Hot to Go!
{{Short description|2023 single by Chappell Roan}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Hot to Go!
| cover = Chappell Roan - Hot to Go!.jpg
| alt = The cover artwork of "Hot to Go!". The cover features Roan in a yellow and purple outfit posing as an American diner worker, serving a tray of food.
| type = single
| artist = Chappell Roan
| album = The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
| released = August 11, 2023
| recorded = 2023
| genre = * Synth-pop
| length = 3:04
| label = * Island
- Amusement
| writer = * Kayleigh Amstutz
| producer = Nigro
| prev_title = Red Wine Supernova
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Good Luck, Babe!
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xaPNR-_Cfn0|"Hot to Go!"}}}}{{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO! (sample).ogg
}}
}}
"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. It peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. It also charted within the top ten of the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
The song became a sleeper hit in 2024, as one of Roan's seven simultaneously charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100, along with "Good Luck, Babe!", "Casual", "Red Wine Supernova", "Pink Pony Club", "Femininomenon", and "My Kink Is Karma".{{Cite web |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=2024-08-14 |title=Is Chappell Roan About to Catch Up to Taylor Swift on the Billboard 200? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-taylor-swift-billboard-200-albums-race-1235753057/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Background and writing
File:Libery Stunt.jpg is a main theme in "Hot to Go!", with Roan stating that the song was made to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a cheerleader.]]
Roan wrote the song two weeks before the start of her 2023 Naked in North America Tour.{{Cite magazine |last=Dodson |first=P. Claire |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Underneath Chappell Roan's Hannah Montana Wig? A Pop Star for the Ages |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/chappell-roan-casual-music-video-trans-rights-pink-pony-club-of-dreams-interview |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |magazine=Teen Vogue |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426220501/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/chappell-roan-casual-music-video-trans-rights-pink-pony-club-of-dreams-interview }} She expressed that she intended for the song to be "silly" to satisfy her inner child, stating to Capital Buzz that satisfying her inner child included "wan[ting] to play dress up all the time and dance and be obnoxious."{{Cite web |last=Prance |first=Sam |date=July 10, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Reveals The Actual Meaning Behind Her 'Hot To Go!' Lyrics |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/chappell-roan-hot-to-go-lyrics-meaning/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Capital Buzz |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203210/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/chappell-roan-hot-to-go-lyrics-meaning/ }} In an interview with Vanity Fair, Roan stated that she wrote the song to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a cheerleader, basing the song off an American high school cheerleader chant. Roan stated that she did not apply to become a cheerleader during her high school years because "I always thought they were just so cool and so hot... they were just so sassy at my school. I never had the confidence to try out... I didn't belong."{{Cite magazine |last=Fromson |first=Audrey |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan on Making Pop Music and Giving Back |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/09/chappell-roan-on-making-pop-music-and-giving-back |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109231447/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/09/chappell-roan-on-making-pop-music-and-giving-back }} Roan, who describes herself as a "huge fan of audience participation",{{cite web |last1=Lindert |first1=Hattie |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan Shares Video for New Song "Hot to Go!": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/chappell-roan-shares-video-for-new-song-hot-to-go-watch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122205207/https://pitchfork.com/news/chappell-roan-shares-video-for-new-song-hot-to-go-watch/ |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2024 |website=Pitchfork}} was also inspired by a video of a Queen performance of "Radio Ga Ga" during Live Aid at Wembley Stadium, London. She later described the song as "like the 'Y.M.C.A.' but gayer".{{Cite web |last=Ashburn |first=Austin |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Pop Crave Exclusive: Chappell Roan Interview |url=https://popcrave.com/pop-crave-exclusive-chappell-roan-interview/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Pop Crave |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203211/https://popcrave.com/pop-crave-exclusive-chappell-roan-interview/ }}
Composition
“Hot to Go!” is a synth-pop,{{Cite news |last=Romano |first=Tricia |last2=Kasinger |first2=Chona |date=2024-07-24 |title=Chappell Roan Booked a Tour. Then She Blew Up. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/music/chappell-roan-festivals-live-shows.html |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=2024-08-13 |title=Chappell Roan can't be stopped |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-08-13/chappell-roan-outside-lands-good-luck-babe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206183838/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-08-13/chappell-roan-outside-lands-good-luck-babe |archive-date=2025-02-06 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} electropop,{{Cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |date=2024-06-29 |title=Why Chappell Roan is your dream girl’s dream girl – and 2024's breakout artist |url=https://www.salon.com/2024/06/29/chappell-roan/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Salon |language=en}} indie pop,{{Cite web |last=Leonard |first=Brian |date=2023-12-11 |title=Chappell Roan at Heaven, London review: 'The rise and rise of a midwest princess' |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/chappell-roan-at-heaven-london-review-the-rise-and-rise-of-a-midwest-princess-454981/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=Attitude |language=en-GB}} dance-pop,{{Cite news |last=Aguiar |first=Annie |date=2025-02-03 |title=Chappell Roan Wins the Grammy for Best New Artist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/arts/music/chappell-roan-best-new-artist-grammys.html |access-date=2025-02-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} and dance{{Cite web |date=2023-08-29 |title=Meet Chappell Roan, L.A.'s queer pop superstar in the making |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-08-29/chappell-roan-fall-preview-queer-pop-diva-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} track with electroclash influences.{{Cite news |last=Cills |first=Hazel |date=2024-07-25 |title=What is it about Chappell Roan? |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/g-s1-13100/why-chappell-roan-is-the-perfect-pop-star-for-our-anxious-music-industry |access-date=2025-02-27 |work=NPR |language=en}} In an analysis by The Line of Best Fit's Sam Franzini, "Hot to Go!" describes the story of Roan "serv[ing] herself up on a platter, happy to be feasted upon and even relishing the opportunity to be lusted after... simulating the mind-bending obsession one can submit to in the presence of a hot person."{{Cite web |last=Franzini |first=Sam |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan confronts modern issues with huge pop smashes on The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-confronts-modern-issues-with-pop-smashes |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927045751/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-confronts-modern-issues-with-pop-smashes }} The song's instrumentation features synthesizers,{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=Chappell Roan's New Single and Video 'Hot to Go!' Is an Enthusiastic Anthem About 'Being Hot' |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/chappell-roan-hot-to-go-video/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=13 June 2024 |date=August 11, 2023}} with the lyrics teaching a dance to the song and telling her future lovers that she is ready and waiting to spend time with them.{{cite magazine |last1=Daw |first1=Stephen |title=Queer Jams of the Week: New Music From Tove Lo, Chappell Roan, G Flip & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/queer-jams-of-the-week-tove-lo-chappell-roan-g-flip-1235389925/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 June 2024 |date=August 11, 2023 |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814024615/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/queer-jams-of-the-week-tove-lo-chappell-roan-g-flip-1235389925/ |url-status=live }} Despite the song being about how "I want[ed] people to call me hot" according to Roan, she stated that outside of her stage name, "I still don't want to be called hot. It's so weird... people take it literally. It manifests in ways of, I feel really uncomfortable watching sex scenes."{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |date=August 2, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan Just Wants to Be Hannah Montana |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/08/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724223630/https://www.vulture.com/2023/08/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess.html }}
Critical reception
The song drew largely positive reactions. Stephen Daw of Billboard wrote Chappell Roan "offers up a great impression of a cheer captain" and described the song as "fun", "camp", and "exactly the kind of jam that will have you dancing along in no time." Exclaim!{{'}}s Kaelen Bell stated that while on first listen it was "annoying", they admitted that the lyrics were "so-dumb-its-genius... you can't believe hasn't been done before, sung with in-the-red commitment by a songwriter with a clear understanding that the joy of pop music is in its full-blooded surrender to ecstasy and excess."{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Kaelen |date=August 24, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan's "HOT TO GO!" Is a Stroke of Horny Genius |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_staff_picks_chappell_roan_hot_to_go |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613233006/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/exclaim_staff_picks_chappell_roan_hot_to_go |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=Exclaim!}} A review from Dork stated that the song represented "Roan’s knack for creating engaging, movement-inducing pop."{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Hot to go: the songs that show exactly why Chappell Roan is the buzziest star on the planet right now |url=https://readdork.com/features/top-songs-chappell-roan/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Dork |language=en-US |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203212/https://readdork.com/features/top-songs-chappell-roan/ }} NME{{'}}s Hannah Myrlea described the song's chorus as "bratty" and made comparisons to Olivia Rodrigo's "Bad Idea Right?".{{Cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan – 'The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess' review: unabashedly fun anthems |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-review-debut-album-radar-3499595 |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927045736/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess-review-debut-album-radar-3499595 }} DIY{{'}}s Otis Robinson wrote that the song was able to "infus[e] teen melodrama with queer euphoria to throw confetti in the face of heteronormativity."{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Otis |date=September 22, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=DIY |language=en |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116041754/https://diymag.com/review/album/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwest-princess }} Autostraddle{{'}}s Em Win declared the song as a "queerleader anthem".{{Cite web |last=Win |first=Em |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan's Debut Album Is for Us Midwest Queers |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/chappell-roan-debut-album-is-the-anthem-for-us-midwestern-queers/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=Autostraddle |language=en-US |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724002742/https://www.autostraddle.com/chappell-roan-debut-album-is-the-anthem-for-us-midwestern-queers/ }}
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| scope="row" |Cosmopolitan
| The Best Songs of 2024 | style="text-align: center;" |1 | style="text-align: center;" |{{cite news |date=3 December 2024 |title=Cosmopolitan's Best Songs of 2024 |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a62226619/best-songs-2024/ |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=Cosmopolitan}} |
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Promotion
File:Gillioz Theater - Springfield MO.jpg, a landmark in Springfield, Missouri.]]
To promote the song, Roan created an accompanying dance for the song's chorus, spelling out the letters of the song's title with a person's arms; similar to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A."{{Cite web |last=Barraza |first=Paris |date=June 12, 2024 |title=What's the 'Hot To Go!' dance? A quick guide to Chappell Roan before her Hinterland set |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/06/12/chappell-roan-hinterland-music-festival-iowa-2024-tickets-sold-out/74071545007/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}} Roan also appeared in promotional posters featuring a phone number; according to Emily Bloch of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the number led to a product distribution call center for Balkamp, a Genuine Parts Company subsidiary.{{Cite web |last=Bloch |first=Emily |date=2024-05-23 |title=I tried to call Chappell Roan's 1-800-HOT-TO-GO. Here's who answered instead. |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/chappell-roan-1-800-hot-to-go-sabrina-carpenter-phone-number-20240523.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203210/https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/chappell-roan-1-800-hot-to-go-sabrina-carpenter-phone-number-20240523.html |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}
= Music video =
Along with the song's official release, an accompanying music video was released on the same day. It was directed by Jackie! Zhou, and was filmed in various locations around the city of Springfield, Missouri.{{Cite web |last=Klinger |first=Doug |date=May 29, 2024 |title=Jackie! Zhou talks about Chappell Roan "Hot To Go!" and "Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl" |url=https://www.mvnd.co/p/jackie-zhou-talks-about-chappell |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Music Videos Never Die |language=en |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203210/https://www.mvnd.co/p/jackie-zhou-talks-about-chappell }}{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Tony |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan's 'HOT TO GO!' music video features these Springfield locations |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2024/06/18/chappell-roan-hot-to-go-music-video-springfield-locations/74096602007/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Springfield News-Leader |language=en-US |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203212/https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2024/06/18/chappell-roan-hot-to-go-music-video-springfield-locations/74096602007/ }} In an interview given out by Zhou, she described filming as a challenge; particularly because at the same time, Roan was filming a documentary. She stated that "I have to give her the deepest props... it's so hard to go from talking about your duality as an artist... and then being like 'Hot to Go!'... and she's amazing." The music video itself features appearances from her grandparents,{{cite web |last1=Lindert |first1=Hattie |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan Shares Video for New Song "Hot to Go!": Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/chappell-roan-shares-video-for-new-song-hot-to-go-watch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122205207/https://pitchfork.com/news/chappell-roan-shares-video-for-new-song-hot-to-go-watch/ |archive-date=22 January 2024 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=Pitchfork}} with Roan acting as a "bouncy cheerleader" outside filming locations.{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Eleanor |date=April 5, 2024 |title=Pop star Chappell Roan draws 'tacky' inspiration from Missouri and this Kansas City bar |url=https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/kansas-city/article287382460.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240408163751/https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/kansas-city/article287382460.html#selection-1085.19-1085.106 |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Kansas City Star}} It also features appearances from local Springfield drag queens, as part of a tradition of Roan including drag queens in her performances.{{Cite web |last=Libby |first=Giselle |date=August 14, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan Is Unapologetically "HOT TO GO!" |url=http://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/chappell-roan-hot-to-go |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Ones to Watch |language=en |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726192252/https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/chappell-roan-hot-to-go }} In an analysis by Giselle Libby, they wrote that the music video expresses Roan's "cheerleader fantasy" with a "personal twist", with the video providing a "snapshot of [Roan's] past and present lives, granting fans a deeper look into where she came from and how it impacts her artistry today." Vogue{{'}}s Alex Jhamb Burns wrote that while Roan currently resides in Los Angeles, the addition of her "groov[ing] around a gas station in a cheerleader’s uniform and mini-golfs in heels" in Springfield displayed that "she hasn’t forgotten her roots."{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Alex Jhamb |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan Is the Queer Pop Moment |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwestern-princess-review |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=July 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720132100/https://www.vogue.com/article/chappell-roan-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-midwestern-princess-review }}
Live performances
Roan sang "Hot to Go!" as an unreleased single numerous times in live performances. She first sang the song at a Phoenix, Arizona, concert on February 15, 2023, as part of her Naked in North America tour. She continued to sing the song throughout the tour, including in performances in Austin,{{Cite web |last=Dasgupta |first=Trisha |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan puts on shimmering performance at Austin tour stop |url=https://thedailytexan.com/2023/02/21/chappell-roan-puts-on-shimmering-performance-at-austin-tour-stop/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Daily Texan |publisher=University of Texas at Austin |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203210/https://thedailytexan.com/2023/02/21/chappell-roan-puts-on-shimmering-performance-at-austin-tour-stop/ }} Boston,{{Cite web |last=Cavagnaro |first=Cam |date=March 3, 2023 |title=Concert Review: Chappell Roan at the Sinclair |url=https://frontofhouseboston.com/concert-review-chappell-roan-at-the-sinclair/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Front of House Boston |language=en-US |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723204717/https://frontofhouseboston.com/concert-review-chappell-roan-at-the-sinclair/ }} Cambridge,{{Cite web |last=Moiseieva |first=Anna |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan Concert Review: Cambridge's Pink Pony Club |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/3/9/Chappell-Roan-Concert-Review-Boston-Naked-In-North-America/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Harvard Crimson |publisher=Harvard University |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311050615/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/3/9/Chappell-Roan-Concert-Review-Boston-Naked-In-North-America/ }} Salt Lake City,{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=John |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Review: Chappell Roan–Naked In North America tour |url=https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/chappell-roan/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Salt Lake Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203211/https://www.saltlakemagazine.com/chappell-roan/ }} San Francisco,{{Cite web |last=de Clair |first=Sinead |date=March 19, 2023 |title=August Hall turned Pink Pony Club: Chappell Roan in San Francisco |url=https://berkeleybside.com/august-hall-turned-pink-pony-club-chappell-roan-in-san-francisco/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Berkeley B-Side |language=en-US}} and Los Angeles throughout the months of February and March 2023.{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Chappell Roan brings 'Pink Pony Club' to L.A. with 'Naked in North America' tour |url=https://dailytrojan.com/2023/03/21/chappell-roan-naked-in-north-america-tour/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Daily Trojan |publisher=University of Southern California |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203210/https://dailytrojan.com/2023/03/21/chappell-roan-naked-in-north-america-tour/ }} After the song's official release, she performed the song as part of her Midwest Princess Tour, including performances as the opener for Olivia Rodrigo{{Cite web |last=Kottmann |first=Niki |date=February 23, 2024 |title=Here's every song on Olivia Rodrigo's set list from opening night of her 'Guts' tour |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2024/02/23/set-list-olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-night-one-palm-springs-acrisure-arena-palm-desert-opening-night/72724024007/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Desert Sun |language=en-US |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316224751/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/2024/02/23/set-list-olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-night-one-palm-springs-acrisure-arena-palm-desert-opening-night/72724024007/ }} and a performance featuring drag queen Sasha Colby.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Ashleigh |date=July 20, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Brought Sasha Colby on Stage & It Was Iconic |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/chappell-roan-brings-out-sasha-colby |url-status=live |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203212/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/chappell-roan-brings-out-sasha-colby }} On August 11, 2024, 1 year after the song's release, she performed the song live at Outside Lands Festival, wearing her costume from the song's music video to celebrate its anniversary.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-13 |title=Chappell Roan can't be stopped |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-08-13/chappell-roan-outside-lands-good-luck-babe |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} A clip of Roan chastising the VIP crowd members for their lack of participation went viral, with Roan jokingly saying, "It's so weird that VIP thinks they're so way too cool to do this!" and yelling "You're no fun!" before starting the song.{{Cite web |title=Watch Chappell Roan Scold VIP Section for Being 'Too Cool' to Do Her 'Hot to Go!' Dance {{!}} Billboard Canada |url=https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-hot-to-go-dance-vip-1235751093/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.billboard.com |language=en}} 10 days later on August 21, Roan surprised the crowd at longtime friend Rodrigo's GUTS World Tour stop in Los Angeles with a duet performance of the song, featuring Rodrigo.{{Cite web |last=Woerner |first=Meredith |date=2024-08-21 |title=Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo Sing 'Hot to Go!' Duet at 'Guts' L.A. Show |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/chappell-roan-joins-olivia-rodrigo-guts-tour-la-hot-to-go-1236113398/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Accolades
Commercial performance
Almost a year after its release, "Hot to Go!" debuted at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending June 15, 2024.{{Cite magazine |date= |title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of June 15, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-06-15/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The song has currently peaked at number 15 on the chart dated October 5, 2024. Internationally, the song peaked within the top ten in Ireland and the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=HOT TO GO - Chappell Roan |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/chappell-roan-hot-to-go/ |website=Official Charts Company |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024}} It has received Platinum certification from Music Canada and gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Impact
The song was parodied in the seventh episode of the fiftieth season of Saturday Night Live, sung by Charli XCX, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Sarah Sherman.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/snl-revives-domingo-sketch-with-charli-xcx-singing-hot-to-go-at-baby-shower-8746816|title=SNL revives viral Domingo sketch with Charli XCX singing 'Hot to Go' parody at messy baby shower|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 17, 2024|first=Shania|last=Russell|access-date=November 18, 2024}} The week prior, on November 9, former SNL cast member Will Forte, alongside musician and parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, performed a cover of "Hot to Go!" during that year's Thundergong! benefit concert.{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=See 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Will Forte Cover Chappell Roan's 'Hot to Go!' at Thundergong! Benefit |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weird-al-yankovic-will-forte-cover-chappell-roan-hot-to-go-thundergong-1235161155/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124010541/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmusic%2Fmusic-news%2Fweird-al-yankovic-will-forte-cover-chappell-roan-hot-to-go-thundergong-1235161155%2F |archive-date=November 24, 2024 |date=November 10, 2024}} The song's dance went viral on social media, concurrent with her sudden rise in notoriety, in some part due to aerial videos of large music festival crowds performing the dance during her concerts.{{Cite web |last=Bosco |first=Rico |title=This Video From Lollapalooza Of The Crowd Singing “Hot To Go” Is Bananas |url=https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3521368/this-video-from-lollapalooza-of-the-crowd-singing-hot-to-go-is-bananas |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.barstoolsports.com |language=en}} The song also spawned the viral meme "I hope she plays Hot To Go", with Roan and artist Olivia Rodrigo recreating it due to its popularity, posting it on Rodrigo's official TikTok page after a surprise performance of the song in Los Angeles on Rodrigo's GUTS World Tour.{{Cite web |last=Art |first=Pop Culture & |date=2024-08-21 |title=Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan join the 'I hope she plays' trend with 'HOT TO GO!' |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2489840/olivia-rodrigo-and-chappell-roan-join-the-i-hope-she-plays-trend-with-hot-to-go |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} Responses to the meme from other artists include a reproduction of the gag by Beck and St. Vincent and a performance by Vampire Weekend of the song at a Toronto concert.{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2024-09-27 |title=Watch Vampire Weekend, Beck and St Vincent respond to Chappell Roan 'Hot To Go!' meme |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-vampire-weekend-beck-and-st-vincent-respond-to-chappell-roan-hot-to-go-meme-3797748 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} The song was included in the teaser trailer for Freakier Friday.
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|title=Hot To Go! |artist=Chappell Roan|access-date=March 13, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=Chapell Roan|title=Hot to Go!|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|access-date=May 14, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|title=HOT TO GO!|artist=Chappell Roan|refname="MC"|access-date=September 23, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Chappell Roan|title=Hot to Go!|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|id=2024-11-22|source=newchart|refname="RMNZ"|access-date=2024-11-27}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Chappell Roan|title=Hot to Go!|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|id=20249-6813-1|refname="BPI"|access-date=December 6, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|title=Hot to Go!|artist=Chappell Roan|access-date=December 9, 2024|refname="RIAA"}}
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Release history
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| August 11, 2023 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Amusement|Island}} | align="center" | {{Cite web |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Hot to Go! - Single by Chappell Roan |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1w3Hfg4S2fqafTw9FQNzMu |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Spotify (US) |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723203210/https://open.spotify.com/album/1w3Hfg4S2fqafTw9FQNzMu }} |
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| scope="row" | United States
| August 13, 2024 | align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=342279|title=A Recap of Radio Add Recaps|publisher=Hits|date=August 13, 2024|access-date=September 8, 2024}} |