Witching Hour (Ladytron album)

Witching Hour
Studio album by
Ladytron
Released3 October 2005 (2005-10-03)
RecordedApril–June 2004
Studio
  • Elevator, Liverpool
  • Sahara Sound, London
Genre
Length50:48
Language
  • English
  • Bulgarian
LabelIsland
Producer
Ladytron chronology
Softcore Jukebox
(2003) 		Witching Hour
(2005) 		Extended Play
(2006)
Singles from Witching Hour
  1. "Sugar"
    Released: 20 June 2005
  2. "Destroy Everything You Touch"
    Released: 19 September 2005
  3. "Weekend"
    Released: 2005
  4. "Soft Power"
    Released: 2007

Witching Hour is the third studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron, released on 3 October 2005 through Island Records internationally and Rykodisc in the United States. The album was promoted by four singles: "Sugar", "Destroy Everything You Touch", "Weekend" and "Soft Power".

Witching Hour received mostly positive reviews and reached number 81 on the UK Albums Chart. The album ranked at number 23 on Pitchfork's "Top 50 Albums of 2005",[1] and at number 48 on NME's "Albums and Tracks of the Year 2005".[2] In 2015, it was included on NME's list "50 Still-Awesome Albums That Made 2005 a Dynamite Year for Music".[3] As of February 2008, the album had sold 50,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

  1. ^ "Staff Lists: Top 50 Albums of 2005 – Features". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2002". NME. 10 October 2016.
  3. ^ "50 Still-Awesome Albums That Made 2005 A Dynamite Year For Music". NME. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015.
  4. ^ Peters, Mitchell (11 February 2008). "Touring Briefs: Parton, MSG Interactive, Ladytron". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2017.