Dogs Die in Hot Cars was a Scottish rock group formed in St. Andrews, England, in 1997 by Craig Macintosh (vocals, guitar), Gary Smith (vocals, guitar), Ruth Quigley (vocals, keyboards), Lee Worrall (bass, glockenspiel) and Laurence Davey (drums, percussion). The members had met at Madras College in 1993 and began playing together at age fourteen; they adopted the band name in 1997 after experimenting with several monikers. Their breakthrough came with the single "I Love You 'Cause I Have To" released in July 2003 under EMI’s Radiate Records, which entered the UK Singles Chart at Number 32. In 2004 the group signed to V2 Records and Chrysalis Publishing, releasing their debut studio album Please Describe Yourself on 26 October 2004; the track "Godhopping" peaked at Number 24 on the UK Singles Chart and became the band’s highest‑chart single. The band’s music was also featured in a four‑year UK advertising campaign for Boots, using the track "Nobody Teaches Life Anything" from the 2004 EP Man Bites Man. After guitarist Gary Smith departed in 2006, the group began work on a second album but ultimately abandoned the project, releasing a collection of demos in 2008 for remix purposes. Dogs Die in Hot Cars disbanded in 2006, concluding its activity in the UK alternative rock scene. They briefly reunited in 2008 for a year.
