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“Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones” by The Hives
From the album Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004)
“Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones” by The Hives appears on 11 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2004 and 2014. It was first released in 2004 on the album Tyrannosaurus Hives. Its best result is #68 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #360 alternative song of 2004 and #3,745 alternative song of all time.
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"Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" came off Tyrannosaurus Hives in 2004 and followed "Walk Idiot Walk" as the album's second single, issued on a 7" and an enhanced CD in January 2005 with two songs the album didn't carry, "Born to Cry" and "Little Lil". Randy Fitzsimmons holds the writing credit; Pelle Almqvist sings, Nicholaus Arson and Vigilante Carlstroem play the guitars, Dr. Matt Destruction and Chris Dangerous hold down the bottom, and Pelle Gunnerfeldt produced it with the band.
The riff is lifted from the Monkees' 1966 hit "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone", the chords sit close to Paul Revere & the Raiders' "Kicks", and Spin's Marc Spitz called the progression jerky and monotonous, while others heard Devo in it. It counted as a hit for the band and turned up on the Madden NFL 2005 and MotoGP '06 soundtracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 | 101 |
| 2004 | 94 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 | 99 |
| 2004 | 187 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
| 2004 | 96 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1329 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1583 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1604 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1646 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1710 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1777 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1841 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: Two Timing Touch and Broken Bones; Two-timing Touch and Broken Bones; Two Timing Touch & Broken Bones; Timing Touch And Broken Bones.
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