Make Up the Breakdown

Make Up the Breakdown is the debut 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's Top 50 Albums of 2002.^[12]

Make Up the Breakdown
Studio album by Hot Hot Heat
Released	October 8, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Art punk indie rock new wave emo
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

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	9/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	8/10[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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
• Chris Walla – engineer, mixing

Charts

Album

Billboard (United States)

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

Singles

Billboard (United States)

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

References

1. "Reviews for Make Up The Breakdown by Hot Hot Heat". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
2. Phares, Heather. "Make Up the Breakdown – Hot Hot Heat". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
3. "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Entertainment Weekly ("Listen 2 This" supplement): 14. November 2002.
4. Lynskey, Dorian (March 28, 2003). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". The Guardian. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
5. Bronson, Kevin (October 13, 2002). "Hot Hot Heat 'Make Up the Breakdown' SubPop". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
6. "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Mojo (113): 98. April 2003.
7. Johns, Darren (April 8, 2003). "Hot Hot Heat : Make Up The Breakdown". NME. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
8. Mitchum, Rob (November 10, 2002). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
9. "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up the Breakdown". Q (201): 109. April 2003.
10. Caramanica, Jon (December 12, 2002). "Hot Hot Heat: Make Up The Breakdown". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
11. Pappademas, Alex (December 2002). "Hot Hot Heat, 'Make Up the Breakdown' (Sub Pop)". Spin. 18 (12): 138. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
12. "Top 50 Albums of 2002". Pitchfork. 1 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.