Make Up the Breakdown

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; emo;
Length	32:00
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Hot Hot Heat,; Jack Endino
Hot Hot Heat chronology

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]

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