Hot Stuff

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Dance-pop and Manchester United: both massive and unavoidable in the mid-90s, both on our “what was everyone thinking” list now.

Murray, Scott; Ingle, Sean (21 February 2001). "Whatever happened to Third Lanark?". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016 . Retrieved 31 July 2016. If you came into this blind, you could be forgiven for thinking Keegan was a professional singer and not a footballer. You could also be forgiven for understanding why this was as good as it got for his singing career. In the 1930s, Arsenal were the dominant side of England, winning five league championships and two FA Cups. Their fortunes waned, but the club soon enjoyed infrequent periods of success, including Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph and a first league and cup double in the 1970s. During the late 1980s, Arsenal had built a side that threatened Liverpool's league dominance, and performed greatly in cup competitions. The club played an active role in the formation of the Premier League in 1992, won the FA Cup in 1993 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1994 and two doubles followed in 1998 and 2002. Arsenal made league history in 2003–04 when they became the first team in a 38-game season to go unbeaten. [8] In the 2000s, Arsenal were finalists in both the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League, [9] and have since equalled Real Madrid's record for most consecutive seasons in the latter competition. [10] GGM 20: Gunners stun Parma in Copenhagen". Arsenal F.C. 23 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016 . Retrieved 24 July 2016. The wordplay on this is nowhere near as clever as they think. Fair play for keeping the player involvement to an absolute minimum and drowning it out with overproduction, at least.Tippa Irie & Peter Hunnigale’s 1993 attempt climbed to number 35 in the UK charts, when it was released prior to the FA Cup Final with Sheffield Wednesday. I still have this on cassette somewhere, but I literally wore it out through repetition as a 9 year old. The song tries to channel the clear love of reggae that Kevin Campbell and Ian Wright demonstrated in their choreographed goal celebrations. (Irie is heard reciting the names “Mr. Kevin Campbell and de Ian Wright” several times during the song). The FA Cup Past Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012 . Retrieved 2 September 2016. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.

Ball, Peter (17 August 1991). "First division clubs pull out of the Football League". The Times. p.1. Sound Bites". The Ledger. October 7, 2005. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018 . Retrieved October 16, 2020. The concept of big chorus and sort-of key change amid club-specific lyrics is good, but the song? The song is very bad. Ross, James; Heneghan, Michael; Orford, Stuart; Culliton, Eoin (23 June 2016). "English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888-2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016 . Retrieved 5 August 2016.The most instantly recognisable of all Arsenal ditties. Memorably, this song was written by football pundit Jimmy Hill, who felt that the Gunners needed an anthem to rival Liverpool’s ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone.’ The song went to number 16 in the UK charts, but has been inculcated into the terrace lexicon of match going Gooners ever since. One football song is enough, so whoever decided on a double A side needs shooting. The 80s sometimes gets unfairly slammed as a musical wasteland, but if this was your only exposure to the decade I’d sympathise with the view. Speaking of Mambo No. 5, Gyan’s venture into music appears to mostly comprise him running through girls’ names, as well as his own name.

The song is featured in the 2015 film The Martian, during a scene in which Matt Damon's character uses radioactive material to keep warm whilst stranded on Mars. [84] Delaney, Miguel (21 June 2013). "What if... England hadn't been banned from Europe". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016 . Retrieved 31 July 2016. Caulfield, Keith (May 17, 2012). "Donna Summer's Top 20 Billboard Chart Hits". Billboard . Retrieved June 13, 2014. The history of the FA". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013 . Retrieved 24 July 2016. Throughout his career, people often got accused of refusing to say ‘no’ to Gazza enough. Just leaving that here.That opening riff is promising, but then they sing ‘Yabba Dabba Doo’. Then it happens again. And again. Starting to think that Zaire defending was deliberate trolling in response to this monstrosity. Arsenal did not participate in the 1971 FA Charity Shield due to a previously arranged pre-season tour that clashed with the event. [71] Leicester City were invited to take part, and beat Cup runners-up Liverpool. [72] For the first six seasons of the Football League Cup, Arsenal declined to take part as its board preferred the London-centric Floodlit Cup (which became defunct once the new competition was introduced), and were against the League Cup acting as "an interim step towards league re-organisation." [69] Arsenal eventually joined in the 1966–67 season for reasons unspecified; by the 1971–72 season it became mandatory for all Football League clubs to participate. [70] Offiziellecharts.de – Donna Summer – Hot Stuff" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

The 90s represented the golden era of the genre, with several clubs recording songs – often with established artists – ahead of a trip to Wembley. We’ve taken a look at some of the best and worst of yesteryear. Arsenal – Hot Stuff (1998) Ornstein, David (20 February 2012). "Arsene Wenger at lowest point as Arsenal boss – Emmanuel Petit". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016 . Retrieved 25 July 2016. A music video to accompany the release of "Hot Stuff" was first released onto YouTube on September 17, 2020. [54] The video is directed by Bo Webb, starring Outer Banks cast members Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes. The music video details a blossoming love between the two as they dance the night away amidst blue and purple hues. [55] Personnel [ edit ] Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Donna Summer" from the artist drop-down menu . Retrieved May 20, 2016.The less said about ‘Liverpool Anthem’ the better. Let’s just consider this 1983 effort a dry run for what was to come. Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (2011). Arsenal 125 Years in the Making: The Official Illustrated History 1886–2011. Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-62353-3. Arsene Wenger: Keep FA Cup replays, says Arsenal manager". BBC Sport. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016 . Retrieved 25 July 2016.