s)Bernard Edwards
The Power Station singles chronology
"Some Like It Hot"
(1985)		 "Get It On (Bang a Gong)"
(1985)
Music video
"Some Like It Hot" on YouTube

It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four in Canada and Australia.


Background


"What we really wanted to do was put this drummer out there in a way that we felt he deserved, so that song particularly was sort of designed to really showcase Tony. I flew to Nassau in the Bahamas, which was where Robert Palmer lived at the time, and played him the demo that Andy and I had written and said, 'We’ve got this idea that we’re calling "Some Like It Hot."' And he just looked at me and said, 'And some sweat when the heat is on.' I was, like, 'Yes! That’ll do…'"[3]

- John Taylor

The Power Station were living a lavish, drug-fueled lifestyle during the recording of the album, which made focusing difficult.[4] "I had to be, like, strapped to the desk if I was gonna get a bass line finished, because I was just all over the place," John Taylor said.


Track listing


7" Parlophone / R 6091 (UK)
  1. "Some Like It Hot"  – 3:45
  2. "The Heat Is On"  – 3:20
12" Parlophone / 12 R 6091 (UK)
  1. "Some Like It Hot and the Heat Is On"  – 6:36
  2. "Some Like It Hot"  – 3:45
  3. "The Heat Is On"  – 3:20
7" Capitol / B 5444 (US)
  1. "Some Like It Hot"  – 3:45
  2. "The Heat Is On"  – 3:20
12" Capitol / V 8631 (US)
  1. "Some Like It Hot and the Heat Is On"  – 6:36
  2. "Some Like It Hot"  – (7") - 3:45
  3. "The Heat Is On"  – 3:20

Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 4
Japan (Oricon)[6] 98
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Disco[8] 17

Year-end charts


Year-end chart (1985)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] 79


"Some Like It Hot" was used for CBS Daytime advertising campaigns in 1985 and 2022.[10] The song was also used in the film National Lampoon's European Vacation.


References


  1. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 552. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  2. Busey, Kelli (2015-07-16). "Caroline Tula Cossey, 007, Playboy model and Trans advocate". Planet Transgender. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. "Duran Duran bassist John Taylor on some of the band's most famous songs". The A.V. Club. 31 July 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  4. "Coke & Wet: The Power Station Versus Arcadia". The Quietus. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 235. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. Oricon Chart Book: Artist Series 1968-1987. Tokyo: Original Confidence. 1988. ISBN 978-4871310215.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 670.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 206.
  9. "1985 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. December 28, 1985. p. T-21.
  10. "CBS Brings Back Iconic 'Feel the Heat' Daytime Campaign from 1985". 8 June 2022.


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