"Instant Replay"
Single by Dan Hartman
from the album Instant Replay
B-side"Instant Replay (Replayed)"
ReleasedAugust 1978
GenreDisco
Length3:25 (single version)
5:20 (album version)
8:15 (12 inch version)
LabelBlue Sky
Songwriter(s)Dan Hartman
Producer(s)Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman singles chronology
"Lighthouse"
(1977) 		"Instant Replay"
(1978) 		"This Is It"
(1979)

"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]

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

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


References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  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.

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