"Hate to Say I Told You So" is the first single from Swedish rock band

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' second

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, '' Veni Vidi Vicious''. It was first released as a single on 4 December 2000 and was later re-released in several countries in 2002. It is internationally known as the Hives'

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. It was nominated for the

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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 ''

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''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".

Track listings

Swedish CD single and US 7-inch single #"Hate to Say I Told You So" #"Die, All Right!" European CD single #"Hate to Say I Told You So" #"Fever" #"Barely Homosapien" US and Australian CD single #"Hate to Say I Told You So" – 3:22 #"Die, All Right!" – 2:48 #"The Hives Are Law, You Are Crime" – 2:29

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{{Authority control 2000 debut singles 2000 songs 2002 singles Burning Heart Records singles The Hives songs