"Hot-n-Fun" is a song by funk rock

Funk rock

Funk rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. Its earliest incarnation was heard in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s by acts such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience , Eric Burdon and War, Trapeze, Parliament-Funkadelic, Betty Davis and Mother's Finest. The 1990s were known for acts...

/hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 group N.E.R.D. featuring vocals of Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

. It was released as the first single off their fourth studio album Nothing.

Official Video

The music video for "Hot-n-Fun" was directed by Jonas Åkerlund

Jonas Åkerlund

Jonas Åkerlund is a Swedish film and music video director, and drummer. He is best known for directing music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films...

. It was released June 17, 2010 on to their official website. The video features N.E.R.D. driving through the desert picking up female hitchhikers in their Kaws-painted Rolls-Royce. Later they party with the hitchhikers around a bonfire. Nelly Furtado appears singing solely in separate scenes, first in the sky, second in the bonfire. N.E.R.D. paid hommage to the Beatles' Yellow Submarine and the Magical Mystery Tour, calling it a psychedelic ride. The video incorporates styles from the late '60s, early '70s. As of February 2011, Hot-N-Fun obtained over 5 million views on N.E.R.D.'s VEVO account on YouTube

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Alternative Video

A second video was released in late August, to the "BoysNoize Remix". The alternative video does not feature Furtado and is mostly made up of tour footage and live performances. It premiered on to N.E.R.D.'s official website a month after the single's release to promote the "Hot-n-Fun" Remix Extended Play.

Track listing

Digital download

1. Hot-n-Fun (feat. Nelly Furtado
   Nelly Furtado
   Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
   
   ) — (3:22)

Hot-n-Fun (the remixes) [feat. Nelly Furtado] - EP

1. "Hot-n-Fun" (Starsmith
   Starsmith
   Starsmith is a songwriter, producer, remixer and DJ. He studied a classical music degree at the University of Surrey majoring in performance on saxophone...
   
    Club Remix) — (5:33)
2. "Hot-n-Fun" (Boys Noize
   Boys Noize
   Boys Noize is the stage name of Alexander Ridha, a German electronic music producer and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he established in 2005...
   
    Remix) — (5:55)
3. "Hot-n-Fun" (Nero
   Nero
   Nero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
   
    Remix) — (04:04)
4. "Hot-n-Fun" (Wideboys
   Wideboys
   The Wideboys are UK house, Bassline and UK garage Record producers and remixers.The Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR/Hyperactive. In 2008, they signed to Sony ATV Music Publishing. Prior to this, The Wideboys had been signed in various deals with the likes of Warner, Univeral and...
   
    Club Remix) — (6:00)
5. "Hot-n-Fun" (Yeasayer
   Yeasayer
   -History:The band's three core members, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder, first came to attention after appearing at the SXSW festival in early 2007. Their first single consisted of a double A-side of the tracks "Sunrise" and "2080"...
   
    Remix) — (3:42)
6. "Hot-n-Fun" (Crookers
   Crookers
   Crookers are an Italian DJ/production duo who have worked together since 2003. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre and explore dance music. Their first collaboration worked...
   
    Remix) — (5:05)
7. "Hot-n-Fun" (Hot Chip
   Hot Chip
   Hot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
   
    Remix) — (6:01)

Charts

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Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...	98
UK R&B Chart UK R&B Chart The Official UK R&B Chart is a forty-position R&B/Hip-Hop chart compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. Although the chart does not receive any airplay, its compilation is viewed on BBC Radio 1's website and publications such as ChartsPlus and Music Week...	15
US Hot Dance Club Songs	26