HOT TO GO!

Imagine, if you will, a dance song so buoyant it could lift a lead weight. That, in a nutshell, is Chappell Roan's "Hot To Go!" This effervescent number is a paean to self-esteem and a yearning for connection, all wrapped up in an energetic package. The repetitive chorus "H-O-T-T-O-G-O" reinforces the song's lively vibe.

Roan wanted a song that she could dance to with her fans, so its cheerleading-style beat is intentionally crafted to be danced to. Roan teaches her fans the accompanying moves at concerts, transforming them all into a synchronized sea of enthusiastic bouncing. "I wrote this song so I could live out my cheerleader fantasy!" she said. "I just wanted to make something simple and silly that I could do with the audience because I'm a huge fan of audience participation." "Also," she added with a shameless grin, "I selfishly (and shamelessly) wanted to bounce around on stage singing a song about being hot."

Roan crafted the song with Dan Nigro, the hitmaking songwriter/producer who is Olivia Rodrigo's musical partner.