Hot Rod Hearts

{{short description|1980 song by Robbie Dupree}}

{{for|the 1997 song by John Fogerty|Hot Rod Heart}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Hot Rod Hearts

| cover = Hot_Rod_Hearts_-_Robbie_Dupree.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Robbie Dupree

| album = Robbie Dupree

| B-side = Love Is a Mystery

| released = July 1980

| recorded = 1979

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock, yacht rock[https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusic-s-yacht-rock AllMusic Loves Yacht Rock (June 25, 2014)]

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=45}}

| label = Elektra

| writer = Bill LaBounty, Stephen Geyer

| producer = Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff

| prev_title = Steal Away

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Brooklyn Girls

| next_year = 1981

}}

"Hot Rod Hearts" is a song by American singer Robbie Dupree, from his 1980 debut album Robbie Dupree. Released as the second single from the album, it reached No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 24 on the Adult Contemporary chart.{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=83}} In Canada, the song reached No. 42 on the Pop chart.

The song talks about a young couple, the protagonist and his partner, who fall in love while riding in the backseat of a car. They face danger from other people who want to interrupt their love, but they keep running away. The lyrics describe how their love is like a hot rod heart, and despite tough times, they keep going.