Hot Wire peaked at number 64 on the
Billboard 200 in October 1991.[5] It failed to match the sales of Kix's previous album, Blow My Fuse, selling slightly over 200,000 copies.[6] Producer Taylor Rhodes co-wrote five of the albums' ten songs with Donnie Purnell (the only Kix member credited as a songwriter). At the same time,
Crack the Sky member
John Palumbo and songwriter
Bob Halligan Jr. (
Judas Priest,
Kiss,
Icon,
Blue Öyster Cult) got two co-writing credits each.
Hot Wire peaked at number 64 on the
Billboard 200 in October 1991.[5] It failed to match the sales of Kix's previous album, Blow My Fuse, selling slightly over 200,000 copies.[6] Producer Taylor Rhodes co-wrote five of the albums' ten songs with Donnie Purnell (the only Kix member credited as a songwriter). At the same time,
Crack the Sky member
John Palumbo and songwriter
Bob Halligan Jr. (
Judas Priest,
Kiss,
Icon,
Blue Öyster Cult) got two co-writing credits each.