Your New Favourite Band

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Your New Favourite Band
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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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
NME 6/10 [2]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [3]
Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

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.

Contents

Track listing

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

Weekly charts

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

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

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