"Hot in It" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Tiësto and British singer Charli XCX, released on 30 June 2022 through Musical Freedom and Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Tiësto's seventh studio album Drive. It marks the pair's first direct collaboration, with Tiësto having previously remixed Charli's 2012 collaboration with Icona Pop, "I Love It", and her 2014 single "Break the Rules".
Commercially, the song reached number one in Latvia and the top 40 in The United Kingdom, CIS, Hungary, Ireland, and The Netherlands.
Background Charli XCX first teased the song on her social media accounts in May 2022, sharing a snippet of the chorus in a video posted to her TikTok. Tiësto stated that he knew the song would be a "smash" when he first heard Charli's vocals on the recording, and also said that it was "amazing to see how everyone has been reacting to the message of the song".
Reception Tom Breihan of Stereogum called the song a "short dance-pop track with a brittle Tiësto beat and lyrics about overcoming a breakup by hitting the dancefloor and looking good", writing that Charli sings about "rockin' it, droppin' it, shaking her ass, no stoppin' it" in the chorus. The song was nominated for Dance Song of the Year at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Rankings + Publication AccoladeRank The GuardianThe 20 best songs of 202215
Commercial performance On the midweek UK Singles Chart dated 18 July 2022, the song was number 24. On 12 July 2022, the song debuted at number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100.
Credits and personnel Tiësto – producer Charli XCX – vocals Goldfingers – producer Tim Deal – keyboards, programming Bart Schoudel – vocal production Tom Norris – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2022–2025) Peakposition CIS (TopHit) 18 Germany Airplay (BVMI) 33 Greece International (IFPI) 39 Latvia (EHR) 1 Lithuania (AGATA) 62 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 56
Monthly charts + Chart (2022) Peakposition Russia Airplay (TopHit) 22
Year-end charts + Chart (2022) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 65 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 88 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 144 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 42
+ Chart (2025) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) 95
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