Instant Replay (song)

"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.^[1]

"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
"Lighthouse" (1977) "Instant Replay" (1978) "This Is It" (1979)

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.^[2][3][4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–79) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 6 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 25 France (IFOP)[9] 27 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 5 UK Singles Chart[1] 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 29 U.S. Hot Soul Singles[12] 44 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[13] 22

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Rank UK [14] 81 Chart (1979) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] 53

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	Gold	75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Silver	250,000^
United States (RIAA)[18]	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.^[19]

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 421. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "Interview: Conversation with Blanche Napoleon - Ep174". Decibel Geek. December 2011. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
3. "Interview: Episode 67 - Blanche Napoleon on Dan Hartman". The Hustle. August 16, 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
4. Hartman, Dan (1978). Instant replay.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
7. "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
9. Infodisc.fr Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Top 40 Singles.
11. AllMusic
12. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 247.
13. "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.
14. "Top 100 1978 - UK Music Charts". uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
15. "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
16. "Canadian single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Music Canada. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
17. "British single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
18. "American single certifications – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
19. "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