Hot Fuss

~ Release by The Killers (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Annotation

First numbered edition released with a light blue marbled vinyl.
Credits printed on the rear sleeve. About 2500 copies pressed.
Some copies came with free poster inside

Annotation last modified on 2017-12-09 05:19 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer
3.65?:??
A2Mr. Brightside
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 4), NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 33), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 51), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 90) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 378)
recording of:
Mr. Brightside
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning
publisher:
The Killers Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4.3?:??
A3Smile Like You Mean It
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
music videos:
Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers (American rock band)
recording of:
Smile Like You Mean It
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.7?:??
A4Somebody Told Me
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 42)
recording of:
Somebody Told Me
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.85?:??
A5All These Things That I’ve Done
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
guest choir vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lizard King Records (in 2004) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 102)
recording of:
All These Things That I’ve Done
writer:
Brandon Flowers
3.55?:??
B1Andy, You’re a Star
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
guest choir vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
Andy, You’re a Star
lyricist and composer:
Brandon Flowers
2.9?:??
B2On Top
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
On Top
writer:
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer
3.2?:??
B3Change Your Mind
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
assistant engineer:
Will Brierre and Dave Stedronsky
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
Change Your Mind
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning
2.9?:??
B4Believe Me Natalie
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
Believe Me Natalie
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci
2.95?:??
B5Midnight Show
recording engineer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer)
producer:
Jeff Saltzman (music attorney and record producer) and The Killers (American rock band)
mixer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
Midnight Show
writer:
Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer
3.2?:??
B6Everything Will Be Alright
recording engineer:
Corlene Byrd
producer:
Brandon Flowers
mixer:
Mark Needham
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recording of:
Everything Will Be Alright
lyricist and composer:
Brandon Flowers
2.85?:??

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:All These Things That I’ve Done
Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll
Mr. Brightside
Smile Like You Mean It
Somebody Told Me
covers:Bluegrass Brightside: The Bluegrass Tribute to The Killers by Pickin' On Series (Pickin' On Project)
Hot Fuss by Sorcha Richardson
Hot Fuss by Meg Washington (Australian singer, previously known as “Washington”)
included in:Hot Fuss / Sam’s Town / Sawdust
The Killers Career Box
part of:40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 16) (order: 16)
Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2004) (order: 37)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 43) (order: 43)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (number: 49) (order: 49)
Grammy Award: Best Rock Album nominees (number: 2005) (order: 53)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 86) (order: 86)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 997) (order: 997)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/71471 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/n2rg [info]
other databases:http://www.maniadb.com/album/192020 [info]
http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/59878 [info]
https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/K/Killers,_The/Discography/Hot_Fuss/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_killers/hot_fuss_f2/ [info]
https://www.whosampled.com/album/The-Killers/Hot-Fuss/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000698085 [info]
Wikidata:Q215223 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/The+Killers/Hot+Fuss [info]