Hot Shots II

Hot Shots II
Studio album by The Beta Band
Released	7 July 2001 (Japan) 16 July 2001 (UK) 17 July 2001 (US)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Electronic Rock
Length	45:52
Label	Toshiba-EMI TOCP 65723 Regal REG59CD (UK) Astralwerks ASW 10446 (US)
Producer	The Beta Band, Colin Emmanuel
The Beta Band chronology
The Beta Band (1999) Hot Shots II (2001) Heroes to Zeros (2004)

Hot Shots II is The Beta Band's second studio album, released in July 2001.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.6/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Hot Shots II at number 118 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[4] The album is also included in the 2010 edition of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[5] Kludge ranked it at number one on their list of top 10 albums of 2001.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Squares" – 3:46
2. "Al Sharp" – 3:34
3. "Human Being" – 4:31
4. "Gone" – 3:41
5. "Dragon" – 4:56
6. "Broke" – 4:40
7. "Quiet" – 4:49
8. "Alleged" – 5:30
9. "Life" – 3:50
10. "Eclipse" – 6:35
11. "Won" (Japan / U.S. bonus track) – 5:58

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
5. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
6. Perez, Arturo. "Top 10 Albums of 2001". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

External links

• Hot Shots II at MusicBrainz (list of releases)