Made in the Dark

Made in the Dark
Pale blue album cover embossed with a brown circle made up of smaller parts. The words "Hot Chip" and, below it, "Made in the Dark" are displayed in the top left-hand corner.
Studio album by
Hot Chip
Released4 February 2008 (2008-02-04)
StudioThe Strongroom, London[1]
Genre
Length53:57
LabelEMI
ProducerHot Chip
Hot Chip chronology
The Warning
(2006) 		Made in the Dark
(2008) 		One Life Stand
(2010)
Singles from Made in the Dark
  1. "Shake a Fist"
    Released: 23 October 2007
  2. "Ready for the Floor"
    Released: 28 January 2008
  3. "One Pure Thought"
    Released: 12 May 2008
  4. "Hold On"/"Touch Too Much"
    Released: 21 September 2008[2]

Made in the Dark is the third studio album by the English indietronica band Hot Chip, released on 4 February 2008 through EMI Records internationally and Astralwerks and DFA Records in the United States.[3] Comprising 13 tracks, a defining feature of the album is the strong presence of romantic ballads.[4] The title ballad was described as "sublime" by one critic, although not all the ballads received universal praise.[5] Alexis Taylor, the main contributor to the lyrics, said he was proud of the album lyrically and felt that feeling of love and happiness, partly the result of his recent marriage, had contributed to the album's romantic tone.[6]

Critics stated that songs such as "Ready for the Floor" and "Bendable Poseable" were reminiscent of their previous release, The Warning.[7] The style of the album was not considered as big a leap forward as the changes evident between Coming on Strong (2004) to The Warning (2006). It was said that Hot Chip had honed their music by using quirks of their musical style to make more accomplished music. However, some critics felt that the album lacked focus, containing too many varied elements; it was described as "loveable but flawed".[8] Commercially, Made in the Dark peaked at number four on the UK Album Chart,[9] number 25 on the Australian album charts,[10] and entered at number 109 on the US Billboard 200.[11] Several singles have been released from the album, including "Shake a Fist", "Ready for the Floor", which reached number six on the UK Singles Chart, and "One Pure Thought".[12]

  1. ^ Doyle, Tom (June 2015). "Hot Chip-Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard & Mark Ralph: Recording Why Make Sense?". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Hold On/Touch Too Many Remixes: Hot Chip: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. ^ Maher, Dave (12 October 2007). "Hot Chip's New Album Made in the Dark". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
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  12. ^ "BBC News: Adele's album debuts at chart top". BBC News Online. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.