Hotwired (The Soup Dragons album)

For the web magazine, see HotWired.

Hotwired
Studio album by
the Soup Dragons
Released21 April 1992
Recorded1991
StudioLivingston Studios, London,
Advision, Brighton
GenreAlternative rock, alternative dance
Length49:22
LabelBig Life/Mercury[1]
ProducerMarius De Vries, Sean Dickson, Steve Sidelnyk
The Soup Dragons chronology
Lovegod
(1990) 		Hotwired
(1992) 		Hydrophonic
(1994)
Singles from Hotwired
  1. "Divine Thing"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Pleasure"
    Released: 1992

Hotwired is the third studio album by the Scottish band the Soup Dragons.[2][3] It was released on April 21, 1992.

The album peaked at No. 97 on the Billboard 200.[4] "Pleasure" and "Divine Thing" were alternative dance singles that became moderate hits in the U.S. Hotwired sold more than 300,000 copies in its first six months of release.[5]

The band supported the album by touring North America with Catherine Wheel; they later toured with Tom Tom Club and James.[6][7][8] "Divine Thing" was used in the film Hellraiser III.[9]

  1. ^ Wright, Rickey (12 June 1992). "Rock/pop". Preview. The Virginian-Pilot. p. 10.
  2. ^ Bennun, David (2 May 1992). "Hotwired by The Soup Dragons". Melody Maker. Vol. 68, no. 18. p. 34.
  3. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 825.
  4. ^ "The Soup Dragons". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ Ruberto, Toni (23 October 1992). "With a funky, infectious rock groove that begs you to dance, Scotland's Soup Dragons are making an impact in America". USA Today.
  6. ^ Heim, Chris (19 June 1992). "Soup Dragons and Catherine Wheel". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. M.
  7. ^ Stahl, Sandy (25 October 1992). "L'il Palooza". The Morning Call. p. F1.
  8. ^ Fried, Fran (23 October 1992). "Fruitbats to Soup Dragons". Weekend Guide. New Haven Register. p. 22.
  9. ^ Neufeld, Matt (1 October 1992). "Tom Tom's beat is solid as ever". The Washington Times. p. M2.