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Veni Vidi Vicious by The Hives
Veni Vidi Vicious is an album by The Hives, released in 2000. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 51 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hate To Say I Told You So”, on 49 lists and voted number one once.
Veni Vidi Vicious, the second album from Swedish garage punks the Hives, came out on Burning Heart in April 2000, got a second life when Sire reissued it in 2002, and made them stars. The title is a gag worth the price alone, mashing up Julius Caesar's famous boast with the surname of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, and Pelle Gunnerfeldt produced it.
The sound is pure snotty velocity: Howlin' Pelle Almqvist yelping like he's being chased, Nicholaus Arson and Vigilante Carlstroem hacking out razor riffs, Dr. Matt Destruction and Chris Dangerous keeping a breakneck pace, the same five from Fagersta who had been together since 1993 and always turned up in matching black-and-white outfits. "Hate to Say I Told You So" is the one, a jagged, stomping signature song that carried them into the heart of the garage rock revival. Critics were unanimous in their praise.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Veni Vidi Vicious on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hate To Say I Told You So | 49 | #1 | 1 | 2001–2026 | |
| 2 | Main Offender | 2 | #66 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.