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Make Up the Breakdown by Hot Hot Heat
Make Up the Breakdown is an album by Hot Hot Heat, released in 2002. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 50 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bandages”, on 40 lists with a best position of #3.
Make Up the Breakdown, Hot Hot Heat's first full album, came out on Sub Pop on October 8, 2002, hot on the heels of the Knock Knock Knock EP, and it's a sugar rush of twitchy, keyboard-jabbing art-punk from Victoria, British Columbia. Steve Bays yelps and pounds the keys, Dante DeCaro slashes at his guitar, and Dustin Hawthorne and Paul Hawley keep the bass and drums jerking toward the dancefloor. Jack Endino produced, and he keeps it nervy and wiry rather than polished.
"Bandages" was the hook everybody caught, a hiccuping blast of a single that rock radio clung to, with "Talk to Me, Dance With Me" and "No Not Now" trailing behind. Critics were on board early: Pitchfork put it 20th on its list of the best albums of 2002. Elevator followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Make Up the Breakdown on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandages | 40 | #3 | – | 2003–2022 | |
| 2 | Talk to Me, Dance With Me | 8 | #26 | – | 2003–2022 | |
| 3 | No Not Now | 2 | #30 | – | 2003–2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.