Instant Replay (song)

"Instant Replay"
"Instant Replay"
Single by Dan Hartman
from the album Instant Replay
B-side	"Instant Replay (Replayed)"
Released	August 1978
Genre	Disco
Length	3:25 (single version); 5:20 (album version); 8:15 (12 inch version)
Label	Blue Sky
Songwriter(s)	Dan Hartman
Producer(s)	Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman singles chronology

"Instant Replay" is a song by Dan Hartman from the album Instant Replay. The song reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, while topping out on the R&B chart at number 44. In the UK, the song peaked at number 8 in November 1978.^[2]

Music video

The video for the song features Hartman alongside future Kiss lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, Hilly Michaels from the band Sparks on drums, and future Hall & Oates guitarist and Saturday Night Live band leader G.E. Smith on bass. Backing vocalist Blanche Napoleon did not appear in the video, though her vocals can still be heard.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	25
France (IFOP)^[10]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	5
UK Singles Chart^[2]	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[12]	29
U.S. Hot Soul Singles^[13]	44
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[14]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
UK ^[15]	81
Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[16]	53

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[17]	Gold	75,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	Silver	250,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[19]	Gold	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

The song was covered in 1990 by the UK pop duo Yell!, reaching number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.^[20]

References

^ Echols, Alice (March 29, 2010). "Ladies' Night: Women and Disco". Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-393-06675-3.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 421. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Interview: Conversation with Blanche Napoleon - Ep174". Decibel Geek. December 2011. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ "Interview: Episode 67 - Blanche Napoleon on Dan Hartman". The Hustle. August 16, 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
^ Hartman, Dan (1978). Instant replay.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
^ "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ Infodisc.fr Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Top 40 Singles.
^ AllMusic
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 247.
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 30, 1978". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Cash Box magazine.
^ "Top 100 1978 - UK Music Charts". uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
^ "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "British single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "American single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

External links

Dan Hartman's Chart History at AllMusic
Dan Hartman's Chart History at Billboard.com

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[Echols_2010-1] Echols, Alice (March 29, 2010). "Ladies' Night: Women and Disco". Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-393-06675-3.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 421. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[3] "Interview: Conversation with Blanche Napoleon - Ep174". Decibel Geek. December 2011. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[4] "Interview: Episode 67 - Blanche Napoleon on Dan Hartman". The Hustle. August 16, 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

[5] Hartman, Dan (1978). Instant replay.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Kent-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[7] "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-21.

[sc_Dutch100_Dan_Hartman-8] "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Flanders_Dan_Hartman-9] "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[10] Infodisc.fr Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine

[sc_New_Zealand_Dan_Hartman-11] "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Top 40 Singles.

[awards-12] AllMusic

[13] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 247.

[14] "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 30, 1978". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Cash Box magazine.

[top-source-15] "Top 100 1978 - UK Music Charts". uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[16] "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Imgur.com.

[CanadaDan_HartmanInstant_ReplaysingleCertRef-17] "Canadian single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[United_KingdomDan_HartmanInstant_ReplaysingleCertRef-18] "British single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[United_StatesDan_HartmanInstant_ReplaysingleCertRef-19] "American single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[20] "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

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