Main Offender (song)
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| Single by The Hives | ||||
| from the album Veni Vidi Vicious | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2001 (re-released 6 May 2002) | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Garage punk | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | Burning Heart Records, Sweet Nothing Records, Poptones, Hard-On Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Randy Fitzsimmons | |||
| Producer | Pelle Gunderfelt | |||
| The Hives singles chronology | ||||
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"Main Offender" is a song from The Hives' second album, Veni Vidi Vicious, as the fourth track. It was released again on the compilation Your New Favourite Band. The song is essentially a rewrite of the song Have Love, Will Travel by The Sonics. Nicholaus Arson notes the song as a favorite [1]
The song reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart in May 2002. This was a re-release, the single having failed to chart when it was originally released in 2000.[2]
The song was also featured in a commercial for the lingerie-brand Agent Provocateur, which showed Kylie Minogue riding an electric bull in her underwear, with Main Offender playing in the background.
The song is featured as a playable track in music video game Rock Band, and was performed on stage by Harmonix Music Systems employees while showcasing the game at the 2007 E3 convention.
[edit] Track listing
- "Main Offender"
- "Lost And Found"
- "Howlin' Pelle Talks To The Kids"
[edit] Video
The music video is shot in black and white, in harmony with their recurring theme, and involves them and some evil clones of them and a wooden horse. Early on in the video, mysterious manager Randy Fitzsimmons' hand is seen signing some sort of contract.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Hives buzz about their favourite songs". The Guardian (London). 1 October 2007. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/oct/01/hives.popandrock.
- ^ "Hives - The Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/hives/. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
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