Hot Fuss

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Hot Fuss
Studio album by The Killers
Released	June 7, 2004 (UK) June 15, 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded	November 2003 – March 2004
Genre	Alternative Rock Post-punk revival
Length	45:39
Label	Lizard King (UK) Island B0002468-02 (U.S.) Universal (Japan, France)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment.ie link Pitchfork (5.2/10) July 6, 2004 Rolling Stone July 8, 2004 E! Online (91%) link Blender link Q link
The Killers chronology
Hot Fuss (2004) Sam's Town (2006)
Alternate cover
Cover of US limited edition version and Japanese deluxe version

Hot Fuss is the debut album by Las Vegas-based post-punk band The Killers, first released in 2004.^[1] The album reached #1 in both the UK and Australia, and was certified 3x Platinum in Canada (300,000 units) by the CRIA on October 17, 2005.^[2] It stayed in the Top 50 of the Billboard 200 chart for over fifty weeks.^[3] Singles from the album include, in order released, "Somebody Told Me", "Mr. Brightside", "All These Things That I've Done", and "Smile Like You Mean It". Towards the end of 2005, The Killers also released the album on 7" vinyl in a boxset of 11 discs.^[1] On side A of each of the discs is the album track, and on the B-side are non-album tracks.^[1] It is also one of the last five albums, in order of chronology, to be placed in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Hot Fuss sold more than 2,500,000 copies in the first year of its release.^[1] After being nominated for five Grammys, it has since sold more than 5,000,000 copies worldwide.^[3][4]

Contents 1 Personnel 1.1 Musicians 1.2 Crew 1.3 Facilities 2 Track listing 2.1 US limited edition version and Japanese version 2.2 US, UK and Australian version 2.3 UK special edition 2.3.1 Disc one 2.3.2 Disc two (DVD video) 3 US 7" box set 4 Singles 5 Charts 5.1 Album 5.2 Singles 6 Murder Trilogy 7 Footnotes 8 External links

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

• Brandon Flowers — vocals, keyboards
• Dave Keuning — guitar, vocals
• Mark Stoermer — bass guitar, vocals
• Ronnie Vannucci — drums, percussion

[edit] Crew

• Jeff Saltzman — producer
• The Killers — producer
• Jeff Saltzman — engineer
• Carlene Byrd — engineer

[edit] Facilities

• The Hearse, Berkeley, California (2004)
• Cornerstone Studios, Los Angeles, California (2004)

[edit] Track listing

[edit] US limited edition version and Japanese version

1. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 4:04
2. "Mr. Brightside" (Flowers, Keuning) – 3:42
3. "Smile Like You Mean It" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 3:54
4. "Somebody Told Me" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 3:17
5. "All These Things That I've Done" with guest performers Sweet Inspirations (Flowers) – 5:01
6. "Andy, You're a Star" (Flowers) – 3:14
7. "On Top" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 4:18
8. "Change Your Mind" (Flowers, Keuning) – 3:10
9. "Believe Me Natalie" (Flowers, Vannucci) – 5:06
10. "Midnight Show" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 4:02
11. "Everything Will Be Alright" (Flowers) – 5:45
12. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) (vinyl edition bonus track, listed as "Indie Rock & Roll") – 4:14
13. "The Ballad Of Michael Valentine" (Flowers, Keuning) - 3:49
14. "Under The Gun" (Flowers, Keuning) - 2:33

[edit] US, UK and Australian version

1. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 4:04
2. "Mr. Brightside" (Flowers, Keuning) – 3:42
3. "Smile Like You Mean It" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 3:54
4. "Somebody Told Me" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 3:17
5. "All These Things That I've Done" (Flowers) – 5:01
6. "Andy, You're a Star" (Flowers) – 3:14
7. "On Top" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 4:18
8. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 4:14
9. "Believe Me Natalie" (Flowers, Vannucci) – 5:06
10. "Midnight Show" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 4:02
11. "Everything Will Be Alright" (Flowers) – 5:45

There was also a special edition of 100x 12" LP's released that had the "The Killers" printed on the front in red instead of the usual silver.

[edit] UK special edition

[edit] Disc one

1. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 4:04
2. "Mr. Brightside" (Flowers, Keuning) – 3:42
3. "Smile Like You Mean It" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 3:54
4. "Somebody Told Me" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 3:17
5. "All These Things That I've Done" (Flowers) – 5:01
6. "Andy, You're a Star" (Flowers) – 3:14
7. "On Top" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 4:18
8. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) - 4:14
9. "Believe Me Natalie" (Flowers, Vannucci) – 5:04
10. "Midnight Show" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 4:02
11. "Everything Will Be Alright" (Flowers) – 5:44
12. "Somebody Told Me" (Mylo Mix) (bonus track) – 7:18
13. "Smile Like You Mean It" (Fischerspooner Mix) (bonus track) – 6:25
14. "Smile Like You Mean It" (Ruff and Jam Eastside Mix) (bonus track) – 7:35

[edit] Disc two (DVD video)

1. "Smile Like You Mean It"
2. "All These Things That I've Done"
3. "Somebody Told Me" (Glastonbury 2005)
4. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (Glastonbury 2005)
5. "Mr. Brightside" (Glastonbury 2005)

[edit] US 7" box set

This is an 11 disc box set released in late 2005. Only 5000 were released.

Disc	Songs
Disc 1	"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" "Somebody Told Me" (Josh Harris Remix)
Disc 2	"Mr. Brightside" "Under the Gun"
Disc 3	"Smile Like You Mean It" "Show You How"
Disc 4	"Somebody Told Me" "The Ballad of Michael Valentine"
Disc 5	"All These Things That I've Done" "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself"
Disc 6	"Andy, You're A Star" "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
Disc 7	"On Top" "Mr. Brightside" (Thin White Duke Remix)
Disc 8	"Change Your Mind" "Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll"
Disc 9	"Believe Me Natalie" "Smile Like You Mean It" (Acoustic)
Disc 10	"Midnight Show" "Who Let You Go"
Disc 11	"Everything Will Be Alright" "Get Trashed"

[edit] Singles

• "Somebody Told Me" (March 15, 2004, #28 UK)
• "Mr. Brightside" (May 24, 2004, #7 UK)
• "All These Things That I've Done" (August 30, 2004, #18 UK)
• "Somebody Told Me" (January 10, 2005, #3 UK)
• "Smile Like You Mean It" (May 2, 2005, #11 UK)

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	7

[edit] Singles

Single	Chart	Peak position
"Mr. Brightside"	U.S. Modern Rock Tracks	3
"Somebody Told Me"	U.S. Hot Dance Club Play	31
"Somebody Told Me"	U.S. Modern Rock Tracks	3
"Somebody Told Me"	U.S. Hot 100	51
"Mr. Brightside"	U.S. Hot 100	10
"Smile Like You Mean It"	U.S. Modern Rock Tracks	15
"All These Things That I've Done"	U.S. Modern Rock Tracks	10
"All These Things That I've Done"	U.S. Hot 100	74

[edit] Murder Trilogy

2 of the songs on the album ('Jenny Was a Friend of Mine' and 'Midnight Show') are a continuing story along with 'Leave the Bourbon On The Shelf' from Sawdust, which is known as the Murder Trilogy. The band have also said they may expand this in the future.

The order of the songs is the reverse of how they appeared on the albums, with 'Leave the Bourbon On The Shelf' being first, followed by 'Midnight Show' and finally 'Jenny Was a Friend of Mine'

In their official biography ^[5] the Killers explain a few of the theories behind the Murder Trilogy. For example Brandon Flowers says ""There was water involved, although he didn’t drown her"

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Killers Box Up 'Hot Fuss' Singles" Billboard.com. Published October 18, 2005.
2. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - May 2004
3. ^ ^{a b} "Still a hot fuss: The Killers beat the odds". The Seattle Times. Published October 6, 2006.
4. ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
5. ^ [http://www.universalmusicpublishing.com/spotlight.aspx?ID=2127 The Songs of The Killers

[edit] External links

• Island Records with American and British versions
• Fan listing

v • d • e The Killers Brandon Flowers • Dave Keuning • Mark Stoermer • Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Albums Hot Fuss • Sam's Town • Third studio album Compilations Sawdust Singles "Somebody Told Me" • "Mr. Brightside" • "All These Things That I've Done" • "Smile Like You Mean It" • "When You Were Young" • "Bones" • "A Great Big Sled" • "Read My Mind" • "For Reasons Unknown" • "Shadowplay" • "Tranquilize" • "Don't Shoot Me Santa" Related Discography • Awards and nominations • Marrakesh Records (Lizard King Records) • Island Records • "Crystal"