Hot to Go!

"Hot to Go!"
Single by Chappell Roan
from the album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
ReleasedAugust 11, 2023
Recorded2023
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Length3:04
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Songwriters
ProducerNigro
Chappell Roan singles chronology
"Red Wine Supernova"
(2023)
"Hot to Go!"
(2023)
"Good Luck, Babe!"
(2024)
Music video
"Hot to Go!" on YouTube
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"Hot to Go!" (stylized in all caps) is a song by the American singer and songwriter Chappell Roan, from her debut studio album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023). It was released through Island Records and Amusement Records on August 11, 2023, as the album's seventh and final single. She co-wrote the track with its producer Dan Nigro. "Hot to Go!" is a synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, dance-pop, and dance track taking influence from electroclash. Described as a queer cheer song similar to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A.", it was inspired by Roan's childhood dream of wanting to become a cheerleader.

The song enjoyed acclaim upon its release for its musical composition and its story, which describes a woman wishing to have sex with another woman. Its accompanying dance, which consists of spelling out the song's title using a person's arms, went viral on social media, with videos of large festival crowds performing it. It was seen by some as norm-defying within the mainstream music industry. "Hot to Go!" drew commercial success months after its release. The song became a sleeper hit in 2024, charting within the top ten in Ireland and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.