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| "Main Offender" | ||||
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| Single by The Hives | ||||
| from the album Veni Vidi Vicious | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Garage punk[1] | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Randy Fitzsimmons | |||
| Producer(s) | 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. Nicholaus Arson notes the song as a favorite.[2]
The song reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart in May 2002.[3] This was a re-release, the single having failed to chart when it was originally released in 2000.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (29 August 2002). "Guns N' Roses Cap Night of Spectacles from Diddy, Eminem, Timberlake". MTV. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
Swedish darlings the Hives began by performing "Main Offender." As they played their Stooges-meets-Sonics garage punk, the words "You are crime, the Hives are law" scrolled across the stage screen.
- ^ "The Hives buzz about their favourite songs". The Guardian. London. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 12 May 2002 – 18 May 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2013.