"Hate to Say I Told You So" | ||||||||||
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Single by The Hives | ||||||||||
from the album Veni Vidi Vicious | ||||||||||
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Format | CD | |||||||||
Recorded | 1999 | |||||||||
Genre | Garage punk | |||||||||
Length | 3:22 | |||||||||
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Writer(s) | Randy Fitzsimmons | |||||||||
Producer(s) | Pelle Gunderfelt | |||||||||
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"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.
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.