Hate to Say I Told You So

"Hate to Say I Told You So"
Single by The Hives
from the album Veni Vidi Vicious
Released	4 December 2000 (re-released on 11 February 2002)
Format	CD
Recorded	1999
Genre	Garage punk
Length	3:22
Label	Burning Heart Records, Gearhead Records, Stereodrive! Records
Writer(s)	Randy Fitzsimmons
Producer	Pelle Gunderfelt
The Hives singles chronology
"Hate to Say I Told You So" (2000) "Main Offender" (2001) Music video "Hate To Say I Told You So" on YouTube

"Hate to Say I Told You So" is the first single from Swedish garage rock band The Hives' second studio album Veni Vidi Vicious. First released on 4 December 2000, it was re-released on 11 February 2002 as the opening track on the compilation Your New Favourite Band. It is internationally known as the Hives' signature song. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 54 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The chord structure bears a strong similarity to The Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night". It also lists at 244 on Pitchfork Media's Top 500 songs of the 2000s. 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 Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man as well the inline skating video game Rolling.

Music video

The video for "Hate To Say I Told You So" has a 1960s psychedelic effect to it. It features the band performing the song in front of a beige screen. Mirroring, fading, and other effects were added.

Other versions

At a 2002 concert, the Foo Fighters performed a cover version of this for The Hives. They even wore The Hives' trademark black and white suits. The song was included in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley "Angry White Boy Polka", from his album Poodle Hat. Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this on his 2002 album Tuxicity. Both versions of the song were used as intro themes for the radio show Get This. The song is also featured in the theatrical trailer for the 2011 film The Smurfs. In 2011, the beginning of the song has been performed by the Beatsteaks at Rock im Park in Nuremberg.

Track listing

CD single #1

1. "Hate to Say I Told You So"
2. "Die, All Right!"
3. "The Hives Are Law, You Are Crime"

CD single #2

1. "Hate to Say I Told You So"
2. "Uptempo Venomous Poison"
3. "Gninrom Ytic Kcorknup"

CD single #3

1. "Hate to Say I Told You So
2. "Fever"
3. "Barely Homosapien"