Hotspot (album)

Hotspot
Studio album by
Released24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Studio
GenreElectropop[1]
Length42:03
Labelx2
ProducerStuart Price
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Inner Sanctum
(2019)
Hotspot
(2020)
Discovery: Live in Rio 1994
(2021)
Singles from Hotspot
  1. "Dreamland"
    Released: 25 October 2019
  2. "Burning the Heather"
    Released: 13 December 2019
  3. "Monkey Business"
    Released: 7 February 2020
  4. "I Don't Wanna"
    Released: 24 April 2020

Hotspot is the fourteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 24 January 2020 by the band's own label x2, through Kobalt Label Services.[2] It was supported by the singles "Dreamland" featuring Years & Years, which was released on 25 October 2019, and "Burning the Heather", which was released alongside the album announcement on 13 December 2019.[3] The duo planned a tour of the UK and Europe in support of the album in mid-2020,[2] but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The album charted in numerous countries, reaching number three on the album charts in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference hull was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Zemler, Emily (14 November 2019). "Pet Shop Boys Preview New Album Hotspot With 'Burning the Heather'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ Monroe, Jazz (14 November 2019). "Pet Shop Boys Announce New Album Hotspot, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ Richards, Will (3 February 2021). "Check out Pet Shop Boys' rescheduled 2022 Greatest Hits tour dates". NME. Retrieved 27 September 2024.