Elevator (Hot Hot Heat album)

Elevator
Studio album by Hot Hot Heat
Released	April 4, 2005 (International) April 5, 2005 (U.S.) April 25, 2005 (UK)
Recorded	Mid-2004
Genre	Indie rock
Length	37:47
Label	Sire
Producer	Dave Sardy
Hot Hot Heat chronology
Make Up the Breakdown (2002) Elevator (2005) Happiness Ltd. (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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 (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]

Track listing

1. "Introduction" – 0:17
2. "Running Out of Time" – 2:45
3. "Goodnight Goodnight" – 2:10
4. "Ladies and Gentlemen" – 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. 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."
14. "Shame on You" – 2:45
15. "Elevator" – 3:47

Note: 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.

Personnel

• Craig Aaronson – A&R
• Steve Bays – organ, piano, vocals, group member
• Ryan Castle – editing
• Dante DeCaro – guitar, group member
• Greg Gordon – engineer
• Paul Hawley – acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, drums, group member
• Dustin Hawthorne – bass, group member
• John Hobbs – artwork, design
• Warren Huart – editing
• Phil Knott – artwork, design, photography
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• D. Sardy – guitar, percussion, producer, mixing
• Stephen Walker – artwork, art direction, design

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
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

1. Phares, Heather. "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. Blender review Archived November 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Cober-Lake, Justin (5 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". PopMatters.com.
4. Mitchum, Rob (3 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Pitchfork Media.
5. Hoard, Christian (7 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007.
6. Press, Garett (28 November 2005). "Hot Hot Heat - Elevator". AbsolutePunk.net.
7. Hermes, Will. "Hot Hot Heat, 'Elevator'". SPIN Media LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
8. Powell, Mike (5 April 2005). "Hot Hot Heat: Elevator". Stylus Magazine.
9. "Top 100 Editors' Picks". Amazon.com. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

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