"Hotter than You Know" is a song by German girl group Preluders. It was written by Michale Graves and Celetia Martin and produced by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Gena Wernik. Released by Cheyenne Records as a standalone non-album single in May 2004, following the release of their debut album Girls in the House (2003), it reached number 21 on the German Singles Chart.

"Hotter than You Know"
Single by Preluders
Released17 May 2004
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Preluders singles chronology
"Bal privé"
(2004)
"Hotter than You Know"
(2004)
"Walking on Sunshine"
(2004)

Background edit

"Hotter than You Know" was written by Michale Graves and Celetia Martin and produced by frequent Preluders collaborators, duo Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Gena Wernik.[1] Fahrenkrog-Petersen commented on the recording sessions: "It was crazy to see what big steps they have made since then. They sang this song with 150% strength and passion and you can hear that in the end result. Tertia [Botha]'s addlips are from another planet."[1]

Music video edit

A music video for "Hotter than You Know" was filmed in Berlin in April 2004. Largely filmed in front of a greenscreen, it references several title sequeneces of the James Bond film series.[2]

Track listings edit

Maxi single[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hotter than You Know" (Radio Edit)
3:08
2."Hotter than You Know" (Video Edit)
  • Graves
  • Martin
  • Fahrenkrog-Petersen
  • Wernik
3:28
3."Hotter than You Know" (Karaoke)
  • Graves
  • Martin
  • Fahrenkrog-Petersen
  • Wernik
3:08
4."Born to Love You Forever"
  • Fahrenkrog-Petersen
3:40

Credits and personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart performance for "Hotter than You Know"
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 49
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 53

References edit

  1. ^ a b ""Hotter than You Know" Online Vorbestellen". Preluders.de. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Backstage-Videos Vom Videodreh". Preluders.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Preluders – Hotter than You Know". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Preluders – Hotter than You Know" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Preluders – Hotter than You Know" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 30, 2020.