Your New Favourite Band

Your New Favourite Band is a collection by The Hives released in 2001, featuring tracks from their first two albums and the A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T EP. It was released by Alan McGee's Poptones record label, which was licensed the band's songs by Burning Heart Records. The decision to release such a compilation was made with the intention of achieving mainstream success in the UK and other territories.

Your New Favourite Band
Compilation album by
Released22 October 2001
Recorded1997–2000
Genre
Length28:08
Label
Producer
  • Pelle Gunderfelt
  • Freddy Flame
The Hives chronology
Veni Vidi Vicious
(2000)
Your New Favourite Band
(2001)
Tyrannosaurus Hives
(2004)
Singles from Your New Favourite Band
  1. "Hate to Say I Told You So"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Main Offender"
    Released: 2002
  3. "Die, All Right!/Supply and Demand"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME6/10[2]
Pitchfork7.7/10[3]
Rock Sound[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Randy Fitzsimmons

No.TitleLength
1."Hate to Say I Told You So"3:22
2."Main Offender"2:33
3."Supply and Demand"2:26
4."Die, All Right!"2:45
5."Untutored Youth"1:34
6."Outsmarted"2:21
7."Mad Man"2:29
8."Here We Go Again"2:12
9."A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T"2:11
10."Automatic Schmuck"2:17
11."Hail Hail Spit N' Drool"1:26
12."The Hives Are Law, You Are Crime"2:31
Total length:28:08

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly charts performance for Your New Favourite Band
Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[7] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 7

Year-end charts

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Year-end charts performance for Your New Favourite Band
Chart (2002) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 69

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Your New Favourite Band – The Hives". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ Fox, Jason (8 January 2002). "Hives : Your New Favourite Band". NME. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (12 July 2004). "The Hives: Your New Favourite Band". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ Wright, Stuart (November 2001). "Reviews: Punk/Hardcore". Rock Sound. No. 30. UK: IXO Publishing Ltd. p. 93.
  5. ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (2004). "The Hives". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 381. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Hives – Your New Favourite Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – The Hives – Your New Favourite Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  11. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.