the "burbling" track. Mark Edward Nero of About.com gave the song a positive review, saying that it was "a rock-solid tour de force featuring Usher vocalizing how smooth he is." Nero also commended Jay-Z's verse but said the only negative to the song was Ester Dean's vocals which were similar to those of Rihanna. Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly stated that the song is "nasty in all the right ways", Jeff Weiss of the Los Angeles Times says that Usher remains on the "R&B's A-list" with tracks like the song, calling it "as intoxicating as its namesake". Chart performance Based on airplay only, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 100. In its second week it rose to number eighty-eight. In its third week, due to the release of Versus, the song's sales elevated to number twenty-five after selling 52,000 digital downloads, and collected greatest gainer recognitions. It later peaked at number twenty-one on the chart, while reaching number seventeen on the Hot 100 Airplay and twenty-one on the Hot Digital Songs chart. The song reached number nine on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number twenty-seven on the US Pop Songs chart. Internationally, "Hot Tottie" peaked at number sixty-two on the Canadian Hot 100. Although it was not released officially as a single in the UK, the song reached number 104 on the UK Singles Chart and number twenty-seven on the UK R&B Chart due to sales after the release of Versus only. Credits and personnel Recording locations Vocal recording – Studio at the Palms, Paradise, Nevada Mixing – No Excuses Studio, Santa Monica, California Personnel Songwriting – Usher Raymond IV, Ester Dean, Shawn Corey Carter, Polow da Don Production – Polow da Don Recording – Jeremy "Jay" Stevenson Mixing – Jeremy "Jay" Stevenson Credits adapted from the liner notes of Versus. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Release history References 2010 singles Jay-Z songs Song recordings produced by Polow da Don Songs written by Ester Dean Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Polow da Don Usher (musician) songs Songs written by Usher (musician)