Hot in It

"Hot in It" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Tiësto and English singer Charli XCX, released on 30 June 2022 through Musical Freedom and Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Tiësto's seventh studio album Drive.^[1] It marks the pair's first direct collaboration, with Tiësto having previously remixed Charli's 2012 collaboration with Icona Pop, "I Love It", and her 2014 single "Break the Rules".^[2]

"Hot in It"
Single by Tiësto and Charli XCX
from the album Drive
Released	30 June 2022 (2022-06-30)
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	2:09
Label	Musical Freedom Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Tijs Verwest Charlotte Aitchison Kiddo Frank Nobel Hight Linus Nordstrom
Producer(s)	Tiësto Goldfingers
Tiësto singles chronology
"The Motto" (2021) "Hot in It" (2022) "Can U Dance (To My Beat)" (2022)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Used to Know Me" (2022) "Hot in It" (2022) "Hot Girl" (2022)
Music video
"Hot in It" (lyric video) on YouTube
Music video
"Hot in It" (official video) on YouTube

Commercially, the song reached number one in Latvia and the top 40 in The United Kingdom, CIS, Hungary, Ireland, and The Netherlands.

Background

Charli XCX first teased the song on her social media accounts in May 2022, sharing a snippet of the chorus in a video posted to her TikTok.^[3] Tiësto stated that he knew the song would be a "smash" when he first heard Charli's vocals on the recording, and also said that it was "amazing to see how everyone has been reacting to the message of the song".^[1]

Reception

Tom Breihan of Stereogum called the song a "short dance-pop track with a brittle Tiësto beat and lyrics about overcoming a breakup by hitting the dancefloor and looking good", writing that Charli sings about "rockin' it, droppin' it, shaking her ass, no stoppin' it" in the chorus.^[4] The song was nominated for Dance Song of the Year at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards.^[5]

Rankings

Critical rankings for "Hot in It"

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
The Guardian	The 20 best songs of 2022	15	[6]

Commercial performance

On the midweek UK Singles Chart dated 18 July 2022, the song was number 24.^[7] On 12 July 2022, the song debuted at number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100.^[8]

Credits and personnel

• Tiësto – producer
• Charli XCX – vocals
• Goldfingers – producer
• Tim Deal – keyboards, programming
• Bart Schoudel – vocal production
• Tom Norris – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Hot in It" Chart (2022–2025) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 85 CIS (TopHit)[9] 18 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[10] 53 Germany (GfK)[11] 76 Germany Airplay (BVMI)[12] 33 Global 200 (Billboard)[13] 136 Greece International (IFPI)[14] 39 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[15] 25 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] 32 Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 24 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 27 Latvia (EHR)[19] 1 Lithuania (AGATA)[20] 62 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 19 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[23] 8 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[24] 42 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[25] Extended 28 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[26] 77 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 61 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 56 UK Singles (OCC)[29] 24 UK Dance (OCC)[30] 11 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[31] 10

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Hot in It" Chart (2022) Peak position Russia Airplay (TopHit)[32] 22 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Hot in It" Chart (2022) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 65 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 88 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[35] 144 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[36] 42

Certifications

Certifications for "Hot in It"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[37]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38]	Gold	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[39]	Gold	25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[40]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.