Instant Replay (song)

"Instant Replay" is a song by Dan Hartman from the album of the same name. All the tracks on Hartman's album topped the US Dance Chart for five weeks. It 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] The video for the song features Dan alongside future Kiss lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, Hilly Michaels from the band Sparks on drums, and future Hall & Oates veteran 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]

"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
"Instant Replay"
(1978)		 "This is It"
(1979)

It was covered in 1990 by the UK pop duo Yell!, where it reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 421. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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  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". Retrieved 2019-01-21.
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  8. "Ultratop.be – Dan Hartman – Instant Replay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. Infodisc.fr Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
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  11. AllMusic
  12. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 30, 1978". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-13.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Cash Box magazine.
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