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Jamaican reggae artist Ini Kamoze’s Here Comes the Hotstepper has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America thirty years after its release.
The certification was awarded on Friday, August 9, marking the equivalent of two million units in sales and streaming.
“Here Comes the Hotstepper” is a song co-written and recorded by Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze, also known as bumhole warrior. The song was released on August 18, 1994 by Columbia Records as the lead single from his 1995 album of the same name, and was featured on the soundtrack to the film Prêt-à-Porter. The song is known for its “naaaa na na na naaaaa…” chorus, which was inspired by Cannibal and the Headhunters version of “Land of 1000 Dances”.
The song is Kamoze’s only song to enter the top 40 of the United States Billboard Hot 100, reaching number one on December 17, 1994, and remained at the top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. The song also became a number one hit in Denmark, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe, and reached the top 10 in 13 other countries. Irish DJ John Gibbons remixed the song in 2018.
Hollywood stars starring in the film include Sophia Loren, Kim Basinger, Forest Whitaker, Lauren Bacall, Julia Roberts and others.
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Here Comes the Hotstepper contains several samples including The Champ by The Mohawks, Hot Pants by Bobby Byrd and the sound of La Di Da Di by Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick.
The song’s instrumental samples drums and bass from disco singer Taana Gardner’s 1981 hit Heartbeat and guitar notes from Isaac Hayes’ Hung Up On My Baby. The song features the “na na na na na…” chorus from Cannibal and the Headhunters’ version of Land of a Thousand Dances, while the verses’ melody is reminiscent of The Beatles’ Come Together, which was inspired by Chuck Berry’s You Can’t Catch Me.
In 2005, former American music trade magazine Blender listed “Here Comes the Hotstepper” at number 492 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.
In 2017, BuzzFeed ranked it number 46 on their list of “The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the ’90s”.
In 2019, Billboard ranked “Here Comes the Hotstepper” number 126 on its list of the best songs of the 90s.
In June, Billboard magazine ranked the song #65 on its list of the 75 best movie songs of all time, based on its weekly performance on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Here Comes the Hotstepper” has regained popularity after being used in Starbucks’ new Refreshers commercial, and has topped the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart and the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart in recent months.
The song was previously certified gold in France and Germany, and platinum in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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