Hotel
Album by Moby
Released	March 14, 2005 March 22, 2005 (US)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock, Electronic, Blues
Length	51:08
Label	V2, Mute 27243
Producer(s)	Moby
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (1.5/5) link Pitchfork Media (2.4/10) 03/18/05 PopMatters (6/10) 05/31/05 Rolling Stone (3/5) 03/24/05
Moby chronology
18 (2002)	Hotel (2005)

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Initial quantities of the album will come with a second CD of ambient music entitled Hotel: Ambient. Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ...

The album name Hotel was explained in one of Moby's journal entries. The artist was fascinated by the nature of hotels, where humans spend often significant portions of their lives, but have all traces of their tenancy removed for the next guests.[1] A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ...

Hotel is the first Moby album that does not contain any vocal samples. The album showcases a wide range of genres, from electronic to disco. Moby is responsible for playing the instruments on all the tracks, except for drumming. Laura Dawn provides additional vocals. Notable tracks include the first UK single "Lift Me Up" (released February 28, 2005) and a slow ballad cover of New Order's "Temptation". In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. ... == == // Electronic music is a loose term for music created using electronic equipment. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by the surviving members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ... Temptation is a single released by British group New Order in April 1982. ...

The second single, "Spiders," was released on May 23, 2005 to coincide with Moby's UK tour. May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As with Moby's previous albums, Play and 18, there will be a Hotel DVD featuring the videos for the singles, a live concert, and a sequel to Moby's home movie/tour diary series, Give An Idiot A Camcorder

Track listing

CD1: Hotel

1. "Hotel Intro" (1:54)
2. "Raining Again" (3:43)
3. "Beautiful" (3:10)
4. "Lift Me Up" (3:14)
5. "Where You End" (3:18)
6. "Temptation" (4:52)
7. "Spiders" (3:42)
8. "Dream About Me" (3:19)
9. "Very" (3:39)
10. "I Like It" (3:42)
11. "Love Should" (3:47)
12. "Slipping Away" (3:37)
13. "Forever" (3:34)
14. "Homeward Angel" (5:37)
15. "35 Minutes" (hidden track) (5:22)

In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music which has been deliberately placed on a compact disc, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener. ...

CD2: hotel.ambient (limited edition only)

1. "Swear"
2. "Snowball"
3. "Blue Paper"
4. "Homeward Angel (Long)"
5. "Chord Sounds"
6. "Not Sensitive"
7. "Lilly"
8. "The Come Down"
9. "Overland"
10. "Live Forever"
11. "Aerial"

Singles

1. "Lift Me Up" (UK - February 28, 2005)
2. "Beautiful" (US - 2005)
3. "Spiders" (UK - May 23, 2005)
4. "Raining Again" (Australia - June 6, 2005)
5. "Dream About Me" (UK - 8 August 2005)

February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spiders is a single by the American musician Moby. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raining Again is a single by the American musician Moby. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dream About Me is a single by the American musician Moby. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Moby - Hotel lyrics