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Hotwired by The Soup Dragons
Hotwired is an album by The Soup Dragons, released in 1992. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 36 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Divine Thing”, on 29 lists with a best position of #8.
Hotwired, the Soup Dragons' third album, came out on Big Life on April 21, 1992, a couple of years after the Scottish band, named after a character from the children's show Clangers, had scored a big British hit with their cover of the Stones' "I'm Free". Marius de Vries produced, and the record rides baggy beats, fuzzed guitars and dancefloor swagger in about equal measure.
"Divine Thing" and "Pleasure" carried it as alternative dance singles and moderate US hits, and "Divine Thing" even turned up in the film Hellraiser III. Within six months of release it had moved more than 300,000 copies, and the band worked it across North America on tour with Catherine Wheel, later sharing bills with Tom Tom Club and James.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Hotwired on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divine Thing | 29 | #8 | – | 1992–2022 | |
| 2 | Pleasure | 6 | #39 | – | 1992–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.