Hot Like Wow is the debut album by British recording artist Nadia Oh. It was released in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2008 by Tiger Trax Records.[3] It spawned four singles initially; My Egyptian Lover, Something for the Weekend, Nadia Oh and Got Your Number, all released between 2007 and 2008. Oh performed gigs in Tokyo to support the album. Although the album's final single was released in 2008, Oh released the album's fifth single, Rip It Up, 29 February 2012 via iTunes.[1]
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| Released | 13 April 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2008 | |||
| Genre | Electropop, electro house, electro-grime, electro-hop, ghettotech | |||
| Length | 33:32 | |||
| Label | Tiger Trax | |||
| Producer | Space Cowboy | |||
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| Singles from Hot Like Wow | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Phoenix |   [2] |
Background
editEntirely written and produced by Space Cowboy, the album includes two singles of his own in which Oh is featured: "My Egyptian Lover", released in January 2007, and "Something 4 the Weekend", released in March 2007.[4] The first and only official single from the album was scheduled to be "Got Your Number",[3]
Got Your Number was featured in the thirteenth episode of the first season of the television series Gossip Girl, entitled "The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate", originally aired in the US on 9 January 2008 via The CW and in the UK on 19 June 2008 via ITV2. It was also included on the season's soundtrack, OMFGG – Original Music Featured on Gossip Girl No. 1. The song was also featured in the first episode of Japanese drama series Sunao ni Narenakute. "Hot Male" and "Bounce" were featured in an episode of Ugly Betty.
A music video for the track "N.A.D.I.A. O.H." was released on the video-sharing website YouTube. The song "Hot Like Wow" was used in a jazz-pop routine choreographed by Brian Friedman on the fifth season of the American dance reality show So You Think You Can Dance on 17 June 2009. Although the album's final single was released in 2008, Oh released a fifth and final single, Rip It Up, on 29 February 2012 via iTunes.[1]
Singles
editMy Egyptian Lover was released 22 January 2007 as the first single. It peaked within the top 50 and is still her highest-charting single. Something for the Weekend followed over a year later released 8 March 2008 in an EP with Hot Like Wow.[5] Third single, N.A.D.I.A. O.H was released later that month to positive reception from her fans,[6] it was however a buzz track and was never official released aside from being purchasable from the album.[7] Got Your Number, served as the first original single, exclusive to the album and was scheduled to be released in the summer of 2008 yet plans fell through where 'Oh proceeded to record her second studio album. Through iTunes fifth single, Rip It Up, was released 29 February 2012 along with an instrumental track.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written and produced by Nicolas Dresti.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Like Wow" | 3:23 |
| 2. | "My Egyptian Lover" (featuring Space Cowboy) | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Hot Male" | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Bounce" | 2:28 |
| 5. | "City Nights" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Rip It Up" (featuring Space Cowboy) | 1:39 |
| 7. | "That Kind of Girl" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Got Your Number" (featuring Space Cowboy) | 3:07 |
| 9. | "N.A.D.I.A. O.H." | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Shake It" | 2:03 |
| 11. | "S.E.X." | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Something 4 the Weekend" (featuring Space Cowboy) | 2:36 |
| Total length: | 33:32 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Freak" | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 36:10 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "My Egyptian Lover" (Loose Cannons Luxurious Remix (remix/additional production by Kaiser Saucy & Lord Fader)) | 6:47 |
| Total length: | 42:57 | |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 April 2008 | Tiger Trax Records | Digital download |
| Japan | 4 February 2009[8] | Avex Trax | CD |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rip It Up (feat. Space Cowboy) - Single by Nadia Oh". 1 January 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "The Phoenix > CD Reviews > Nadia Oh". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Nadia Oh". Nadiaoh.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Space Cowboy Feat Nadia Oh - Something 4 The Weekend / Hot Like Wow - HTFR". Hard To Find (HTFR). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Photographic image of record sleeve" (JPG). 1.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Hot Like Wow". Hmv.co.jp. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Nadia Oh – Hot Like Wow" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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