Burning The Ground Exclusive 1985
“Hot You’re Cool” is a 1985 single released on I.R.S. Records by English new wave band, formed in Birmingham General Public. The song was the fifth and final single from the band’s 1984 debut LP “All The Rage”. “Hot You’re Cool” reached #16 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Chart on June 22, 1985, spending nine weeks on the survey. The record did not chart in the UK.
A music video was not released for this single.
SIDE A:
So Hot You’re Cool (Hot Dance Mix) 5:29
Remix – Arthur Baker
SIDE B:
So Hot You’re Cool (Cool Dub Mix) 8:02
Remix – Arthur Baker
Day-To-Day (Live) 3:19
Engineer, Mixed By – Steve Colby
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | So Hot You’re Cool | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play | #16 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: I.R.S. Records – SP 70415, I.R.S. Records – SP-70415Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave, Ska
CREDITS:
- Producer – General Public
- Producer [With] – Colin Fairley (tracks: A, B1), Gavin Mackillop (tracks: A, B1)
- Sleeve – Carl Grasso
- Written-By – General Public
NOTES:
“So Hot You’re Cool” (Original version appears on the I.R.S. album “All The Rage” SP-70046)
“Day-To-Day” recorded live at The Channel in Boston – Dec. 4, 1984. Engineered & mixed for GBH.
Printed in the U.S. of A.
Buy the 12″ at DISCOGS
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Always loved this more than the overplayed “Tenderness”. Their first 12″ which I loved was slightly dark “General Public”, which came out on 2 different mixes: the full album version in the US; and a really cool dubbed out 12″ mix in the UK which I hope Paul has because it’s very hard to find.
Thanks again, Paul, for this 12-inch again!! Like what, Johnny L, said below, I believe the Latin Rascals did the extraordinary edits on this record. This duo will forever be near and dear to my heart. The way they added cut and splice percussion onto tracks is remarkable! They influenced so many with their edits and tricked-out productions! I so would love them to be the center of a documentary along with other “legends of the blade” to get the spotlight, credit, and love for what they did!! And, Paul, I so got madly excited over the stellar fidelity extracted… Read more »
Great Arthur Baker dub with TR-808 bubbling along with just reverb in certain sections. This dub also features what sounds like uncredited Latin Rascals edits. They were starting to do edits for Arthur Baker at Shakedown Studios around the time of this track (1984). Thanks for sharing.
Love General Public – thank you Paul!
I wasn’t aware of the group until some of their 1994/95 music output. So this is a nice surprise to hear this single from their early release period.
Arthur Baker is the icing on the cake too.
Thanks Paul 🙂
Never heard this Arthur Baker remix / dub mix before, so thank you for making it available in such good quality!
You’re welcome, Tom 🙂
Totally new to me, but so catchy with a great groove! And with Arthur Baker’s name attached to the remixes, count me in! Tenderness deservedly still gets attention, but this is an overlooked gem. Thank you Paul!!
You’re welcome, Retro Hound 🙂
Thanks DJ! I love this song!
You’re welcome 🙂
This song popping into view on my computer screen is making me enormously happy!! I just love this record! Arthur Baker’s mix is excellent and it’s a perfect song for the summer. Immense kudos and intense gratitude for ripping this one, Paul!! And the dub mix is just so awesome!! Gee, this felt like an audio embrace from cyberspace. Paul, I appreciate and value you so much. You really are a superstar!!
Praises!!!
Jeff
P.S. Yesterday’s post had it going through my head most of the night. It’s incredible what music can do!!
Thank you, Jeff I love how you appreciate music of all kinds 🙂
I’m with Jeff on this one (and pretty much any other time, lol)! I’m super excited to add another Arthur Baker Remix in pristine quality to my collection! I love that you keep digging up remixes that are completely underrepresented on any of the 5 million 80s compilations!
THANK YOU!
You’re welcome 🙂
Dearest Martika, I sincerely want to thank you for your enthusiasm over this record. It’s been a favorite of mine since discovering it in a record shop many years ago. It was Arthur Baker’s name on the credits that gravitated me to purchase the disc! I already loved “Tenderness” so this was the perfect purchase. I’ve always lamented that the record didn’t get too much love in Pop circles, however, it slammed in the clubs! Arthur Baker is such a hero to me and, thank goodness, Paul, thinks so too because his site contains a lot of Mr. Baker’s remixes.… Read more »
There were a handful of remixers in the 80s and 90s that certainly knew how to select and enhance the best elements of a song to make it dancefloor masterpiece, and Arthur Baker was definitely amongst the best of them! And Paul certainly knows how to pick them!