Meaning of “Hotter than Hell” by Dua Lipa

Hotter than Hell is a song performed by singer and songwriter Dua Lipa. The song, which sees singer Lipa telling a guy to go to hell because he hurt her, is based on a true event in the life of Lipa. And what’s this true event? According to Lipa, she was once in a very toxic romantic relationship with a guy that messed her up pretty badly. By the end of that relationship, Lipa claims she almost began seeing herself as worthless. Speaking to the entertainment and media news website Digital Spy, Lipa said that despite the fact that despite the fact that she was the one who was abused in the toxic relationship, she twisted the story in the song to make it look as though she was the one who had the upper hand because it was “therapeutic” to her. Lipa did this because she never wants to show any weakness in any of her songs.  According to Lipa, the song is an “empowering song”.

Facts about “Hotter than Hell”

• Hotter than Hell was released on May 6th, 2016.
• The song, which was the fourth single from Lipa’s self-titled debut album, was written by Lipa and three other songwriters, namely Adam Midgley, Gerard O’Connel and Tommy Baxter.
• The song’s production was handled by producers Stephen Kozmeniuk (popularly known as “Koz”) and Jay Reynolds. The former is famed for working with major artists such as the likes of Nicki Minaj and Madonna.
• The song’s music video was filmed in London.
• On 2nd August, 2016, Lipa made her U.S. television debut with this song when she performed it live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
• The song runs for approximately 3 minutes and 7 seconds.
• The song performed pretty well in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at the 15th position.