"Hot Potato" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson, the third single from her third studio album Heart Don't Lie (1984). It peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and at number 38 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It also enjoyed time on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. It also peaked at number 92 in the United Kingdom.UK chart position retrieved 2007-07-28 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.
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, 1985, in the episode "Rock-A-Bye Baby".
Versions Album version – 4:41 7-inch version – 3:51 12-inch version – 6:27 Dub version – 5:59 TV mix – 6:30
Charts Chart (1984)Peakposition UK Disco Chart (Record Mirror) 25US Billboard Hot Dance Play Songs43US Billboard Hot Black Singles38 US Cash Box Black Contemporary Singles 39
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