Song · Lucy Dacus
“Hot and Heavy” by Lucy Dacus
From the album Home Video (2021)
“Hot and Heavy” by Lucy Dacus appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2021 and 2022. It was first released in 2021 on the album Home Video. Its best result is #17 on the WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #445 alternative song of 2021.
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"Hot and Heavy" arrived as a single for Lucy Dacus's 2021 album Home Video, released the same day she announced the record, along with a video she directed herself. Dacus has said it's about outgrowing the people you used to be: going back to places that once mattered and feeling like an intruder in your own past, knowing your teenage self would not approve of who you are now, even if you like your life.
Guitar World heard layers of rhythm guitar under a yearning, nostalgic vocal. Jacob Blizard plays electric and acoustic guitars, bass, synth and piano, Jake Finch adds drums, guitar, synth and piano, and Camille Faulkner plays violin. The video, shot at the historic Byrd Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, cuts in home movies from her childhood, and she took the song to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in April 2021.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021 | 91 |
| 2021 | 53 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 35 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 28 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 79 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021 | 200 |
| 2021 | 92 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2021 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1233 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
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