Witching Hour is the third studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron, released on 3 October 2005 through Island Records internationally and Rykodisc in the United States.

[4] Ladytron began working on demos for Witching Hour immediately after concluding Light & Magic tour with a homecoming gig in Liverpool in September 2003, where they were supported by Franz Ferdinand.

[12] In a 2005 interview for XLR8R, Daniel Hunt shared some information about the equipment used on Witching Hour: "most of the bassy riffs are a Roland SH-2 or a Korg MS-20.

The initial pressings included the track "Witching Hour", not listed on back of the jewel case insert, at the end of the album, comprising 9 minutes and 3 seconds of complete silence.

[14] Major Records released on 5 April 2007 in Europe a special edition of the album, including a bonus disc with remixes and B-sides.

Four singles were released from Witching Hour: "Sugar" on 20 June 2005,[15] "Destroy Everything You Touch" on 19 September 2005, "Weekend" in 2005, and "Soft Power" in 2007.

[22] Edward Oculicz of Stylus Magazine wrote that "those who have loved Ladytron's move toward a mix of harsher electro and lighter pop elements will find this a welcome progression, and seemingly a natural one, too".

[25] Heather Phares of AllMusic commented that "Witching Hour is the album that Ladytron always seemed capable of, and its dark, dreamy-yet-catchy spell makes it the band's most sophisticated, and best, work to date".

Club felt that "The Witching Hour doesn't vary much from the pattern established by its predecessors, but it's every bit as beguiling".

[19] Adrien Begrand of PopMatters stated, "while Witching Hour has the band sounding more adventurous, there's a consistency to the tracks that holds it all together".

[17] Kate Collier of Prefix Magazine wrote that "Ladytron's greatest accomplishment here is the atmosphere of cool beauty it creates immediately and maintains to the finish.