''Elevator'' is

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's second studio

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, released on April 4, 2005 (see

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) internationally and a day later in the

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. It ranked #57 in

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's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. It is the band's last album to feature original guitarist

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, who left after the recording of this album.

Track listing

Both the back cover of the album and the liner notes list the songs in reverse order. Thus, the track numbers appear as they would in an elevator, with 1 at the bottom, 15 at the top, and a missing thirteenth track, like a missing

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button in an elevator.'' The album's cover does not list track 13, listing 12 then 14. There is a track 13 on the album, sometimes titled "Four Seconds of Noise", which is merely the final four seconds of the ending guitar riff from "Soldier in a Box". Track 5 "You Owe Me an IOU" is featured in the soundtrack of

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. Track 8 "Pickin' It Up" was used in the soundtrack of

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Personnel

Hot Hot Heat *

Steve Bays Steve Bays is a Canadian musician, audio engineer, and producer. He is a member of Canadian bands Hot Hot Heat, Fur Trade, and Mounties. Bays was also the frontman and one of the founding members of Hot Hot Heat. Career Bays has worked with a n ...

– vocals, piano, organ * Paul Hawley – drums, percussion, guitar (tracks 5, 6, & 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 11 & 15) *

– guitars * Dustin Hawthorne – "the Bass Guitar" Additional personnel * D. Sardy – producer, mixing, additional percussion and guitar * Greg Gordon – engineer * Ryan Castle – editing *

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– editing * Stephen Marcussen – mastering * Craig Aaronson – A&R * Rebel Waltz, Inc. - management * Stephen Walker – artwork, art direction, design * Phil Knott – artwork, design, photography * John Hobbs – artwork, design

Charts

Album

Singles

References

Miscellanea

{{Authority control Hot Hot Heat albums 2005 albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Dave Sardy