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{{Infobox album
| name       = Make Up the Breakdown
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Hot Hot Heat]]
| cover      = Hot_Hot_Heat_Make_Up_the_Breakdown.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = October 8, 2002
| recorded   = 2002
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = *[[Art punk]]
*[[indie rock]]
*[[New wave music|new wave]]
*[[emo]]
| length     = 32:00
| label      = [[Sub Pop]]
| producer   = [[Hot Hot Heat]],<br />[[Jack Endino]]
| prev_title = [[Knock Knock Knock]]
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [[Elevator (Hot Hot Heat album)|Elevator]]
| next_year  = 2005
}}
{{Album reviews
| MC = 74/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/make-up-the-breakdown/hot-hot-heat |title=Reviews for ''Make Up The Breakdown'' by Hot Hot Heat |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=June 26, 2016}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/make-up-the-breakdown-mw0000226201 |title=''Make Up the Breakdown'' – Hot Hot Heat |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=August 27, 2011 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hot Hot Heat: ''Make Up the Breakdown'' |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue="Listen 2 This" supplement |date=November 2002 |page=14}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/mar/28/popandrock.artsfeatures5 |title=Hot Hot Heat: ''Make Up the Breakdown'' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 28, 2003 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-13-ca-racka13-story.html |title=Hot Hot Heat 'Make Up the Breakdown' SubPop |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 13, 2002 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |last=Bronson |first=Kevin |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025715/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/oct/13/entertainment/ca-racka13/2 |archivedate=March 6, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hot Hot Heat: ''Make Up the Breakdown'' |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=113 |date=April 2003 |page=98}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = 9/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/hot-hot-heat/7064 |title=Hot Hot Heat : ''Make Up The Breakdown'' |journal=[[NME]] |date=April 8, 2003 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |last=Johns |first=Darren |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324220821/http://www.nme.com/reviews/hot-hot-heat/7064 |archivedate=March 24, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 8.7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/3927-make-up-the-breakdown/ |title=Hot Hot Heat: ''Make Up the Breakdown'' |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=November 10, 2002 |accessdate=August 27, 2011 |last=Mitchum |first=Rob}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Hot Hot Heat: ''Make Up the Breakdown'' |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=201 |date=April 2003 |page=109}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/hothotheat/albums/album/230631/review/5942785/make_up_the_breakdown |title=Hot Hot Heat: ''Make Up The Breakdown'' |journal=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 12, 2002 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127085752/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/hothotheat/albums/album/230631/review/5942785/make_up_the_breakdown |archivedate=November 27, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mvzad9KEt0wC&pg=PT18 |title=Hot Hot Heat, 'Make Up the Breakdown' (Sub Pop) |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=18 |issue=12 |date=December 2002 |accessdate=June 26, 2016 |last=Pappademas |first=Alex |page=138}}</ref>
}}

'''''Make Up the Breakdown''''' is the debut [[album]] by [[Hot Hot Heat]], following the release of the ''[[Knock Knock Knock]]'' EP. It was released on October 8, 2002. It was ranked the 20th best album of the year on ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Top 50 Albums of 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5888-top-50-albums-of-2002/4/ |title=Top 50 Albums of 2002 |date=1 January 2003 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024162512/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5888-top-50-albums-of-2002/4/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track list
|title1 = Naked in the City Again 
|length1 = 3:13
|title2 = [[No, Not Now]] 
|length2 = 2:34
|title3 = Get In or Get Out 
|length3 = 2:52
|title4 = [[Bandages (song)|Bandages]] 
|length4 = 3:35
|title5 = Oh, Goddamnit 
|length5 = 2:31
|title6 = Aveda 
|length6 = 2:51
|title7 = This Town 
|length7 = 3:11
|title8 = [[Talk to Me, Dance with Me]] 
|length8 = 2:49
|title9 = Save Us S.O.S. 
|length9 = 3:47
|title10 = In Cairo 
|length10 = 4:54
}}

== Personnel ==
*  Hot Hot Heat            – producer
** [[Dante DeCaro]]        – [[guitar]]
** [[Steve Bays]]              – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Singing|vocals]]
** Dustin Hawthorne        – [[bass guitar]]
** Paul Hawley             – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*  Craig Aaronson – A&R
* Ed Brooks – mastering
* Jack Endino – producer, engineer, mixing
* John Goodmanson – mixing
* Patrick Hawley
* Tony Kiewel – A&R
* Jesse LeDoux – design
* Brian Tamborello – photography
* [[Chris Walla]] – engineer, mixing

== Charts ==
=== Album ===
[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2003
|align="left" valign="top"|Heatseekers
|align="left" valign="top"|8
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2003
|align="left" valign="top"|The Billboard 200
|align="left" valign="top"|146
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2004
|align="left" valign="top"|Top Heatseekers
|align="left" valign="top"|3
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2004
|align="left" valign="top"|Top Independent Albums
|align="left" valign="top"|5
|-
|}

=== Singles ===
Billboard (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Single
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2003
|align="left" valign="top"|"Bandages"
|align="left" valign="top"|Modern Rock Tracks
|align="left" valign="top"|19
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2003
|align="left" valign="top"|"Talk to Me, Dance with Me"
|align="left" valign="top"|Modern Rock Tracks
|align="left" valign="top"|33
|-
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:2002 debut albums]]
[[Category:Hot Hot Heat albums]]
[[Category:Sub Pop albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jack Endino]]
[[Category:Art punk albums]]