Hot Revolver
{{Infobox song
| name = Hot Revolver
| cover = lilwayne-hotrevolver.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lil Wayne featuring Dre
| album = Rebirth (intended) and I Am Not a Human Being II (deluxe edition)
| released = March 17, 2009
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock, rap rock, pop rock
| length = 3:11 (single version)
4:46 (extended version)
| label = Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown
| writer = Dwayne Carter, Jr., Andre Lyon
| producer = Cool & Dre
| chronology = Lil Wayne
| prev_title = Every Girl
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Always Strapped
| next_year = 2009
}}
"Hot Revolver" is a song by American recording artist Lil Wayne, released March 17, 2009, it was intended to be the second single from his seventh studio album, Rebirth (2010). The song, produced by American production duo Cool & Dre, features uncredited guest vocals from Dre.{{cite web|url=http://nahright.com/news/2009/03/26/lil-wayne-feat-dre-of-cool-and-dre-hot-revolver/|title=Nah Right >> Lil Wayne feat. Dre of Cool & Dre - Hot Revolver|work=Nahright.com|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=May 8, 2011|archive-date=July 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716191430/http://nahright.com/news/2009/03/26/lil-wayne-feat-dre-of-cool-and-dre-hot-revolver/|url-status=dead}} The song was originally intended to be included on Rebirth, however for unspecified reasons it was left off the final track listing. An extended version of the song with an extra verse from Wayne later leaked online on March 26, 2009. A re-recorded version of the song was later included as a bonus track on Wayne's tenth studio album I Am Not a Human Being II (2013), featuring no Auto-Tune and a new verse from Wayne.
Background
Despite speculation that the song featured fellow Cash Money artist Kevin Rudolf, it was confirmed that the featured artist on the song was indeed Dre of production duo Cool & Dre. As the song was not featured on Rebirth, the single cover became the album artwork.
Samples
The song contains a quote from the Green Day song "Basket Case" with the line "Do you have the time to listen to me whine?"{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/21291/Lil%20Wayne-Hot%20Revolver_Green%20Day-Basket%20Case/|title= Lil Wayne's Hot Revolver sample of Green Day's Basket Case|work=WhoSampled.com|access-date=May 8, 2011}}
The bass line is also fairly similar to Green Day's song "Whatsername"
Track listing
iTunes Digital download[https://music.apple.com/ca/album/307678516?i=307678522 "Hot Revolver" on iTunes] iTunes.apple.com
- "Hot Revolver (Main)" — 3:11
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2009)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Canada|54|artist=Lil Wayne|access-date=April 10, 2012|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UKrandb|32|artist=Lil Wayne|song=Hot Revolver|date=20090329|access-date=May 28, 2022|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_L.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: DJ Steve L – LZ Love |publisher=zobbel.de |access-date=May 28, 2022}}
| 132 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|33|artist=Lil Wayne|access-date=April 10, 2012|rowheader=true}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Hot Revolver|artist=Lil Wayne|type=single|award=Gold|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=July 4, 2014|relyear=2009|certyear=2014}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true|nosales=yes}}
Notes
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References
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{{Lil Wayne singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Lil Wayne
Category:Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre
Category:Songs written by Dre (record producer)