Make Up the Breakdown

Make Up the Breakdown
Studio album by Hot Hot Heat
Released	October 8, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Art punk, indie rock, new wave
Length	32:00
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Hot Hot Heat, Jack Endino
Hot Hot Heat chronology
Knock Knock Knock (2002) Make Up the Breakdown (2002) Elevator (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.7/10)[3]
Stylus Magazine	A−[4]
Stylus Magazine	(A)[5]

Make Up the Breakdown is the debut mass-produced album by Hot Hot Heat, following the release of the Knock Knock Knock EP. It was released on October 8, 2002. It was ranked the 20th best album of the year on Pitchfork Media's Top 50 Albums of 2002.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Naked in the City Again" – 3:13
2. "No, Not Now" – 2:34
3. "Get In or Get Out" – 2:52
4. "Bandages" – 3:35
5. "Oh, Goddamnit" – 2:31
6. "Aveda" – 2:51
7. "This Town" – 3:11
8. "Talk to Me, Dance with Me" – 2:49
9. "Save Us S.O.S." – 3:47
10. "In Cairo" – 4:54

Personnel

• Hot Hot Heat – producer
  • Dante DeCaro – guitar
  • Steve Bays – keyboards, vocals
  • Dustin Hawthorne – bass guitar
  • Paul Hawley – drums
• Craig Aaronson – A&R
• Ed Brooks – mastering
• Jack Endino – producer, engineer, mixing
• John Goodmanson – mixing
• Patrick Hawley
• Tony Kiewel – A&R
• Jesse LeDoux – design
• Brian Tamborello – photography
• Christopher Walla – engineer, mixing

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Heatseekers	8
2003	The Billboard 200	146
2004	Top Heatseekers	3
2004	Top Independent Albums	5

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"Bandages"	Modern Rock Tracks	19
2003	"Talk to Me, Dance with Me"	Modern Rock Tracks	33

References

1. Phares, Heather. "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. Blender review
3. Mitchum, Rob (10 November 2002). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Pitchfork Media.
4. Lindsay, Cam (1 September 2003). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up The Breakdown". Stylus Magazine.
5. Martin, Tyler (1 September 2003). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up The Breakdown". Stylus Magazine.
6. "Top 50 Albums of 2002". Pitchfork Media. 1 January 2003.