Here Comes the Hotstepper

Infobox Single
Name = Here Comes the Hotstepper


Artist = Ini Kamoze
from Album = Here Comes the Hotstepper
Released = November 18, 1994
Genre = Reggae
Length = 4:13
Label = Columbia
Writer = Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner, Kenton Nix, Salaam Remi
Producer = Salaam Remi

"Here Comes the Hotstepper" is a dancehall song from the musician Ini Kamoze, co-written with Richard Winsland. This song was recorded in 1994. It extrapolates the well-known "na na na na na..." sequence from Wilson Pickett's song "Land of a Thousand Dances". It uses a sample from Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" from 1981. To date it is Kamoze's only US number-one hit. It also made the UK Top 5, peaking at 4. The song was particularly popular in fashion shows of the 90s. The song was featured in "Prêt-à-Porter" and a music video with footage from the film was released and included on the U.S. VHS release. The song is also heavily based on "Come Together" by The BeatlesFact|date=July 2008.

Prince Naseem Hamed, former WBO, WBC and IBF world featherweight boxing champion famously used this song for some of his ring entrances.

In the media and cover versions

*Played in the 1994 movie "Prêt-à-Porter" (called "Ready to Wear" in some countries).
*Played in an episode of "I Love The 90s".
*Played in the 2005 movie "Racing Stripes".
*Theme music for wrestling tag-team Public Enemy in ECW.
*Covered by AtomXFlow in 2004. This version peaked at #49 in France. ["Here Comes the Hotstepper" by AtomXFlow, in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=AtomXFlow&titel=Here+Comes+The+Hotstepper&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved April 8, 2008)]
*Used in the remix for the Ghostface Killah song Cherchez LaGhost

Tracklist

; CD single
#"Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartical mix)
#"Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allaam mix)

; CD maxi
# "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartical mix) — 4:13
# "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartipella) — 4:15
# "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (heartimental) — 4:13
# "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allaam mix) — 4:36
# "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (allamental) — 4:37
# "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (LP version) — 4:09

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