Make Up the Breakdown explained

Make Up the Breakdown
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hot Hot Heat
Cover:	Hot_Hot_Heat_Make_Up_the_Breakdown.jpg
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
Prev Title:	Knock Knock Knock
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Elevator
Next Year:	2005

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 Pitchforks Top 50 Albums of 2002.^[1]

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. Web site: Top 50 Albums of 2002 . 1 January 2003 . . 21 April 2020 . 24 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024162512/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5888-top-50-albums-of-2002/4/ . dead .