Instant Replay (song)

"Instant Replay" is a song by Dan Hartman from the album Instant Replay. The song reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, while topping out on the R&B chart at number 44. In the UK, the song peaked at number 8 in November 1978.^[2]

"Instant Replay"
Single by Dan Hartman
from the album Instant Replay
B-side	"Instant Replay (Replayed)"
Released	August 1978
Genre	Disco[1]
Length	3:25 (single version) 5:20 (album version) 8:15 (12 inch version)
Label	Blue Sky
Songwriter(s)	Dan Hartman
Producer(s)	Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman singles chronology
"Lighthouse" (1977) "Instant Replay" (1978) "This Is It" (1979)

Music video

The video for the song features Hartman alongside future Kiss lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, Hilly Michaels from the band Sparks on drums, and future Hall & Oates guitarist and Saturday Night Live band leader G.E. Smith on bass. Backing vocalist Blanche Napoleon did not appear in the video, though her vocals can still be heard.^[3][4][5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 6 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 25 France (IFOP)[10] 27 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 5 UK Singles Chart[2] 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 29 U.S. Hot Soul Singles[13] 44 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[14] 22

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Rank UK [15] 81 Chart (1979) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Gold	75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	250,000^
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

• The song was covered in 1990 by the UK pop duo Yell!, reaching number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.^[20]