Elevator (Hot Hot Heat album)
Elevator is Hot Hot Heat's second studio album, released on April 4, 2005 (see 2005 in music) internationally and a day later in the United States. It ranked #57 in Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.[9]
| Elevator | ||||
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| Released | April 4, 2005 (International) April 5, 2005 (U.S.) April 25, 2005 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2004 | |||
| Studio | Sound City (Los Angeles), Larrabee East (Hollywood Hills) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 37:47 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| PopMatters | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.3/10) [4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
| Absolutepunk.net | (8/10) [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
| Stylus Magazine | C [8] |
It is the band's last album to feature original guitarist Dante DeCaro, who left after the recording of this album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:17 |
| 2. | "Running Out of Time" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Goodnight Goodnight" | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Ladies and Gentleman" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "You Owe Me an IOU" | 3:04 |
| 6. | "No Jokes - Fact" | 0:39 |
| 7. | "Jingle Jangle" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Pickin' It Up" | 2:34 |
| 9. | "Island of the Honest Man" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Middle of Nowhere" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Dirty Mouth" | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Soldier in a Box" | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Four Seconds of Noise" | 0:04 |
| 14. | "Shame on You" | 2:45 |
| 15. | "Elevator" | 3:47 |
Both the back cover of the album and the liner notes list the songs in reverse order. Thus, the track numbers appear as they would in an elevator, with 1 at the bottom, 15 at the top, and a missing thirteenth track, like a missing thirteenth floor button in an elevator. The album's cover does not list track 13, listing 12 then 14. There is a track 13 on the album, sometimes titled "Four Seconds of Noise", which is merely the final four seconds of the ending guitar riff from "Soldier in a Box".
Track 5 "You Owe Me an IOU" is featured in the soundtrack of MVP Baseball 2005. Track 8 "Pickin' It Up" was used in the soundtrack of Madden NFL 06 and SSX on Tour.[10]
Personnel
Hot Hot Heat
- Steve Bays – vocals, piano, organ
- Paul Hawley – drums, percussion, guitar (tracks 5, 6, & 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 11 & 15)
- Dante DeCaro – guitars
- Dustin Hawthorne – "the Bass Guitar"
Additional personnel
- D. Sardy – producer, mixing, additional percussion and guitar
- Greg Gordon – engineer
- Ryan Castle – editing
- Warren Huart – editing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Craig Aaronson – A&R
- Rebel Waltz, Inc. - management
- Stephen Walker – artwork, art direction, design
- Phil Knott – artwork, design, photography
- John Hobbs – artwork, design
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canadian Albums Chart | 29 |
| 2005 | Billboard 200 | 34 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Goodnight, Goodnight" | Modern Rock Tracks | 27 |
| 2005 | "Middle of Nowhere" | Modern Rock Tracks | 23 |
References
- Phares, Heather. "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- Blender review Archived November 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Cober-Lake, Justin (5 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". PopMatters.com.
- Mitchum, Rob (3 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Pitchfork Media.
- Hoard, Christian (7 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31.
- Press, Garett (28 November 2005). "Hot Hot Heat - Elevator". AbsolutePunk.net.
- Hermes, Will. "Hot Hot Heat, 'Elevator'". SPIN Media LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- Powell, Mike (5 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-12-31.
- "Top 100 Editors' Picks". Amazon.com. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- The Music of SSX On Tour - IGN, retrieved 2020-07-08