Happiness Ltd.

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Happiness Ltd.
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2007 (U.K.)
Recorded2006–2007
Genre Alternative rock, art punk
Length40:03
Label Sire/Warner
Producer Rob Cavallo, Butch Walker, Steve Bays, Eric Valentine, Tim Palmer, Hot Hot Heat
Hot Hot Heat chronology
Elevator
(2005)
Happiness Ltd.
(2007)
Future Breeds
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME (7/10) [3]
Pitchfork (5.0/10) [4]
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Happiness Ltd. is the third studio album, and second major release since signing with Sire Records by Hot Hot Heat. The album was released on September 11, 2007. [6] It is their first album without original member Dante DeCaro.

Contents

The song "5 Times Out of 100" originally appeared on Hot Hot Heat's earlier release, Knock Knock Knock . The album was also released as a Deluxe Limited Edition with a bonus DVD containing the fifty-minute "Harmonicas and Tambourines" making-of documentary.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Happiness Ltd."4:35
2."Let Me In"4:15
3."5 Times Out of 100"3:01
4."Harmonicas & Tambourines"3:05
5."Outta Heart"4:12
6."My Best Fiend"2:53
7."Conversation"2:38
8."Give Up?"3:34
9."Good Day to Die"3:18
10."So So Cold"4:07
11."Waiting for Nothing"4:30

Notes

  1. Phares, Heather. "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd.' > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. "Pursuit Of Happiness – Happiness Tips" . Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  3. Haynes, Gavin (13 September 2007). "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd'". NME.
  4. LeMay, Matt (13 September 2007). "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd.'". Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. Zimmerman, Shannon. "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness LTD.'". Spin . Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  6. Press Release from Sire Records, May 9, 2007 Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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