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Hot Potato (song)

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Format
  
7" 12" single

Label
  
Epic

Recorded
  
1983

Released
  
March 8, 1984 (1984-03-08)

Length
  
4:40 (album version) 3:42 (single version)

Writer(s)
  
Amir Bayyan La Toya Jackson

"Hot Potato" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson, the third single from her successful 1984 album Heart Don't Lie. It peaked at #43 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and at #38 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It also enjoyed time on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. It also peaked at #92 in the United Kingdom. The single was released on 7" and 12" formats with the album track "Think Twice" as the B-side. Some singles also include a dub version.

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Performances

Jackson performed the song on "Solid Gold" which was broadcast on September 8, 1984. She also performed it on the U.S. TV show "The Fall Guy" broadcast on February 13, 1984, in the episode "Rock-A-Bye Baby".

Versions

  • Album version – 4:40
  • 7" version – 3:39
  • Extended version – 6:29
  • Dub version – 5:56
  • Vocal version – 6:29
  • References

    Hot Potato (song) Wikipedia