Tyrannosaurus Hives is the third studio album by Swedish rock band the Hives, released on 19 July 2004 through Polydor Records internationally and Interscope Records in the United States. As of 2006 the album has sold 176,000 copies in United States.[12]
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| Released | 19 July 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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| Length | 29:58 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| NME | 8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Track listing
All songs by Randy Fitzsimmons
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Abra Cadaver" | 1:33 |
| 2. | "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones" | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Walk Idiot Walk" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "No Pun Intended" | 2:20 |
| 5. | "A Little More for Little You" | 2:58 |
| 6. | "B Is for Brutus" | 2:36 |
| 7. | "See Through Head" | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Diabolic Scheme" | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Missing Link" | 1:56 |
| 10. | "Love in Plaster" | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Dead Quote Olympics" | 1:59 |
| 12. | "Antidote" | 2:30 |
| Total length: | 29:58 | |
Personnel
- Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals
- Nicholaus Arson – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar
- Chris Dangerous – drums
- Björn Yttling – string arrangement
- Andreas Forsman, Johan Moren, Rebecca Karlsson, Christoffer Öhman, Henrik Söderqvist – string performance
- Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, audio mixing
- Michael Ilbert – audio mixing
- George Marino – audio mastering
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 33 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 88 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] | 31 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 60 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] | 7 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 39 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 10 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] | 17 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[22] | 11 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 32 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 7 |
| US Billboard 200[26] | 33 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Sweden (GLF)[27] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||