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Tyrannosaurus Hives
Studio album by
the Hives
Released19 July 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Studio
Genre
Length29:58
Label
Producer
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt
  • The Hives
The Hives chronology
Your New Favourite Band
(2001) 		Tyrannosaurus Hives
(2004) 		The Black and White Album
(2007)
Singles from Tyrannosaurus Hives
  1. "Walk Idiot Walk"
    Released: June 2004
  2. "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
    Released: October 2004
  3. "Abra Cadaver"
    Released: December 2004
  4. "A Little More for Little You"
    Released: October 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Independent[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork7.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[11]

Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third studio album by Swedish rock band the Hives, released on 19 July 2004 through Polydor Records internationally and Interscope Records in the United States. As of 2006 the album has sold 176,000 copies in United States.[12]

Track listing

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All songs by Randy Fitzsimmons

Tyrannosaurus Hives track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Abra Cadaver"1:33
2."Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"2:00
3."Walk Idiot Walk"3:31
4."No Pun Intended"2:20
5."A Little More for Little You"2:58
6."B Is for Brutus"2:36
7."See Through Head"2:21
8."Diabolic Scheme"3:00
9."Missing Link"1:56
10."Love in Plaster"3:11
11."Dead Quote Olympics"1:59
12."Antidote"2:30
Total length:29:58

Personnel

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The Hives
Additional musicians
  • Björn Yttling – string arrangement
  • Andreas Forsman, Johan Moren, Rebecca Karlsson, Christoffer Öhman, Henrik Söderqvist – string performance
Technical
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, engineer, mixing
  • The Hives – producer, mixing, artwork
  • Johan Gustavsson – engineer
  • Michael Ilbert – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Walse Custom Design – artwork
  • Mikael Eriksson/Rithuset – cover illustration
  • Stefan Zschernitz – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Tyrannosaurus Hives
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 88
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] 31
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 60
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 10
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 7
US Billboard 200[26] 33

Certifications

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Certifications for Tyrannosaurus Hives
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[27] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for Tyrannosaurus Hives by The Hives". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Tyrannosaurus Hives – The Hives". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ Norris, Chris (August 2004). "The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives". Blender (28): 126. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ^ Browne, David (23 July 2004). "Tyrannosaurus Hives". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (16 July 2004). "The Hives, Tyrannosaurus Hives". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ^ Price, Simon (18 July 2004). "The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives (Polydor)". The Independent.
  7. ^ Hilburn, Robert (18 July 2004). "Buzzes and bumbles abound". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. ^ Snodgrass, James (17 July 2004). "The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives". NME. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  9. ^ Sylvester, Nick (18 July 2004). "The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  10. ^ Sheffield, Rob (5 August 2004). "The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  11. ^ "The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". Uncut (87): 91. August 2004. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  18. ^ "The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Lescharts.com – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  26. ^ "The Hives Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – The Hives" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  28. ^ "British album certifications – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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