Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones

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"Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
TwoTimingTouchAndBrokenBones.jpg
Single by The Hives
from the album Tyrannosaurus Hives
Released4 January 2005
Recorded2004
Genre Garage punk, garage rock
Length2:00
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Fitzsimmons, Randy
The Hives singles chronology
"Walk Idiot Walk"
(2004)		"Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"
(2005)		"Abra Cadaver"
(2004)

"Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" is the second single from the album Tyrannosaurus Hives by The Hives. Released as an Enhanced CD with B-side tracks in 2005, "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" was considered a hit for The Hives, [1] [2] and appeared on several compilations.

Contents

Background

The guitar riff for "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" is borrowed from a song by The Monkees 1966 hit "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone", [3] which was written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. [4] The chord sequence, which has been described as being jerky and monotonous by Marc Spitz of Spin magazine , [3] is similar to the song "Kicks" by Paul Revere & the Raiders. [5] "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" has also been said to sound like Devo, [6] and embraces the "garage rock" sound. [3]

Other than appearing on the album, it was released on 4 January 2005, [7] as a 7" single and Enhanced CD along with the songs "Born To Cry" and "Little Lil", [8] both of which did not appear on Tyrannosaurus Hives . [7] "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" was included on the soundtracks of a couple video games, namely the Madden NFL 2005 [9] and the MotoGP '06 soundtracks, as well as on several other compilations.

A video for "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" was made, [8] and it was included on the single in QuickTime format. [10]

The Hives also went on tour during the winter of 2004 in order to promote "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" and the release of Tyrannosaurus Hives. [11] The song is generally considered an enjoyable moment in their live performances, [12] where Almqvist's stage antics are found particularly entertaining. [13] "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" remains a favorite among fans. [14]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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"Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" reached number 44 on the UK "Top 75" charts, during the week of 30 October 2004. [15] The music video debuted on MTV Europe's Top 20 list on 4 December 2004 at number 19. [16] It peaked at number 16 on 18 December 2004, and remained on the charts for 4 weeks, departing on 8 January 2005. [17]

Reviews among critics were mixed; James Snodgrass of NME said "'Two-timing touch and broken bones' might as well be 'too dumb, and Dutch, and broken bones'. [18] Heather Phares of AllMusic liked the speed of the song in comparison with those it was structurally built from, saying that it "cut(s) right to the chase". [5] It has also been said to be a straightforward song which embodies The Hives' sound, [19] and one of the highlights of Tyrannosaurus Hives. [6]

Track list

Enhanced CD
No.TitleLength
1."Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"2:00
2."Born to Cry"2:18
3."Little Lil"2:17
4."Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" (music video)-
Total length:6:35
7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones"2:00
2."Born to Cry"2:18
Total length:4:18
Information on Enhanced CD track listing. [7]
Information on 7" track listing. [20]

Chart performance

Chart (2004)Peak
position
UK Top 75 Charts44 [8]
MTV Europe (music video)16 [21]

Personnel

Appearances

Information on appearances. [22]

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