"Totally Hot" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was released as the third US single from her 1978 tenth studio album of the same name, and reached number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 92 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.

"Totally Hot"
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album Totally Hot
B-side"Dancin' 'Round and 'Round"
ReleasedMarch 1979 (EU)[1]
July 1979 (US)
RecordedJune–July 1978
Length3:14
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)John Farrar
Producer(s)John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Deeper Than the Night"
(1979)
"Totally Hot"
(1979)
"I Can't Help It"
(1980)

"Totally Hot" was released as a double-A sided single in the United States and "Dancin' 'Round and 'Round" was sent to country radio, peaking at number 29 on the Hot Country Songs chart.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks produced by John Farrar.

  • Recorded and mixed by David J. Holman
  1. "Totally Hot" (Farrar) – 3:14
  2. "Dancin' 'Round and 'Round" (Adam Mitchell) – 4:00

Charts

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Chart performance for "Totally Hot"
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 16
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 92
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 46
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 52
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 72
Chart performance for "Dancin' 'Round and 'Round"
Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 82
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 29
US Cash Box Country Singles[8] 27
Canada Country Singles (RPM) [9] 24
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[10] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Totally Hot".
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country . Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823082919. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Olivia Newton-John – Totally Hot" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Olivia Newton-John – Totally Hot" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  6. ^ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 18 August 1979. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  8. ^ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 29 September 1979. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Item". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6844." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2024.