Hot to Go!

(stylized in all caps) is a song by the American singer and songwriter Chappell Roan, from her debut studio album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023).

is a synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, and dance-pop track that takes influence from new wave in its instrumentation and vocal inflections.

Its accompanying dance, which consists of spelling out the song's title using a person's arms, went viral on social media, with videos of large festival crowds performing it.

[6] “Hot to Go!” is a synth-pop,[7][8] electropop,[9] indie pop,[10] and dance-pop[11] track with new wave-influenced instrumentation and vocal delivery.

describes the story of Roan "serv[ing] herself up on a platter, happy to be feasted upon and even relishing the opportunity to be lusted after... simulating the mind-bending obsession one can submit to in the presence of a hot person.

Stephen Daw of Billboard wrote Chappell Roan "offers up a great impression of a cheer captain" and described the song as "fun", "camp", and "exactly the kind of jam that will have you dancing along in no time.

"[16] A review from Dork stated that the song represented "Roan’s knack for creating engaging, movement-inducing pop.

"[17] NME's Hannah Myrlea described the song's chorus as "bratty" and made comparisons to Olivia Rodrigo's "Bad Idea Right?".

[18] DIY's Otis Robinson wrote that the song was able to "infus[e] teen melodrama with queer euphoria to throw confetti in the face of heteronormativity.

"[24] The music video itself features appearances from her grandparents,[26] with Roan acting as a "bouncy cheerleader" outside filming locations.

"[28] Vogue's Alex Jhamb Burns wrote that while Roan currently resides in Los Angeles, the addition of her "groov[ing] around a gas station in a cheerleader’s uniform and mini-golfs in heels" in Springfield displayed that "she hasn’t forgotten her roots.

She first sang the song at a Phoenix, Arizona, concert on February 15, 2023, as part of her Naked in North America tour.

[6] She continued to sing the song throughout the tour, including in performances in Austin,[30] Boston,[31] Cambridge,[32] Salt Lake City,[33] San Francisco,[34] and Los Angeles throughout the months of February and March 2023.

[49] The song was parodied in the seventh episode of the fiftieth season of Saturday Night Live, sung by Charli XCX, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Sarah Sherman.

[50] The week prior, on November 9, former SNL cast member Will Forte, alongside musician and parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, performed a cover of "Hot to Go!"

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The activity of cheerleading is a main theme in "Hot to Go!", with Roan stating that the song was made to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a cheerleader.
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Parts of the music video for "Hot to Go!" were filmed at the Gillioz Theatre , a landmark in Springfield, Missouri .