Tyrannosaurus Hives

Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third full-length album by The Hives, released on 20 July 2004. It is their first album since Veni Vidi Vicious from 2000, and also their first original release on a major label.

Tyrannosaurus Hives
Studio album by The Hives
Released	19 July 2004
Recorded	Varispeed Studio Gröndahl 2003–2004
Genre	Garage rock revival, garage punk
Length	29:58
Label	No Fun, Interscope, Polydor
Producer	The Hives, Pelle Gunnerfeldt
The Hives chronology
Your New Favourite Band (2001) Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004) The Black and White Album (2007)
Singles from Tyrannosaurus Hives
"Walk Idiot Walk" Released: June 2004 "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" Released: October 2004 "Abra Cadaver" Released: December 2004 "A Little More for Little You" Released: October 2005

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]
NME	8/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	[11]

If the front cover of the album is removed from the case and lined up with the back, one can see that there is an extra pair of legs, hinting at Randy Fitzsimmons' existence. "Diabolic Scheme" was featured in the Swedish vampire movie Frostbiten, whereas "B is for Brutus" and "Uptight" were both featured in the racing video game Gran Turismo 4. The song "No Pun Intended" was featured in the racing video game MotorStorm: Pacific Rift.

As of 2006 the album has sold 176,000 copies in United States.[12]

Track listing

All songs by Randy Fitzsimmons

No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

• Howlin' Pelle Almqvist - vocals
• Nicholaus Arson - lead guitar/backing vocals
• Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar/backing vocals
• Dr. Matt Destruction - bass guitar
• Chris Dangerous– drums
• Björn Yttling – string arrangement
• Andreas Forsman, Johan Moren, Rebecca Karlsson, Christoffer Öhman, Henrik Söderqvist – string performance
• Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, audio mixing
• Michael Ilbert – audio mixing
• George Marino – audio mastering

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[13]	Gold	30,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2004" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
14. "British album certifications – The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 April 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tyrannosaurus Hives in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.