Hothouse

"Hot House" was released in May 1982 as a UK 7-inch on Korova (KOW 23) with a live "New Dark Age", recorded in Holland, on the B-side; Discogs gives May 28, 1982 and a 45cat listing May 14. The writing credit is given as Janes and the Sound on the UK sleeve and as Borland alone on a Portuguese pressing, so we list Borland with that caveat. The 2002 Renascent reissue of From the Lions Mouth added it to the album, as a continuation of "New Dark Age", against Borland's wish for the original track listing. The Peel session version of "Hothouse" runs 3:55 and was broadcast on November 16, 1981; a live version closes the Marquee set on In the Hothouse (1985).

We found no statement from the band about the lyrics, and no covers, samples or video. A 45cat snippet shows the number 14, but we could not tell whether that is a chart position or a date.