Studio Album · No. 14
Hotspot Songwriting Credits by Pet Shop Boys
Produced by Stuart Price · Engineered by Stuart Price, Pete Gleadall, Nanni Johansson, Isabel Gracefield
x2
Electropop
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pet Shop Boys carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by Pet Shop Boys
0 tracksoutside writers
Pet Shop Boys's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
4
Lyricists
1
Producers
2020
Released
Data Insight
Two of the ten tracks bring in a third writer, Olly Alexander on "Dreamland" and Stuart Price on "Monkey Business". The other eight are the usual pair.
Hotspot came out on x2 in January 2020, recorded mostly at Hansa Studios in Berlin and the last of the three Stuart Price albums.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 8 contributors
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Fundamental
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Yes
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Elysium
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12 tracksProd. Andrew Dawson
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Electric
x2
9 tracksProd. Stuart Price
2016
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Super
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12 tracksProd. Stuart Price
2024
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Nonetheless
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Frequently Asked Questions Hotspot
Who wrote Hotspot?
Tennant and Lowe on all ten tracks. "Dreamland" adds Olly Alexander of Years and Years, who also sings on it, and "Monkey Business" adds Stuart Price.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No. "Dreamland", "Burning the Heather", "Monkey Business" and "I Don't Wanna" all missed the chart.
Who produced it?
Stuart Price.
Who engineered it?
Stuart Price, with Pete Gleadall on additional engineering, Nanni Johansson at Hansa and Isabel Gracefield at RAK.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications for it rather than a sales figure.
Where was it recorded?
Mostly at Hansa Studios in Berlin, where the duo say they had written most of their music over the previous ten years.
How long is the album?
42:03 across ten tracks.