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==Other cover versions==
"You Sexy Thing" was [[cover version|covered]] by [[Tom Tom Club]] in 1992 on their album ''Dark Sneak Love Action''. It was also [[cover version|covered]] by [[Deee-Lite]] in 1994.

Welsh band [[Stereophonics]] also covered the song for the 2007 album ''[[Radio 1: Established 1967]]''.

[[Bruce Springsteen]] has covered the song several times at his live performances, including during his final concert at [[Giants Stadium]] on October 9, 2009, during which he took a sign from a fan requesting the song and held it up for the audience to see as he performed it.{{Citation needed|date= February 2012}}

Recently, [[Phish]] covered the tune on 2017/07/28 at [[Madison Square Garden]], New York City, during their Baker's Dozen run of 13 shows at the venue.

[[Zella Day]] released a cover of "You Sexy Thing" as a single on October 24, 2019.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:23, 30 May 2020

"You Sexy Thing"
Hot Chocolate
from the album Hot Chocolate
B-side"Amazing Skin Song"
ReleasedOctober 1975
Recorded1975
Genre
Length4:04
3:32 (7" version)
RAK (UK)
Big Tree (Atlantic) (US)
Songwriter(s)
Hot Chocolate
singles chronology
"A Child's Prayer"
(1975) 		"You Sexy Thing"
(1975) 		"Don't Stop It Now"
(1976)

"You Sexy Thing" is a song recorded by the British group

UK Singles Chart in 1975, as well as number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 a year later. Billboard ranked it the number-twenty-two song for 1976. It went on to gain notability by being featured in films, such as The Full Monty
(1997).

Overview

The song was originally a 1975

RAK label. The song was a hit and ultimately became the group's best-known song. In the UK the song was poised for the number-one spot, but was beaten to it by "Bohemian Rhapsody", when on November 29, 1975 the Queen single leaped above it from number nine.[3]

A 1987 remix by Ben Liebrand hit number 10,[4] in turn reinvigorating public interest in the band, and prompted the release of the compilation album The Very Best of Hot Chocolate (featuring the Liebrand remix) which subsequently reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in February 1987. Ten years later, when it was featured in the film, The Full Monty in 1997, it went to number six in the chart.[4] In one of the most memorable scenes in the film, the male lead, Gaz (played by Robert Carlyle) performs a "striptease" to the music of "You Sexy Thing". Another US resurgence in 1999 can be credited to a Burger King television commercial in which the song played while the camera examined a Double Whopper. In addition, it is the only song to enter the UK top ten in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.[5]

Structure

"You Sexy Thing" has a simple structure, with most of the song alternating between two major chords (F and Bb). It has a chorus-verse form. One of the song's most memorable aspects is its distinctive six note

Isley Brothers
-style scream. The 1987 remix added a pizzicato-style brass section to the track.

Media uses

"You Sexy Thing" has also been heard in other films including 1990s films

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist; and 2010s films Grown Ups, and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
.

The song was featured in the pilot episode of the series Malcolm in the Middle and in the original "Tales of the City".

In 2010, the song was featured in television advertisements for the series Hot in Cleveland on TV Land,[6] and for the Swiffer Dusters cleaning product.

The song is later heard over the closing credits and is also included in the 2013 play version of The Full Monty.

It was featured in a TV commercial for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado that aired during Fox's coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014.

In a season 2 episode of the American version of The Office titled "The Dundies", the song is played as Ryan the Temp is presented with the "Hottest in the Office" award.

It appears in a 2018 ad for LG's V40 ThinQ camera.[7]

It was featured in the Brazilian soap opera

O Tempo não Para
(2018).

Charts and certifications

1997 cover versions

Two covers were released at almost the same time as the 1997 re-issue of the Hot Chocolate original. One cover was by English pop/dance act

Clock, while the other version was by pop duo T-Shirt, featuring actress Chloé Treend and songwriter Miranda Cooper. Both were re-workings with the original music and lyrics but with new additional rap
/vocal segments.

Clock version

"U Sexy Thing"
Clock
from the album About Time 2
Released1997
GenreEurodance
Length3:39
Label
  • Power Station Recordings
  • Media Records
Songwriter(s)
Clock
singles chronology
"Oh What a Night"
(1996) 		"U Sexy Thing"
(1997) 		"That's the Way"
(1998)
Music video
"You Sexy Thing" on
YouTube

British pop/dance act

Clock
released a successful cover of "You Sexy Thing" as "U Sexy Thing" in 1997. It peaked at number eight in Ireland, number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 100 in Australia.

Track listing

CD single (CD1), UK (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."U Sexy Thing" (Radio Mix)3:41
2."Don't Go Away" (Mediterranean Radio Mix)3:33
3."U Sexy Thing" (Extended Mix)4:28
4."Don't Go Away" (Ten To Two Mix)5:59
CD single (CD2), UK (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."U Sexy Thing" (Radio Mix)3:40
2."U Sexy Thing" ('78 Revisited Mix)4:39
3."Don't Go Away" (Mediterranean Mix)5:19
4."Exclusive Interview With The Band"5:05
5."U Sexy Thing" (Video)3:46

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[31] 100
Europe (
Eurochart Hot 100)[32]
 31
Ireland (IRMA)[33] 8
Scotland (OCC)[34] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[35]
 11

T-Shirt version

"You Sexy Thing"
Single by T-Shirt
Released1997
Length3:59
LabelWarner/Eternal
Songwriter(s)
YouTube

Actress Chloé Treend and songwriter

Platinum certifications. Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown
appears in the music video.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[36] 6
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[37] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38] 5
Scotland (OCC)[39] 69
UK Singles (OCC)[40]
 63

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
Australia (ARIA)[41] 49
Chart (1998) Position
Australia (ARIA)[42] 30

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[43] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  6. ^ "The Official Hot in Cleveland Site starring Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick : Hot in Cleveland". Tvland.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  7. ^ "5-Camera LQ V40 ThinQ TV Commercial, Song By Hot Chocolate". ispot.tv. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
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  29. ^ "British single certifications – Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 18, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type You Sexy Thing in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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  33. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – U Sexy Thing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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  37. Ultratip
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External links

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