🔘 Hot Legs – Single: Jan. 1978

Released: January 20, 1978 (UK)

Label: Warner Bros. Records

Catalogue Number: K 17101

Format: 7" Vinyl Single

A swaggering, riff‑driven Rod Stewart rocker from Foot Loose & Fancy Free — backed with I Was Only Joking.

Issued on Warner Bros., the single captured Stewart at his late‑’70s commercial peak.

🔘 Overview

Hot Legs was released on January 20, 1978 as the second UK single from Rod Stewart’s 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. Built around a muscular guitar riff and Stewart’s trademark rasp, the track became one of his defining late‑’70s rock anthems.

The B‑side, I Was Only Joking, offered a contrasting, reflective ballad also taken from the album. K 17101 arrived in a picture sleeve and became a staple of Stewart’s classic‑era singles run.

🔘 Track List (Common Configurations)

7" Vinyl — K 17101

A. Hot Legs

B. I Was Only Joking

Written by: Rod Stewart, Gary Grainger

Produced by: Tom Dowd

🔘 Release Details

Label: Warner Bros. Records

Formats: 7" Vinyl

Country: UK

Year: 1978

Notes:

- Second UK single from Foot Loose & Fancy Free

- B‑side also from the album

- Issued in picture sleeve

- Classic late‑’70s Stewart rock sound

🔘 Variants (Discogs‑Verified)

Variant 1

UK – Warner Bros. – K 17101 (1978)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Paper Label)

Variant 2

UK – Warner Bros. – K 17101 (1978)

Format: 7" Vinyl (Injection‑moulded label, select pressings)

🔘 Chart Data (BBC / Official Charts Company)

Peak Position: UK — No. 5

Weeks on Chart: 9

Chart Run (Official Charts):

28 Jan 1978 — No. 29

04 Feb 1978 — No. 17

11 Feb 1978 — No. 10

18 Feb 1978 — No. 7

25 Feb 1978 — No. 5

04 Mar 1978 — No. 6

11 Mar 1978 — No. 11

18 Mar 1978 — No. 19

25 Mar 1978 — No. 33

🔘 Context & Notes

Recording Notes

A tight, guitar‑driven production typical of Stewart’s late‑’70s rock output, with strong rhythm section work and a memorable chorus.

Collector Notes

Picture sleeves in clean condition are desirable. Injection‑moulded variants are less common.

Legacy

One of Stewart’s signature rock tracks — energetic, cheeky, and a staple of his late‑’70s catalogue.

🔘 Related Material

Previous Single

You’re In My Heart (1977)

Next Single

I Was Only Joking (1978)

🔘 Discography (Selected, Chronological)

Hot Legs — 1978

I Was Only Joking — 1978

Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? — 1978

🔘 Mini‑Timeline

Oct. 1977 — Foot Loose & Fancy Free released

Jan. 20, 1978 — UK single released

Feb.–Mar. 1978 — Peaks at UK No. 5

🔘 Glam Flashback

A strutting, guitar‑charged Stewart classic — loud, loose, and full of swagger.

🔘 Sources

Warner Bros. Records

Discogs

Official Charts Company

Rod Stewart archival documentation