| Hot Fuss | ||||
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| Studio album by The Killers | ||||
| Released | June 7, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | February - November 2003 @ The Hearse, Berkeley, California; Cornerstone Studios, Los Angeles, California; Dave's Apartment, Las Vegas, Nevada. | |||
| Genre | Indie rock,[1] post-punk revival, New Wave[2] | |||
| Length | 45:39 | |||
| Label | Lizard King/Mercury/Vertigo (UK) Island B0002468-02 (U.S.) Universal (Japan, France) |
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| Producer | The Killers, Jeff Saltzman | |||
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Hot Fuss is the debut studio album by Las Vegas based American rock band The Killers, released on June 7, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on June 15, 2004 in the United States.[1]
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The band recorded the album between February and November 2003 at Cornerstone Studios; Berkeley, California with Mark Needham and Jeff Saltzman and in Las Vegas with the help of Corlene Byrd, many of the tracks were originally recorded as demos which the band decided to keep as they felt they had spontaneity. They did, however, have some remixed by Alan Moulder at Eden Studios in London.
The album includes two parts of a Murder Trilogy. "Midnight Show" is part two and "Jenny Was A Friend of Mine" is the final part. The first part, "Leave The Bourbon on The Shelf", appears on The Killers' B-sides and rarities compilation Sawdust.
The album is mainly influenced by 80s New Wave music and post-punk bands such as New Order, The Cure, Morrissey both with and without The Smiths, Duran Duran and The Cars, other influences include David Bowie, U2, Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins and Lou Reed.
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (66/100)[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [4] |
| BBC | (favorable)[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C)[6] |
| NME | (7/10)[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.2/10)[8] |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
| The Times | [11] |
| Uncut | [3] |
Hot Fuss was released on June 7, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on June 15, 2004 in the United States.[1] Towards the end of 2005, The Killers also released the album on 7" vinyl in a box set of 11 discs.[12] On side A of each disc is the album track and on the B-side are non-album tracks.[12] It is also one of the five most recent albums listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
The album was The Killers' first number 1 album of three. The album reached number 7 on the US Billboard 200 chart. To date it has sold an estimated more than 7 million copies worldwide. United States sales are more than 3 million copies. Hot Fuss has sold more than 2 million copies in the UK and been certified 6x Platinum. It was also certified Platinum or multi-Platinum in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. Hot Fuss produced multiple critically acclaimed singles including the multi-Platinum selling Mr. Brightside.
The magazine Rolling Stone ranked Hot Fuss as the 43rd-best album in their "100 Best Albums of the Decade" list.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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. | "Change Your Mind" | Flowers, Keuning | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Believe Me Natalie" | Flowers, Vannucci | 5:05 |
| 10. | "Midnight Show" | Flowers, Stoermer | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Everything Will Be Alright" | Flowers | 5:45 |
"Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" replaces "Change Your Mind" as Track 8 on the UK and Australian editions of Hot Fuss.
"Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" appended onto the end of the album.
"Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" & video of "Somebody Told Me" as bonus tracks.
Features the original US release tracklist and three bonus tracks:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" | Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci | 4:14 |
| 13. | "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" | Flowers, Keuning | 3:49 |
| 14. | "Under the Gun" | Flowers, Keuning | 2:33 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Somebody Told Me" (Mylo Mix) | 7:17 |
| 13. | "Smile Like You Mean It" (Fischerspooner Mix) | 6:24 |
| 14. | "Smile Like You Mean It" (Ruff and Jam Eastside Mix) | 7:35 |
Each track is found on the b-side of the corresponding track from the album. Also note, "All These Things That I've Done" is edited by fading out about 30 seconds before the track finishes.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Somebody Told Me" (Josh Harris Remix) | |
| 2. | "Under the Gun" | |
| 3. | "Show You How" | |
| 4. | "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" | |
| 5. | "Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself" (Morrissey/Boorer) | |
| 6. | "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" | |
| 7. | "Mr. Brightside" (Thin White Duke Remix Edit) | |
| 8. | "Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll" | |
| 9. | "Smile Like You Mean It" (Acoustic Version) | |
| 10. | "Who Let You Go" | |
| 11. | "Get Trashed" |
Charts
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In the United Kingdom Hot Fuss was the 26th best selling album of the decade, it also spent more weeks on the UK Album Chart than any other album, in total spending 173 weeks in the Top 75[30]
| Region | Certification |
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| Chart (2000–2009) | Position |
| UK Albums Chart | 26 |
| Australia ARIA Albums Chart | 97 |
| US Billboard 200 | 131 |
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Shortlist Music Prize | Shortlist Music Prize | Nominated |
| 2005 | BRIT Awards | Best International Album | Nominated |
| 2005 | Grammy Awards | Best Rock Album | Nominated |
| 2005 | Meteor Ireland Music Awards | Best International Album | Nominated |
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Q | UK | 250 Best Albums of Q's Lifetime 1986-2010 | 2011 | 17 |
| Drowned in Sound | UK | Best Albums of the Year | 2004 | 2 |
| Rolling Stone | US | Top 100 Albums of the 2000s | 2009 | 43 |
| The A.V. Club | US | Top 100 Albums of the 2000s | 2009 | 41 |
| The Daily Mail[31] | UK | Top 50 Best Albums of the Noughties | 2009 | 3 |
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