Tick Tick Boom (song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“Tick Tick Boom”
Single by The Hives from the album The Black and White Album
Released	8 October 2007
Format	CD, Vinyl
Recorded	2007
Genre	Garage Rock
The Hives singles chronology
"Throw It on Me" (2007) "Tick Tick Boom" (2007) "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. (We Rule The World)" (2008)

Tick Tick Boom is a single by Swedish rock band The Hives, released in 2007. It is on The Black and White Album and is the first single taken from that album. Tick Tick Boom was released on 8 October 2007.

Contents 1 Music Video 2 Track listing 2.1 CD 2.2 CD (European Version) 2.3 7" 3 Chart positions 4 Popular Culture

[edit] Music Video

Two music videos exist for this song. The video directed by Kalle Haglund stars the Hives as statues in Stockholm's Liljevalchs konsthall who eventually destroy the museum on the song's final "Boom". The second version is of a staged live performance of the song, part of which was displayed in the Nike / Finish Line commercial.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD

1. "Tick Tick Boom"
2. "Waits Too Long"

[edit] CD (European Version)

1. "Tick Tick Boom"
2. "Waits Too Long"
3. "Fall is Just Something Grownups Invented"

[edit] 7"

1. "Tick Tick Boom"
2. "Hell No"
   • Includes exclusive signed poster

[edit] Chart positions

• 1. 15 UK Singles Chart
  2. 36 US Modern Rock

[edit] Popular Culture

• The track has been used in a Nike Shox Remix / Finish Line commercial directed by Swedish collective ACNE.
• The song, with an alternate chorus, also appears in Madden NFL 08 and was the official theme song for WWE Survivor Series 2007.
• The song was first played on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross to advertise their new album.
• The song is also the theme song for NFL Network's Thursday Night and Saturday Night Football games in 2007 as well as NFL.com Live.
• The song features in a trailer for the second season of the TV series Jericho.
• Tick Tick Boom was also played by the band at the 2008 NHL All Star Game.
• The song also appear in a tv spot for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• The song was used in the movie Jumper and the trailer for the upcoming film Get Smart.
• The song has also been used on Season 8, Episode 7, of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Season 6 Episode 19 on CSI: Miami
• The song was also used in trailers for the new season of Burn Notice.