Elevator | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 4, 2005 | |||
Recorded | Summer 2004 | |||
Studio | Sound City (Los Angeles), Larrabee East (Hollywood Hills) | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 37:47 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Producer | Dave Sardy | |||
Hot Hot Heat chronology | ||||
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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] |
Elevator is Hot Hot Heat's second studio album, released on April 4, 2005 internationally and a day later on April 5 in the United States, with a April 25 release in the UK. It ranked #57 in Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. [9]
It is the band's last album to feature original guitarist Dante DeCaro, who left after the recording of this album.
No. | Title | Length |
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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]
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Year | Chart | Position |
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2005 | Canadian Albums Chart | 29 |
2005 | Billboard 200 | 34 |
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2005 | "Goodnight, Goodnight" | Modern Rock Tracks | 27 |
2005 | "Middle of Nowhere" | Modern Rock Tracks | 23 |
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