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)"
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)

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 CertificationCertified 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. 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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