" Hot Shot " is a song written by Barry Blue and Lynsey de Paul , ^[1] that was released as a single on 2 September 1974 on the Bell Record label by Barry Blue. ^{[2] [3]} It was Blue's last chart entry with an original song, reaching no. 23 on the UK Singles Chart . ^[4] Despite this, it is considered as one of Blue's best songs. ^[5] The song was also his biggest hit in Sweden where it reached no. 1 on the Poporama singles chart, ^[6] and in Zimbabwe where it peaked at no. 3. ^[7] "Hot Shot" also reached no. 8 on the Hessischer Rundfunk Hitparade, ^[8] and spent three weeks on the Dutch Tipparade in 1975. ^[9]

Blue performed the song on twice on BBC TV 's Top of the Pops on 11 October 1974 as a new release, ^[10] and on 31 October 1974 ^[11] when it entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 29. ^[12] The latter show also featured the song's co-writer, Lynsey de Paul , who was performing her own hit at the time " No Honestly ". ^{[13] [14]} He also performed the song on the pop music program, Lift Off with Ayshea . ^[15]

As well as being included on Blue's 1974 Hot Shots album, ^[16] "Hot Shot" has been included on many compilation albums. ^[17] In 1996, it appeared for the first time on CD as a track on Blue's album Greatest Hits . ^[18] In 2002, it appeared as a track on Barry Blue - The Singles Collection , ^[19] and in 2003 on Dancin on a Saturday Night . ^[20] It also was a track on the 1975 compilation album, Supersonic , ^[21] the 1976 K-Tel album, 44 Superstars , ^[22] the German 1974 compilation Hit-Fabrik - 28 Schlager Am Laufenden Band on the Polydor label, ^[23] the Austrian 1975 compilation LP Pop Market 1 , ^[24] and provided the title as well as one of the track to the album Bell's Hot Shots Of The 70's . ^[25] In the US it appeared on A History Of Bell U.K. 1970-1975 , which was released in 1976 on the Arista label. ^[26]

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