Your New Favourite Band

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.

Your New Favourite Band
Compilation album by The Hives
Released	22 October 2001
Recorded	1997–2000
Genre	Garage punk garage rock punk rock
Length	28:08
Label	Poptones Burning Heart Epitaph Sire Reprise
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
"Hate to Say I Told You So" Released: 2002 "Main Offender" Released: 2002 "Die, All Right!/Supply and Demand" Released: 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	6/10[2]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[3]
Rock Sound	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Randy Fitzsimmons

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

References

1. Bush, John. "Your New Favourite Band – The Hives". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
2. Fox, Jason (8 January 2002). "Hives : Your New Favourite Band". NME. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
3. Deusner, Stephen M. (12 July 2004). "The Hives: Your New Favourite Band". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
4. Wright, Stuart (November 2001). "Reviews: Punk/Hardcore". Rock Sound. No. 30. UK: IXO Publishing Ltd. p. 93.
5. Frere-Jones, Sasha (2004). "The Hives". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 381. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. "Australiancharts.com – The Hives – Your New Favourite Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
7. "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Hives". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
8. "Charts.nz – The Hives – Your New Favourite Band". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
11. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2021.