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Hot in the City

1982 single by Billy Idol
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Hot in the City

Summary

Hot in the City is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hot in the City's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Hot in the City's genre is new wave[4].
  • Hot in the City followed Mony Mony[5].
  • Hot in the City was followed by White Wedding[6].
  • Hot in the City was produced by Keith Forsey[7].
  • Hot in the City was performed by Billy Idol[8].
  • Hot in the City's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[9].
  • Hot in the City is part of Billy Idol[10].
  • Hot in the City was published on May 27, 1982[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • Genre(s): glam rock, new wave, punk rock[13]

  • Community tags: dance rock, glam rock, new wave, punk rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7817e251-4916-4913-9f25-884199d57548[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Hot in the City was Billy Idol[8]. It was produced by Keith Forsey[7].

Publication

Hot in the City was published on May 27, 1982[11]. Its genre is new wave[4]. It is part of Billy Idol[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hot in the City followed Mony Mony[5]. It was followed by White Wedding[6].

Why It Matters

Hot in the City ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Billy Idol

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hot in the City. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hot-in-the-city
MLA “Hot in the City.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hot-in-the-city.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hot-in-the-city_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hot in the City}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hot-in-the-city}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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