Happiness Ltd.

Happiness Ltd.
Happiness Ltd.
Studio album by Hot Hot Heat
Released	September 10, 2007 (U.K.)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Alternative rock, art punk
Length	40:03
Label	Sire/Warner
Producer	Rob Cavallo, Butch Walker, Steve Bays, Eric Valentine, Tim Palmer, Hot Hot Heat
Hot Hot Heat chronology
Singles from Album
	"Give Up?"; Released: 2007; "Let Me In"; Released: 2007; "Harmonicas & Tambourines"; Released: 2007;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[2]
NME	(7/10)^[3]
Pitchfork	(5.0/10)^[4]
Spin	^[5]

Happiness Ltd. is the third studio album, and second major release since signing with Sire Records by Hot Hot Heat. The album was released on September 11, 2007.^[6] It is their first album without original member Dante DeCaro.

The song "5 Times Out of 100" originally appeared on Hot Hot Heat's earlier release, Knock Knock Knock. The album was also released as a Deluxe Limited Edition with a bonus DVD containing the fifty-minute "Harmonicas and Tambourines" making-of documentary.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Happiness Ltd."	4:35
2.	"Let Me In"	4:15
3.	"5 Times Out of 100"	3:01
4.	"Harmonicas & Tambourines"	3:05
5.	"Outta Heart"	4:12
6.	"My Best Fiend"	2:53
7.	"Conversation"	2:38
8.	"Give Up?"	3:34
9.	"Good Day to Die"	3:18
10.	"So So Cold"	4:07
11.	"Waiting for Nothing"	4:30

Notes

^ Phares, Heather. "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd.' > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
^ "Pursuit Of Happiness – Happiness Tips". Retrieved 2013-05-13.
^ Haynes, Gavin (13 September 2007). "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd'". NME.
^ LeMay, Matt (13 September 2007). "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd.'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ Zimmerman, Shannon. "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness LTD.'". Spin. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
^ Press Release from Sire Records, May 9, 2007 Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official Site Archived 2005-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
MacNeil, Jason (2007-03-12). "Hot Hot Heat In The Happiness Business With New Album". Chart. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-04-27.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Hot Hot Heat Myspace

[1] Phares, Heather. "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd.' > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

[2] "Pursuit Of Happiness – Happiness Tips". Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[3] Haynes, Gavin (13 September 2007). "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd'". NME.

[4] LeMay, Matt (13 September 2007). "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness Ltd.'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[5] Zimmerman, Shannon. "Hot Hot Heat: 'Happiness LTD.'". Spin. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

[6] Press Release from Sire Records, May 9, 2007 Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Hot Hot Heat
Steve Bays Paul Hawley Parker Bossley Luke Paquin
Former members	Matthew Marnik Jimmy Sweet Dante DeCaro Dustin Hawthorne
Studio albums	Make Up the Breakdown (2002) Elevator (2005) Happiness Ltd. (2007) Future Breeds (2010) Hot Hot Heat (2016)
EPs	4 Song 7" (1999) Hot Hot Heat Split the Red Light Sting (2000) 3 Song 7" (2001) Knock Knock Knock (2002)
Compilations	Scenes One Through Thirteen (2001)
Singles	"Bandages" (2003) "No, Not Now" (2003) "Talk to Me, Dance with Me" (2003) "Island of the Honest Man" (2005) "Goodnight Goodnight" (2005) "Middle of Nowhere" (2005) "Christmas Day in the Sun" (2005) "Give Up?" (2007) "Let Me In" (2007) "Harmonicas & Tambourines" (2007) "21@12" (2010) "Kid Who Stays in the Picture" (2016)