''Veni Vidi Vicious'' is the second studio album by Swedish rock band

the Hives The Hives are a Swedish rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the album '' Veni Vidi Vicious'', containing the single "Hate to Say I Told You So". ...

. The album was released on 10 April 2000 through Burning Heart and

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. It was later re-released on 30 April 2002 through

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and Gearhead. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features. The album's title is a

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which refers to the sentence written by

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after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: " Veni, vidi, vici." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.") The album received universal acclaim from music critics, earning an average critic score of 84/100 on

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Reception

In 2005, ''Veni Vidi Vicious'' was ranked number 399 in ''

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'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''. The album was ranked number 91 on ''

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''s list of the top 100 albums of the decade. Subsequently, "

Hate to Say I Told You So "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 in several countries in 2002. It is int ...

" was ranked number 244 on ''

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''s list of the top 500 songs of 2000–2009.

Commercial performance

As of 2006 the album has sold 416,000 copies in United States. In Europe it has sold over 250,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except "Find Another Girl", written by

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Personnel

Howlin' Pelle Almqvist Per "Pelle" Almqvist (born 29 May 1978), also known as Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of garage rock band The Hives. Biography Almqvist was born to a doctor father and a teacher mother. Almq ...

– vocals * Nicholaus Arson – lead guitar, backing vocals *

Vigilante Carlstroem Mikael Karlsson (born 30 October 1978), better known by his stage name Vigilante Carlstroem, is the rhythm guitarist of the critically acclaimed Swedish garage rock band The Hives. Biography Vigilante started playing guitar at the age of ten an ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar *

Chris Dangerous Christian Grahn (born ''Arne Christian Jääskeläinen''; 12 June 1978), known professionally by his stage name Chris Dangerous, is the drummer of Swedish rock band, The Hives. Biography Grahn began playing drums at age of nine. Growing up in Fa ...

– drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Burning Heart Records
{{Authority control The Hives albums 2000 albums Burning Heart Records albums Reprise Records albums