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Hate to Say I Told You So

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Format
  
CD

Genre
  
Garage punk

Recorded
  
1999

Length
  
3:22

Released
  
4 December 2000 11 February 2002 (US)

Label
  
Burning Heart Gearhead Stereodrive!

"Hate to Say I Told You So" is the first single from Swedish rock band the Hives' second studio album Veni Vidi Vicious. It was first released as a single on 4 December 2000 and was later re-released on 11 February 2002 in the US. It is internationally known as the Hives' signature song.

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It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2002. In March 2005, Q placed it at number 54 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It also lists at 244 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 songs of the 2000s (decade). In October 2011, NME placed it at number 84 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".

"Hate to Say I Told You So" has also been featured on Spider-Man soundtrack; the TV show Nitro Circus; the video games Rolling and the SingStar series; films Boyhood and Daddy's Home; and in the trailer for the animated film Home.

CD single (1)

  1. "Hate to Say I Told You So"
  2. "Die, All Right!"
  3. "The Hives Are Law, You Are Crime"

CD single (2)

  1. "Hate to Say I Told You So"
  2. "Uptempo Venomous Poison"
  3. "Gninrom Ytic Kcorknup"

CD single (3)

  1. "Hate to Say I Told You So"
  2. "Fever"
  3. "Barely Homosapien"

References

Hate to Say I Told You So Wikipedia
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