Veni Vidi Vicious

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Veni Vidi Vicious
Veni Vidi Vicious cover
Studio album by The Hives
Released April 10, 2000
April 30, 2002 (re-release)
Recorded 1999
Genre Garage punk
Length 29:55
Label Burning Heart
Producer Pelle Gunderfelt
Professional reviews
The Hives chronology
A Killer Among Us
(1998)
Veni Vidi Vicious
(2000)
Your New Favourite Band
(2001)

Veni Vidi Vicious is the title of a garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April, 2000, it is their second album. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features.

The album's title is a play on words uttered by Julius Caesar after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C. Said Caesar: "Veni, vidi, vici." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.")

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except as noted.

  1. "The Hives - Declare Guerre Nucleaire" – 1:35
  2. "Die, All Right!" – 2:46
  3. "A Get Together to Tear It Apart" – 1:52
  4. "Main Offender" – 2:33
  5. "Outsmarted" – 2:22
  6. "Hate to Say I Told You So" – 3:22
  7. "The Hives - Introduce the Metric System in Time" – 2:06
  8. "Find Another Girl" (Butler, Mayfield) – 3:12
  9. "Statecontrol" – 1:54
  10. "Inspection Wise 1999" – 1:37
  11. "Knock Knock" – 2:10
  12. "Supply and Demand" – 2:26

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