The Black and White Album
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| Studio album by The Hives | |||||
| Released | October 9, 2007 (iTunes) October 15, 2007 (EU) November 13, 2007 (US) |
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| Recorded | Sweet Tea (USA) Delta Recording Services (USA) Studio Gröndahl (Sweden) Park Studio (Sweden) Hive Manor Studios (Sweden) Olympic Studios (UK) Garage (UK) Hit Factory Criteria (USA) |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 47:57 | ||||
| Label | Interscope | ||||
| Producer | Dennis Herring (1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12) Pharrell Williams (4, 8) Jacknife Lee (5) The Hives (6, 10, 13) Thomas Öberg (14) |
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The Black and White Album is the fourth full-length album by Swedish rock band The Hives. The album was released on October 15, 2007 in the United Kingdom and November 13, 2007 in the United States. The album was originally slated for release on October 9 in the United Kingdom, however this date was postponed until the October 15, for unknown reasons, as was the original US release of October 9, 2007.
The first single off the album, "Tick Tick Boom," appears in the game Madden NFL 08. The version that appears is an early version of the song with some notable changes, such as an alternate chorus. The final version appears on the album.
Clips from this song appeared in a Nike commercial shortly before the single's release date, August 14 for the US and September 24 in the UK.
The band said they've recorded 20 to 30 songs (including seven recorded with producer Pharrell Williams) for this from which they finally chose the best. Other tracks have been produced by Jacknife Lee and Dennis Herring. Sessions were held with Timbaland, with whom the band produced the song Throw it on Me, but took place too late for any of the resultant tracks to make the record. They hope to use these songs as b-sides.
The album's track listing was confirmed on the band's German website on the September 13, and later through NME. [1]
By October 9th, "Tick Tick Boom", "Try It Again", "You Got It All... Wrong", "Well All Right!", "Won't Be Long", and "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" had become available on iTunes.
As of December 17, 2007, "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." has been confirmed as the album's next single on the band's website.
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[edit] Sound
The band revealed that one song has just "piano and hand claps" in an NME interview. This song was revealed to be "Puppet on a String."
The song "A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors" is an instrumental using just a 1960's organ and a drum machine.
The song "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" was written and was being used for autumn promotions on the US television channel Cartoon Network.
"Well All Right!" and "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." were produced by Pharrell Williams.[2]
The song "Tick Tick Boom" was the official theme song for WWE's Survivor Series 2007.
"Well, All Right" has been featured on Sears' Spring and Summer commercials.
[edit] Track Listing
- "Tick Tick Boom" - 3:25
- "Try It Again" - 3:29
- "You Got It All... Wrong" - 2:42
- "Well All Right!" - 3:29
- "Hey Little World" - 3:22
- "A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors" - 2:37
- "Won't Be Long" - 3:46
- "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." - 3:37
- "Return the Favour" - 3:09
- "Giddy Up!" - 2:51
- "Square One Here I Come" - 3:10
- "You Dress Up for Armageddon" - 3:09
- "Puppet on a String" - 2:54
- "Bigger Hole to Fill" - 3:37
[edit] Bonus Tracks
- "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" (iTunes and UK Bonus Track) [3] - 2:40
- "Hell No" (Best Buy Bonus Track) - 2:22
- "I Can't Just Give It to You" (Indie Exclusive Track) - 3:37
[edit] Personnel
- Pelle Almqvist – vocals
- Nicholaus Arson – guitar
- Vigilante Carlstroem – guitar
- Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar
- Chris Dangerous – drums
- Pelle Gunnerfeldt – mixing
- Serban Ganesa – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Dennis Herring – producer
- Pharrell Williams – producer
- Garret "Jacknife" Lee – producer
- Thomas Öberg – producer
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