Hook Me Up is the second studio album by Australian duo the Veronicas, which was released on 3 November 2007 (see 2007 in music) by Sire Records.
It debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart at number two and has since been certified double platinum.
[1] The singles issued from the album were "Hook Me Up", "Untouched", "This Love", "Take Me on the Floor", and "Popular".
[3] The album was mainly written and recorded in the girls' home in Los Angeles with German songwriter Toby Gad.
Lisa states "Yeah, there's a sexual undertone to that song, but when we were writing it we were thinking about having fun, going to a club, being on the dancefloor.
Ross Hoffman of Allmusic gave the album a positive review,[7] stating that the band "decided to take a page from the t.A.T.u.
Hoffman praised that the album "is an improvement upon its predecessor in almost every regard, consolidating its strengths while making bold and exploratory forward leaps that verge on a wholesale stylistic reinvention.
Hoffman ends the review stating that the album is the "finest teen pop releases of the year.
"[10] He also states "It's not as laden with obvious hits as their debut, and takes more risks than most young pop stars would.
In November 2007, it debuted at number two on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart with sales of 9,531 copies.
The album dropped off the chart after eleven months, spending a total of fifty-one weeks in the top fifty.
The single made its debut at number five and after seven weeks on the charts made its peak at number-one making it their first number-one hit[27] The song received an ARIA Music Award nomination for Highest Selling Single in 2008 but lost to Gabriella Cilmi.
In Australia it became their fourth consecutive top ten hit from the album peaking at number seven.
[44][45] The Veronicas also performed and they were presenters with Ashley Tisdale at the Z100 Jingle Ball on 13 December 2008 due to their success on the station[46] and co-hosted MTV's New Year's Eve party with Miley Cyrus.
[54] "Untouched," alongside their songs "Popular" and "Revenge Is Sweeter (Than You Ever Were)" have all appeared on the reality series The Hills.
The group recently posted a message on their Myspace page stating that the album will be released in the U.S. in May 2008.
[72] It was added to pre-order on iTunes, where it release was stated to 13 May, with a bonus track, a cover of Scandal's "Goodbye to You."