Hot Fuss

Not to be confused with the 2007 action comedy film Hot Fuzz.

Hot Fuss
A set of buildings in blue, with red neon signs at the rooftops with Chinese characters. The album's title "Hot Fuss" appears in red text.
Studio album by
the Killers
ReleasedJune 7, 2004 (2004-06-07)
Recorded2003
Studio
Genre
Length45:39
LabelIsland
Producer
  • Jeff Saltzman
  • the Killers
The Killers chronology
Hot Fuss
(2004) 		Sam's Town
(2006)
Singles from Hot Fuss
  1. "Mr. Brightside"
    Released: September 29, 2003
  2. "Somebody Told Me"
    Released: March 15, 2004
  3. "All These Things That I've Done"
    Released: August 30, 2004
  4. "Smile Like You Mean It"
    Released: May 2, 2005

Hot Fuss is the debut studio album by American rock band the Killers, released on June 7, 2004, in the United Kingdom and on June 15, 2004, in the United States by Island Records. The album's music is mostly influenced by new wave and post-punk. Hot Fuss spawned four commercially and critically successful singles: "Mr. Brightside", "Somebody Told Me", "All These Things That I've Done" and "Smile Like You Mean It".

The album reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the UK Albums Chart. As of December 2012, Hot Fuss had sold more than seven million copies worldwide, including more than three million in the United States and more than two million in the United Kingdom. It has also been certified platinum or multi-platinum in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. The album and its first three singles went on to garner five Grammy Award nominations at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005.


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