 "Hot and Bothered" was produced by longtime collaborator Itaal Shur (Santana, Maxwell, Groove Collective) and Tim K (Estero, Les Nubians).Barnes & Noble named Woodward Artist of the Month for August 2008, and "Hot and Bothered" was distributed exclusively by B&N as part of its Discover Great New Music program.The song "Hot and Bothered" takes its melody from a Yiddish lullaby that Woodward's grandmother sang to her as a baby.