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The Black And White Album (Album) by The Hives

Artist Biography For The Hives

The Hives Are A Garage Rock Band From Fagersta Sweden That Emerged In The US And The UK In The Early 2000s But Existed For Nearly A Decade Before That Playing Punk Rock. The Hives Are "Howlin" Pelle Almqvist Vocals Nicholaus "Arson" Almqvist Guitar Mikael "Vigilante Carlstroem" Karlsson Guitar Johan"The Johan And Only" Gustavsson Bass Christian "Chris Dangerous" Grahn Drums The Band Claims That Their Songs Are Written By An Honorary "sixth Hive" Randy Fitzsimmons. Since Nicholaus Almqvist Can Be Found Listed Under The Pseudonym Randy Fitzsimmons In The Archives Of STIM The Swedish Equivalent Of The Performing Right Society Many Believe Fitzsimmons Is 'fictional'. Nicholaus Almqvist Vehemently Denies This. The Band Are Also Known For Their Energetic Live Performances With Howlin' Pelle Running Around Stage And Saying Outrageous Things And With Everyone Strictly Dressed In Black And White. The Hives Formed In 1993 Originally They Wanted To Call Themselves 'The HIVs' But Decided To Change It Slightly Resulting In Their Current Name And Released Their Debut Recording The EP Oh Lord! When? How? In 1996 Followed By 1997's Barely Legal LP And 1998's A.K.A. I.D.I.O.T. EP On The Swedish Skate Punk Oriented Record Label Burning Heart Records. Soon After They Began Touring In The US And Finally Released Their 2000 US Breakthrough Album Veni Vidi Vicious The Album Included The Hit Singles "Main Offender" And "Hate To Say I Told You So". Their UK Breakthrough Your New Favourite Band A Greatest-Hits Compilation Was Released On The Poptones Label In 2001. This Was Followed By Extensive Touring As Well As The Re-Release Of Previous Recordings In The US. Their Next Album Entitled Tyrannosaurus Hives And Released On July 20 2004 Was A Slight Departure From Earlier Releases. It Has Been Described As A Sound Similar To What It Might Sound Like If The Band Taught Robots How To Play Their Music And Then Re-Learned It From The Robots To Record Because Of Its Rigid/rapid-Fire Arrangement Yet The Band Kept Their Distinctive Blend Of Garage And Punk Influences. The Album Includes The Hit Singles Walk Idiot Walk Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones And A Little More For Little You. The Hives' Next Record Titled The Black And White Album Was Released On October 15 2007 November 13 In The U.S. . The Band Said They've Recorded 20 To 30 Songs Including Seven Recorded With Producer Pharrell Williams For This Album And Are Currently Choosing The Best. Other Tracks Have Been Produced By Jacknife Lee And Dennis Herring. Sessions Were Held With Timbaland With Whom The Band Produced The Song Throw It On Me But Took Place Too Late For Any Of The Resultant Tracks To Make The Record. They Hope To Use These Songs As B-Sides Although Throw It On Me Was Released As A Single On Timbaland's Album Shock Value. The Go Right Ahead Songfacts Reports News Detailing Swedish Rock Group The Hives’ Fifth Studio Album Lex Hives Was Announced On March 12 2012. The Record Is Composed Of Twelve Self-Produced Tracks With A Deluxe Version Containing Bonus Songs Produced By Josh Homme.

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The Black And White Album Is The Fourth Full-Length Album By Swedish Rock Band The Hives. The Album Was Released On 15 October 2007 In The United Kingdom Through Polydor Records And November 13 2007 In The United States Via A&M/Octone Records No Fun Records Universal Music Operations And Stockholm Records. The Album Was Originally Scheduled For Release On 9 October In The United Kingdom However This Date Was Postponed To 15 October For Unknown Reasons As Was The Original US Release Of October 9 2007.
The First Single From The Album "Tick Tick Boom" Appears In The Games Madden NFL 08 And Madden NFL 11 Although It Is An Early Version With Some Notable Changes Such As An Alternative Chorus. The Final Version Appears On The Album As Well As In NCAA Football 10. Clips From This Song Appeared In A Nike Commercial Shortly Before The Single's Release Date August 14 For The US And 24 September In The UK.
The Band Said They Had Recorded 20 To 30 Songs Including Seven Recorded With Super Producers The Neptunes For This Album From Which They Finally Chose The Best. Other Tracks Were Produced By Jacknife Lee And Dennis Herring. Sessions Were Held With Timbaland With Whom The Band Produced The Song "Throw It On Me" But Took Place Too Late For Any Of The Resulting Tracks To Be On The Album. They Hoped To Use These Songs As B-Sides.
The Album's Track Listing Was Confirmed On The Band's German Website On 13 September 2007 And Later Through NME.
By 9 October "Tick Tick Boom" "Try It Again" "You Got It All... Wrong" "Well All Right!" "Won't Be Long" And "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" Were Available On ITunes.
On 17 December 2007 "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." Was Confirmed As The Album's Next Single On The Band's Website. Sound The Band Revealed In An NME Interview That One Song "Puppet On A String" Has Just "piano And Hand Claps".
The Song "A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors" Is An Instrumental Using Just A 1960s Organ And A Drum Machine.
The Song "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" Was Written And Was Being Used For Autumn Promotions On The US Television Channel Cartoon Network. This Song Appears As A Bonus Track On The United Kingdom Version Of The Album.
"Well All Right!" And "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." Were Produced By The Neptunes.
"Try It Again" Features The Cheerleading Squad From The University Of Mississippi. It Was Also Featured In A Commercial For The Film Get Him To The Greek. "Try It Again" Was Used In An Opening Scene In The Chuck TV Series Episode Chuck Vs. The Third Dimension. "Try It Again" Was Part Of The Promotional Trailers For The USA Show White Collar.
The Song "Tick Tick Boom" Was The Official Theme Song For WWE's Survivor Series 2007 And Also Featured In The Madden NFL 11 Soundtrack. "Tick Tick Boom" Featured On A Teaser Trailer For The 2008 Film Get Smart And Was Also Used In A Video For The 81st Oscars Awards. In 2010 The 12 Contestants In American Idol Made A Ford Video Including This Song.
"Well All Right" Has Been Featured On Sears' Spring And Summer Commercials And A Playable Track Of NBA Live 08 As Well As Part Of The Official Trailer Of The Pink Panther 2.
A Video For "Won't Be Long" Was Released On The Hives MySpace On 26 August 2008.
"Hey Little World" Is Featured In Trailers For The Film Kick-Ass And In Victoria's Secret Commercials.