You Sexy Thing

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This article is about the song. For the space opera, see You Sexy Thing (book).
"You Sexy Thing"
File:You Sexy Thing .jpg
Artwork for 1987 vinyl single remix release
Single by Hot Chocolate
from the album Hot Chocolate
B-side "Amazing Skin Song"
Released October 1975
Recorded 1975
Genre
Length
  • 4:04
  • 3:32 (7-inch version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mickie Most
Script error: The function "ucfirst" does not exist. 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 Hot Chocolate. It was written by Hot Chocolate's lead singer Errol Brown and bass guitarist Tony Wilson, and was produced by Mickie Most. The song was released in October 1975 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in November 1975, as well as number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 the following February. 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 B-side. Not yet convinced that the song could be a hit, producer Most put it on the flip-side of the Hot Chocolate single "Blue Night". The song was later remixed by Most, who re-released it as an A-side some months later on his 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 29 November 1975 the Queen single leapfrogged it from number nine.[3]

A 1987 remix by Ben Liebrand hit number 10.[4] The release of the compilation album The Very Best of Hot Chocolate, featuring the Liebrand remix, reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in February 1987. Ten years later, when it was featured in the film The Full Monty, it went to number six.[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, '80s, and '90s.[5]

Structure

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. "You Sexy Thing" is written in the key of F major[6] and has a simple structure, with most of the song alternating between two major chords (F and B♭). It has a chorus-verse form. One of the song's most memorable aspects is its distinctive six note riff which is repeated intermittently throughout, played on a mildly overdriven electric guitar on a high treble setting and with noticeable vibrato. In addition to a traditional rock drum kit, the song uses hand drums, played in a style reminiscent of tabla. A number of violins accompany the rhythm section. Brown's vocals are sung in an energetic soul fashion, accentuated by the occasional high-pitched, 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 Reservoir Dogs, Heavyweights, Boogie Nights, Sexo, pudor y lágrimas, Dogma, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, and Bicentennial Man; 2000s films Dude, Where's My Car, Rat Race, About Schmidt, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist; and 2010s film Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son.

The song was featured the Season 1 episode of That '70s Show called Thanksgiving.

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

Around the mid to late 2000s a censored version of the song featured in a Branston beans advert.

In 2010, the song was featured in promos for the series Hot in Cleveland on TV Land.[7]

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

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 was featured in the Brazilian soap opera O Tempo não Para (2018).

Charts and certifications

Cover versions

In 1997, two covers were released at almost the same time as the 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 vocal segments.

Clock version

"U Sexy Thing"
File:U Sexy Thing.jpg
Single by Clock
from the album About Time 2
Released 1997
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:39
Label
  • Power Station Recordings
  • Media Records
Songwriter(s)
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"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.

Charts

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

T-Shirt version

"You Sexy Thing"
File:T-ShirtYouSexyThingCover.jpg
Single by T-Shirt
Released 1997
Length 3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Metro
Music video
"You Sexy Thing" on YouTube

Actress Chloé Treend and songwriter Miranda Cooper collaborated under the name T-Shirt to release another successful cover of "You Sexy Thing" in 1997. This version reached number 63 in the United Kingdom, number five in New Zealand, and number six in Australia, where it stayed on the chart for 32 weeks. In Australia and New Zealand, it earned platinum certifications.

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[43] Platinum 70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] Platinum 15,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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