The Black and White Album

Infobox Album
Name = The Black and White Album
Type = Album
Artist = The Hives

---

Released = October 9 2007 (iTunes)
October 15 2007 (EU)
November 13 2007 (US)
Recorded = Sweet Tea (USA)
Delta Recording Services (USA)
Studio Gröndahl (Sweden)
Park Studio (Sweden)
Hive Manor Studios (Sweden)
Olympic Studios (UK)
Garage (UK)
Hit Factory Criteria (USA)
Genre = Rock
Length = 47:57
Label = Interscope
Producer = Dennis Herring (1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12)
The Neptunes (4, 8)
Jacknife Lee (5)
The Hives (6, 10, 13)
Thomas Öberg (14)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fyxz9hldke 2007]
*BBC Collective Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A27824231 2007]
*Drowned in Sound (7/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/11322 2007]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (A-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20158447,00.html 2007]
*"The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2188885,00.html 2007]
*Pitchfork Media (6.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47067-the-black-and-white-album 2007]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-hives/9075 2007]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thehives/albums/album/17121996/review/17139271/the_black_and_white_album 2007]
*"The Times" Rating|4|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2623238.ece 2007]
*"Paste" Rating|3.5|5
Last album ="Tyrannosaurus Hives"
(2004)
This album ="The Black and White Album"
(2007)
Next album =
Misc=Singles
Name=The Black and White Album
Type =studio
single 1 =Tick Tick Boom
single 1 date =August 14, 2007
single 2 =T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.
single 2 date =February 2008

"The Black and White Album" is the fourth full-length album by Swedish rock band The Hives. The album was released on October 15 2007 in the United Kingdom and November 13 2007 in the United States. The album was originally slated for release on October 9 in the United Kingdom, however this date was postponed until the October 15, for unknown reasons, as was the original US release of October 9 2007.

The first single off the album, "Tick Tick Boom," appears in the game Madden NFL 08. The version that appears is an early version of the song with some notable changes, such as an alternate chorus. The final version appears on the album.

Clips from this song appeared in a Nike commercial shortly before the single's release date, August 14 for the US and September 24 in the UK.

The band said they've recorded 20 to 30 songs (including seven recorded with super producers The Neptunes) for this from which they finally chose the best. Other tracks have been produced by Jacknife Lee and Dennis Herring. Sessions were held with Timbaland, with whom the band produced the song Throw it on Me, but took place too late for any of the resultant tracks to make the record. They hope to use these songs as b-sides.

The album's track listing was confirmed on the band's German website on the September 13, and later through NME. [http://www.nme.com/news/the-hives/31392]

By October 9th, "Tick Tick Boom", "Try It Again", "You Got It All... Wrong", "Well All Right!", "Won't Be Long", and "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" had become available on iTunes.

As of December 17, 2007, "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." has been confirmed as the album's next single on the band's website.

Sound

The band revealed that one song has just "piano and hand claps" in an NME interview. This song was revealed to be "Puppet on a String."

The song "A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors" is an instrumental using just a 1960's organ and a drum machine.

The song "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" was written and was being used for autumn promotions on the US television channel Cartoon Network.

"Well All Right!" and "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." were produced by The Neptunes. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1570206/20070920/hives.jhtml?rsspartner=rssColdFusion]

The song "Tick Tick Boom" was the official theme song for WWE's Survivor Series 2007. "Tick Tick Boom" was also featured on a teaser trailer for the 2008 film "Get Smart (film)."

"Well, All Right" has been featured on Sears' Spring and Summer commercials.

A video for "Won't Be Long" was released on their MySpace August 26. [ [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=41615959 "Won't Be Long"] by The Hives (on MySpace)]

Track listing

#"Tick Tick Boom" - 3:25
#"Try It Again" - 3:29
#"You Got It All... Wrong" - 2:42
#"Well All Right!" - 3:29
#"Hey Little World" - 3:22
#"A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors" - 2:37
#"Won't Be Long" - 3:46
#"T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." - 3:37
#"Return the Favour" - 3:09
#"Giddy Up!" - 2:51
#"Square One Here I Come" - 3:10
#"You Dress Up for Armageddon" - 3:09
#"Puppet on a String" - 2:54
#"Bigger Hole to Fill" - 3:37

Bonus Tracks

*"Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" (iTunes and UK Bonus Track) [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=415648] - 2:40
*"Hell No" (Best Buy Bonus Track) - 2:22
*"I Can't Just Give It to You" (Indie Exclusive Track) - 3:37

Personnel

*Pelle Almqvist – vocals
*Nicholaus Arson – guitar
*Vigilante Carlstroem – guitar
*Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar
*Chris Dangerous – drums
*Pelle Gunnerfeldt – mixing
*Serban Ghenea – mixing
*Ted Jensen – mastering
*Dennis Herring – producer
*The Neptunes – producers
*Garret "Jacknife" Lee – producer
*Thomas Öberg – producer

References