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The Hives

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Formed in 1993 as young children in a steel industry town in Sweden, their first album, 1997s Barely Legal, opened the door and Veni Vidi Vicious, finished in the first days of the new millennium, convinced the world that rock was saved, earning them platinum albums and legions of fans. Rolling Stone hailed it as one of The Top Albums of the Decade, and Pitchfork touted the massive hit single “Hate to Say I Told You So” among The Top Songs of 2000-2009. They evolved across Tyrannosaurus Hives [2004], The Black and White Album [2007], and Lex Hives [2012], collaborating with everyone from Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age to Pharrell.

The Hives Forever, Forever The Hives is the band’s 7th studio LP, a razor-sharp culmination of their rupturing, signature “powder-keg” (NYT) rock n roll energy.

”We wanted to make a Hives arena album. We have never really tried to do that before. We loved touring with Rolling Stones and AC/DC. That sort of blockbuster is larger than life rock. We thought, maybe we should give that a try. Of course we luckily can't help but sound like The Hives anyway but I think we did it. I really think this is us at the peak of our powers. Who gets to say that 30+ years in? That’s right. Nobody.”

Genres

: garage rock

Total plays

1.1 billion
Updated on 2025-10-12

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

2,700,046

Followers

887,124

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    London
    106,026 listeners
  2. Australia
    Sydney
    32,328 listeners
  3. Sweden
    Stockholm
    57,981 listeners
  4. Mexico
    Mexico City
    71,019 listeners
  5. Spain
    Madrid
    32,463 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Hate To Say I Told You So
Hate To Say I Told You So
279,805,618 3:21 2000-01-01
Hate to Say I Told You So
Hate to Say I Told You So
279,805,618 3:20 2014-07-04
Tick Tick Boom - Single Version
Tick Tick Boom - Single Version
123,300,387 3:42 2007-01-01
Walk Idiot Walk
Walk Idiot Walk
57,469,766 3:31 2004-01-01
Main Offender
Main Offender
31,664,058 2:34 2007-02-19
Main Offender
Main Offender
31,656,208 2:35 2000-01-01
Main Offender
Main Offender
31,648,205 2:33 2000-09-12
Come On!
Come On!
30,880,733 1:08 2012-01-01
Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones
Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones
26,168,829 2:00 2004-01-01
Bogus Operandi
Bogus Operandi
14,508,450 3:44 2023-05-02
Won't Be Long
Won't Be Long
14,108,197 3:46 2007-01-01
Die, All Right!
Die, All Right!
13,346,951 2:46 2000-01-01
Abra Cadaver
Abra Cadaver
11,552,971 1:34 2004-01-01
A Christmas Duel
A Christmas Duel
8,340,321 4:49 2008-12-01
Go Right Ahead
Go Right Ahead
8,071,920 3:06 2012-01-01
Try It Again
Try It Again
6,979,408 3:30 2007-01-01
Rigor Mortis Radio
Rigor Mortis Radio
5,937,786 2:29 2023-07-11
Throw It On Me - Album Version (Edited)
Throw It On Me - Album Version (Edited)
5,576,364 2:11 2007-01-01
1000 Answers
1000 Answers
5,366,011 2:07 2012-01-01
B is for Brutus
B is for Brutus
5,273,901 2:36 2004-01-01
Countdown To Shutdown
Countdown To Shutdown
5,217,485 3:14 2023-06-13
Trapdoor Solution
Trapdoor Solution
4,897,661 1:03 2023-08-01
No Pun Intended
No Pun Intended
4,180,152 2:21 2004-01-01
You Got It All... Wrong
You Got It All... Wrong
4,071,491 2:42 2007-01-01
A Little More For Little You
A Little More For Little You
3,917,685 2:59 2004-01-01
Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again
3,566,949 2:13 1997-09-22
Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again
3,560,520 2:13 2004-04-21
A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T
A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T
3,556,681 2:12 1997-09-22
Two Kinds Of Trouble
Two Kinds Of Trouble
3,430,636 2:44 2023-08-11
Wait A Minute
Wait A Minute
3,415,441 3:02 2012-01-01
Hey Little World
Hey Little World
3,377,993 3:23 2007-01-01
The Stomp
The Stomp
3,296,899 1:55 1997-09-22
Bigger Hole To Fill
Bigger Hole To Fill
3,163,442 3:38 2007-01-01
Enough Is Enough
Enough Is Enough
3,117,459 2:49 2025-06-17
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S)
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S)
2,515,889 3:38 2007-01-01
Take Back The Toys
Take Back The Toys
2,501,511 2:54 2012-01-01
The Hives-Declare Guerre Nucleaire
The Hives-Declare Guerre Nucleaire
2,400,210 1:35 2000-01-01
I Want More
I Want More
2,400,015 2:52 2012-01-01
Supply And Demand
Supply And Demand
2,184,422 2:26 2000-01-01
You Dress Up For Armageddon
You Dress Up For Armageddon
2,068,545 3:09 2007-01-01
See Through Head
See Through Head
2,033,463 2:22 2004-01-01
Well All Right!
Well All Right!
1,966,693 3:29 2007-01-01
Patrolling Days
Patrolling Days
1,964,101 4:01 2012-01-01
A Get Together To Tear It Apart
A Get Together To Tear It Apart
1,904,125 1:52 2000-01-01
Smoke & Mirrors
Smoke & Mirrors
1,900,137 3:01 2023-08-11
Square One Here I Come
Square One Here I Come
1,820,919 3:10 2007-01-01
Diabolic Scheme
Diabolic Scheme
1,726,633 3:00 2004-01-01
If I Had A Cent
If I Had A Cent
1,721,921 2:01 2012-01-01
Inspection Wise 1999
Inspection Wise 1999
1,703,583 1:37 2000-01-01
Return The Favour
Return The Favour
1,694,640 3:10 2007-01-01
Love In Plaster
Love In Plaster
1,636,786 3:11 2004-01-01
Antidote
Antidote
1,602,687 2:30 2004-01-01
The Hives-Introduce The Metric System In Time
The Hives-Introduce The Metric System In Time
1,572,779 2:06 2000-01-01
These Spectacles Reveal The Nostalgics
These Spectacles Reveal The Nostalgics
1,565,644 1:57 2012-01-01
Find Another Girl
Find Another Girl
1,518,214 3:12 2000-01-01
My Time Is Coming
My Time Is Coming
1,517,804 2:34 2012-01-01
Legalize Living
Legalize Living
1,504,049 3:25 2025-07-07
Outsmarted
Outsmarted
1,499,827 2:21 2000-01-01
Midnight Shifter
Midnight Shifter
1,488,088 3:37 2012-01-01
Puppet On A String
Puppet On A String
1,462,419 2:55 2007-01-01
Crash Into The Weekend
Crash Into The Weekend
1,389,794 2:59 2023-08-11
The Hives Are Law, You Are Crime
The Hives Are Law, You Are Crime
1,300,476 2:31 2001-04-03
Stick Up
Stick Up
1,293,888 2:19 2023-08-11
Without The Money
Without The Money
1,284,559 1:54 2012-01-01
Dead Quote Olympics
Dead Quote Olympics
1,243,939 1:59 2004-01-01
Paint A Picture
Paint A Picture
1,219,258 2:49 2025-06-17
The Bomb
The Bomb
1,211,818 2:14 2023-08-01
Hail Hail Spit N' Drool
Hail Hail Spit N' Drool
1,199,045 1:27 1997-09-22
A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors
A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors
1,156,109 2:38 2007-01-01
Missing Link
Missing Link
1,147,128 1:56 2004-01-01
Giddy Up!
Giddy Up!
1,121,448 2:51 2007-01-01
Knock Knock
Knock Knock
1,075,135 2:10 2000-01-01
Statecontrol
Statecontrol
1,057,212 1:53 2000-01-01
Step Out Of The Way
Step Out Of The Way
1,013,162 1:39 2023-08-11
Well, Well, Well
Well, Well, Well
975,192 1:02 1997-09-22
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
951,256 3:03 2025-08-14
Untutored Youth
Untutored Youth
939,556 1:35 1998-03-13
What Did I Ever Do To You?
What Did I Ever Do To You?
936,435 3:10 2023-08-11
Hooked On A Feeling - Spotify Singles
Hooked On A Feeling - Spotify Singles
924,273 2:14 2024-05-24
The Way The Story Goes
The Way The Story Goes
910,864 2:57 2023-08-11
Automatic Schmuck
Automatic Schmuck
832,736 2:17 1997-09-22
Roll Out The Red Carpet
Roll Out The Red Carpet
795,301 2:20 2025-08-29
I'm A Wicked One
I'm A Wicked One
785,357 1:45 1997-09-22
High School Shuffle - Bonus Track
High School Shuffle - Bonus Track
670,256 3:03 2012-01-01
Insane - Bonus Track
Insane - Bonus Track
644,080 2:47 2012-01-01
Oh Lord! When? How?
Oh Lord! When? How?
602,930 1:32 1997-09-22
Mad Man
Mad Man
566,176 2:30 1998-03-13
Come On! - Live
Come On! - Live
551,822 1:27 2020-09-25
Hooray Hooray Hooray
Hooray Hooray Hooray
543,816 2:33 2025-08-29
Hell No
Hell No
507,987 2:22 2007-01-01
Outsmarted
Outsmarted
502,731 2:21 1998-03-13
Civilization's Dying
Civilization's Dying
468,855 2:02 2010-01-01
Bad Call
Bad Call
463,859 3:31 2025-08-29
Black Jack
Black Jack
453,654 2:46 1997-09-22
King Of Asskissing
King Of Asskissing
438,217 1:46 1997-09-22
Hate to Say I Told You So (Live) [Radio Edit]
Hate to Say I Told You So (Live) [Radio Edit]
399,521 4:08 2020-09-03
What's That Spell?... Go To Hell!
What's That Spell?... Go To Hell!
375,936 1:40 1997-09-22
Early Morning Wake Up Call
Early Morning Wake Up Call
369,222 4:04 2010-01-01
Nasty Secretary
Nasty Secretary
365,312 2:04 2010-01-01
Theme From...
Theme From...
364,906 2:51 1997-09-22
My Time is Coming - Live
My Time is Coming - Live
352,045 3:49 2020-09-25
Closed For The Season
Closed For The Season
340,464 2:34 1997-09-22
Uptempo Venomous Poison
Uptempo Venomous Poison
338,904 1:13 1997-09-22
Path Of Most Resistance
Path Of Most Resistance
317,221 3:23 2025-08-29
Born A Rebel
Born A Rebel
314,493 3:04 2025-08-29
O.C.D.O.D.
O.C.D.O.D.
304,005 1:45 2025-08-29
Hate to Say I Told You So - Live
Hate to Say I Told You So - Live
285,580 5:24 2020-09-25
Walk Idiot Walk - Live
Walk Idiot Walk - Live
282,728 4:56 2020-09-25
Fever
Fever
282,106 2:24 1998-03-13
They Can't Hear The Music
They Can't Hear The Music
275,492 2:41 2025-08-29
(interlude)
(interlude)
236,577 1:17 2025-08-29
A Little More For Little You - Remix
A Little More For Little You - Remix
232,505 3:06 2005-01-01
Main Offender - Live
Main Offender - Live
228,821 3:22 2020-09-25
Come On! - Live At Terminal 5
Come On! - Live At Terminal 5
223,634 1:31 2024-02-21
Tick Tick Boom - Live
Tick Tick Boom - Live
223,243 8:53 2020-09-25
Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented
Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented
166,804 2:40 2007-01-01
I'm Alive - Live
I'm Alive - Live
151,488 5:41 2020-09-25
Genepool Convulsions
Genepool Convulsions
128,469 2:15 2004-01-01
Born To Cry
Born To Cry
126,455 2:21 2004-01-01
Take Back The Toys - Live At Terminal 5
Take Back The Toys - Live At Terminal 5
101,247 3:24 2024-04-19
Lost And Found
Lost And Found
88,110 3:25 2001-11-20
Howlin' Pelle Talks To The Kids
Howlin' Pelle Talks To The Kids
87,035 2:21 2001-11-20
1000 Answers - Live At Terminal 5
1000 Answers - Live At Terminal 5
64,593 2:21 2024-04-19
Tick Tick Boom - Post Colonization Mix by Nick Zinner
Tick Tick Boom - Post Colonization Mix by Nick Zinner
62,956 4:07 2007-01-01
Patrolling Days - Live At Terminal 5
Patrolling Days - Live At Terminal 5
61,909 4:44 2024-04-19
Up Tight
Up Tight
57,134 2:24 2004-01-01
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.) - R.E.M.I.X. by M.A.T.T.
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.) - R.E.M.I.X. by M.A.T.T.
46,270 3:30 2007-01-01
Go Right Ahead - Live At Terminal 5
Go Right Ahead - Live At Terminal 5
41,737 3:36 2024-04-19
The Hives Meet The Norm
The Hives Meet The Norm
39,789 2:07 2004-01-01
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.) - The Electrically Charged Boy Remix
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.) - The Electrically Charged Boy Remix
38,510 4:12 2007-01-01
Wait A Minute - Live At Terminal 5
Wait A Minute - Live At Terminal 5
37,794 4:08 2024-04-19
No Pun Intended - Live
No Pun Intended - Live
21,126 2:24 2005-01-01
I Can't Give It To You
I Can't Give It To You
17,942 3:37 2007-01-01
What's That Spell?...Go to Hell!
What's That Spell?...Go to Hell!
16,010 1:54 1996-01-01
The Hives-Declare Guerre Nucleaire - Live
The Hives-Declare Guerre Nucleaire - Live
15,462 1:32 2001-06-01
Abra Cadaver - Live
Abra Cadaver - Live
15,111 1:32 2005-01-01
Throw It On Me - Instrumental
Throw It On Me - Instrumental
11,719 2:08 2007-04-02
Black, White, And Run - Expensive People Remix
Black, White, And Run - Expensive People Remix
9,778 44:27 2008-04-29
Supply And Demand - Live
Supply And Demand - Live
9,394 3:50 2001-06-01
(introduction)
(introduction)
2,346 0:28 2025-08-29

New releases

The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
2025-08-29
[Play It Again Sam]
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
2025-08-14
[Play It Again Sam]
Legalize Living
Legalize Living
2025-07-07
[Play It Again Sam]
Paint A Picture
Paint A Picture
2025-06-17
[Play It Again Sam]
Hooked On A Feeling - Spotify Singles
Hooked On A Feeling - Spotify Singles
2024-05-24
[Disques Hives]
Lex Hives (Deluxe Edition)
Lex Hives (Deluxe Edition)
2024-04-19
[Disques Hives]
Come On! (Live at Terminal 5)
Come On! (Live at Terminal 5)
2024-02-21
[Disques Hives]
The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons
The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons
2023-08-11
[Disques Hives]
Trapdoor Solution/The Bomb
Trapdoor Solution/The Bomb
2023-08-01
[Disques Hives]
Rigor Mortis Radio
Rigor Mortis Radio
2023-07-11
[Disques Hives]
Countdown To Shutdown
Countdown To Shutdown
2023-06-13
[Disques Hives]
Bogus Operandi
Bogus Operandi
2023-05-02
[Disques Hives]
Live at Third Man Records
Live at Third Man Records
2020-09-25
[Third Man Records]
Hate to Say I Told You So (Live) [Radio Edit]
Hate to Say I Told You So (Live) [Radio Edit]
2020-09-03
[Third Man Records LLC]
Lex Hives
Lex Hives
2012-06-05
[Disque Hives]
Lex Hives (Deluxe Edition)
Lex Hives (Deluxe Edition)
2012-06-05
[Disque Hives]
Lex Hives
Lex Hives
2012-06-01
[Disques Hives]
Go Right Ahead
Go Right Ahead
2012-04-03
[Disque Hives]
Lex Hives (Deluxe)
Lex Hives (Deluxe)
2012-01-01
[Dew Process]
Lex Hives
Lex Hives
2012-01-01
[Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.]
Tarred And Feathered
Tarred And Feathered
2010-07-02
[Disque Hives]
Tarred And Feathered
Tarred And Feathered
2010-07-02
[Disques Hives]
Tarred & Feathered
Tarred & Feathered
2010-01-01
[Dew Process]
A Christmas Duel
A Christmas Duel
2008-12-01
[No Fun AB]
Black, White, And Run: Nike+ Original Remix (Expensive People Remix)
Black, White, And Run: Nike+ Original Remix (Expensive People Remix)
2008-04-29
[Interscope]
The Black and White album
The Black and White album
2007-01-01
[Polydor Records]
The Black and White album
The Black and White album
2007-01-01
[Polydor Records]
Tick Tick Boom
Tick Tick Boom
2007-01-01
[Polydor Records]
The Black and White album
The Black and White album
2007-01-01
[Polydor Records]
The Black And White Album
The Black And White Album
2007-01-01
[Polydor Records]
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S)
We Rule The World (T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S)
2007-01-01
[Polydor Records]
The Black and White album
The Black and White album
2007-01-01
[Polydor Records]
A Little More For Little You
A Little More For Little You
2005-01-01
[Polydor Records]
A Little More For Little You
A Little More For Little You
2005-01-01
[Polydor Records]
Your New Favourite Band
Your New Favourite Band
2004-05-11
[Sire/Burning Heart/Epitaph]
The Hives Meet The Norm (single)
The Hives Meet The Norm (single)
2004-01-01
[Interscope]
Walk Idiot Walk (single)
Walk Idiot Walk (single)
2004-01-01
[Interscope]
Up Tight (single)
Up Tight (single)
2004-01-01
[Interscope]
Genepool Convulsions
Genepool Convulsions
2004-01-01
[Interscope]
Tyrannosaurus Hives
Tyrannosaurus Hives
2004-01-01
[Polydor Records]
Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones
Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones
2004-01-01
[Polydor Records]
Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones
Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones
2004-01-01
[Polydor Records]
Main Offender
Main Offender
2001-11-20
[Burning Heart Records/Epitaph]
Your New Favourite Band
Your New Favourite Band
2001-10-22
[Burning Heart Records/Epitaph]
Die, All Right!
Die, All Right!
2001-06-01
[Burning Heart Records/Epitaph]
Hate To Say I Told You So
Hate To Say I Told You So
2001-04-03
[Burning Heart Records/Epitaph]
Veni Vidi Vicious
Veni Vidi Vicious
2000-09-12
[Burning Heart Records/Epitaph]
Veni Vidi Vicious
Veni Vidi Vicious
2000-01-01
[Sire/Burning Heart/Epitaph]
A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T
A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T
1998-03-13
[Burning Heart Records/Epitaph]
Barely Legal
Barely Legal
1997-09-22
[Burning Heart Records/Epitaph]