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| Name = Veni Vidi Vicious
| Type = studio
| name = Veni Vidi Vicious
| Artist = [[The Hives]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Veni Vidi Vicious.jpg
| artist = [[The Hives]]
| Released = 10 April 2000
| cover = Veni Vidi Vicious.jpg
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| Recorded = Late 1999<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Veni Vidi Vicious|others=[[The Hives]]|year=2000|type=album liner notes|publisher=[[Burning Heart Records]]; [[Epitaph Records]]}}</ref>
| released = 10 April 2000
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| Studio = {{ubl|Pelles Studio {{small|(Sweden)}}|Studio Kuling {{small|([[Örebro]], Sweden)}}}}
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| recorded = Late 1999<ref name="album notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Veni Vidi Vicious|others=[[The Hives]]|year=2000|type=album liner notes|publisher=[[Burning Heart Records]]; [[Epitaph Records]]}}</ref>
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| Genre = {{hlist|[[Garage rock]]|[[Post-punk revival|garage rock revival]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/01/the-50-best-garage-rock-albums-of-all-time.html?p=2 |title=The 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time |date=28 January 2018 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |author=Jackson, Josh; et al. |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>|[[garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]]<ref name="exclaim">{{Cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hives-veni_vidi_vicious |title=The Hives {{!}} Veni Vidi Vicious |last=Daniels |first=Craig |date=1 October 2000 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>|[[punk rock]]<ref name="exclaim"/>}}
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| studio = {{ubl|Pelle's Studio (Sweden)|Studio Kuling ([[Örebro]])}}
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| Length = 27:55
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Garage rock revival]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/01/the-50-best-garage-rock-albums-of-all-time.html?p=2 |title=The 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time |date=28 January 2018 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |author=Jackson, Josh|display-authors=etal |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>|[[garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]]<ref name="exclaim">{{Cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hives-veni_vidi_vicious |title=The Hives {{!}} Veni Vidi Vicious |last=Daniels |first=Craig |date=1 October 2000 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>|[[punk rock]]<ref name="exclaim"/>}}
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| Label = {{hlist|[[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]]|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]|[[Sire Records|Sire]]|[[Gearhead Records|Gearhead]]}}
| Producer = Pelle Gunderfelt
| length = 27:55
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| label = {{hlist|[[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]]|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]}}
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| Last album = ''[[A Killer Among Us (EP)|A Killer Among Us]]''<br />(1998)
| producer = Pelle Gunnerfelt
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| This album = '''''Veni Vidi Vicious'''''<br />(2000)
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| prev_title = [[A Killer Among Us (EP)|A Killer Among Us]]
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| Next album = ''[[Your New Favourite Band]]''<br />(2001)
| Misc = {{Singles
| prev_year = 1998
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| next_title = [[Your New Favourite Band]]
| Name = Veni Vidi Vicious
| Type = studio
| next_year = 2001
| single 1 = [[Hate to Say I Told You So]]
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Veni Vidi Vicious
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| single 1 date = 4 December 2000
| type = studio
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| single 2 = [[Main Offender (song)|Main Offender]]
| single1 = [[Hate to Say I Told You So]]
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| single 2 date = 3 September 2001
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| single1date = 4 December 2000
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| single 3 = Supply and Demand
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| single2 = [[Main Offender (song)|Main Offender]]
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| single 3 date = 24 September 2001
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| single2date = 3 September 2001
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| single 4 = [[Die, All Right!]]
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| single3 = Supply and Demand
| single 4 date = 2001
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| single3date = 24 September 2001
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| single4 = Die, All Right!
| single4date = 2001
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'''''Veni Vidi Vicious''''' is the second studio album by Swedish [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Hives]]. The album was released on 10 April 2000 through [[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]] and [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]. It was later re-released on 30 April 2002 through [[Sire Records|Sire]] and [[Gearhead Records|Gearhead]]. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features. The album's title is a [[Word play|play on words]] which refers to [[Sid Vicious]], the member of the [[Sex Pistols]], and the sentence written by [[Julius Caesar]] after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: "[[Veni, vidi, vici]]." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.") The album received universal acclaim from music critics, earning an average critic score of 84/100 on [[Metacritic]].
'''''Veni Vidi Vicious''''' is the second studio album by Swedish [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Hives]]. The album was released on 10 April 2000 through [[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]] and [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]. It was later re-released on 30 April 2002 through [[Sire Records|Sire]] and [[Gearhead Records|Gearhead]]. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features. The album's title is a [[Word play|play on words]] which refers to the sentence written by [[Julius Caesar]] after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: "[[Veni, vidi, vici]]." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.") The album received universal acclaim from music critics, earning an average critic score of 84/100 on [[Metacritic]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| MC = 84/100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/veni-vidi-vicious/the-hives |title=Reviews for Veni Vidi Vicious by The Hives |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref>
| MC = 84/100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/veni-vidi-vicious/the-hives |title=Reviews for Veni Vidi Vicious by The Hives |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/veni-vidi-vicious-mw0000094656 |title=Veni Vidi Vicious – The Hives |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=10 February 2012 |last=Salmon |first=Jeremy}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/veni-vidi-vicious-mw0000094656 |title=Veni Vidi Vicious – The Hives |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=10 February 2012 |last=Salmon |first=Jeremy}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |issue=168 |date=July 2002 |page=82}}</ref>
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |journal=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |issue=168 |date=July 2002 |page=82}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_453.html |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=8 |date=August 2002 |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |last=Doyle |first=Tom |page=117 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405223336/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_453.html |archivedate=April 5, 2004}}</ref>
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_453.html |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=8 |date=August 2002 |access-date=10 July 2016 |last=Doyle |first=Tom |page=117 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405223336/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_453.html |archive-date=5 April 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4score = B<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2002/05/10/veni-vidi-vicious |title=Veni Vidi Vicious |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=10 May 2002 |access-date=10 February 2012 |last=Raftery |first=Brian M. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410153659/http://www.ew.com/article/2002/05/10/veni-vidi-vicious |archive-date=10 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |last=Larkin |first=Colin |authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer) |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=0-85712-595-8}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev5 = ''[[IGN]]''
| rev5score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2002/05/10/veni-vidi-vicious |title=Veni Vidi Vicious |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=10 May 2002 |accessdate=10 February 2012 |last=Raftery |first=Brian M.}}</ref>
| rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/17/the-hives-veni-vidi-vicious-enhanced-review |title=The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious (Enhanced) Review |work=[[IGN]] |date=17 October 2002 |access-date=7 June 2019 |last=Blevins |first=Tal}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6score = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3890-veni-vidi-vicious/ |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=24 April 2002 |accessdate=10 February 2012 |last=Dahlen |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev6score = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3890-veni-vidi-vicious/ |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=24 April 2002 |access-date=10 February 2012 |last=Dahlen |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=2044117 |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=20 June 2002 |accessdate=29 January 2016 |last=Eliscu |first=Jenny |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607182440/http://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=2044117 |archivedate=7 June 2002}}</ref>
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=2044117 |title=The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=20 June 2002 |access-date=29 January 2016 |last=Eliscu |first=Jenny |author-link=Jenny Eliscu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607182440/http://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=2044117 |archive-date=7 June 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Hives |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |authorlink=Sasha Frere-Jones |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=381}}</ref>
| rev8score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Hives |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/381 381] }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev9 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev9score = A<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-hives/veni-vidi-vicious.htm |title=The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious – Review |last=Martin |first=Tyler |date=1 September 2003 |website=[[Stylus Magazine]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704005732/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-hives/veni-vidi-vicious.htm |archive-date=4 July 2008 |access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref>
| rev9score = A<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-hives/veni-vidi-vicious.htm |title=The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious – Review |work=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=1 September 2003 |access-date=10 February 2012 |last=Martin |first=Tyler |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704005732/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-hives/veni-vidi-vicious.htm |archive-date=4 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev10Score = A−<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv702-02.php |title=Consumer Guide: Spreading the Net |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=16 July 2002 |accessdate=29 January 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
| rev10score = A−<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv702-02.php |title=Consumer Guide: Spreading the Net |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=16 July 2002 |access-date=29 January 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}
}}
In 2005, ''Veni Vidi Vicious'' was ranked number 399 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|last=[...]|first=Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund]|title=Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher={{Interlanguage link multi|Heel Verlag|de}}|location=Königswinter|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=50}}</ref> The album was ranked number 91 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the top 100 albums of the decade. Subsequently, "[[Hate to Say I Told You So]]" was ranked number 244 on ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s list of the top 500 songs of 2000–2009.
In 2005, ''Veni Vidi Vicious'' was ranked number 399 in ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=50}}</ref> The album was ranked number 91 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the top 100 albums of the decade. Subsequently, "[[Hate to Say I Told You So]]" was ranked number 244 on ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s list of the top 500 songs of 2000–2009.


==Commercial performance==
As of 2006 the album has sold 416,000 copies in United States. <ref>https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56972/ask-billboard</ref> In Europe it has sold over 100,000+ copies. <ref>https://books.google.hr/books?id=dhIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=the+hives+veni+vidi+vicious+worldwide+sales&source=bl&ots=ytBtUO9BaC&sig=tcOa7QEaguNU9jZrg7EsKkkqo10&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisi-WJrKHZAhWGCiwKHXk7B4g4ChDoAQg7MAQ#v=onepage&q=the%20hives%20veni%20vidi%20vicious%20worldwide%20sales&f=false</ref>
As of 2006 the album has sold 416,000 copies in United States.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56972/ask-billboard|publisher=Billboard|title=Ask Billboard|date=12 October 2006|access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> In Europe it has sold over 250,000 copies.<ref name="impala"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except "Find Another Girl", written by [[Jerry Butler (singer)|Jerry Butler]] and [[Curtis Mayfield]].
All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except "Find Another Girl", written by [[Jerry Butler (singer)|Jerry Butler]] and [[Curtis Mayfield]].
{{Track list
{{Track listing
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|headline = ''Veni Vidi Vicious'' track listing
|title1 = The Hives – Declare Guerre Nucleaire
|title1 = The Hives – Declare Guerre Nucleaire
|length1 = 1:35
|length1 = 1:35
|title2 = [[Die, All Right!]]
|title2 = Die, All Right!
|length2 = 2:46
|length2 = 2:46
|title3 = A Get Together to Tear it Apart
|title3 = A Get Together to Tear It Apart
|length3 = 1:52
|length3 = 1:52
|title4 = [[Main Offender (song)|Main Offender]]
|title4 = [[Main Offender (song)|Main Offender]]
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;The Hives
*[[Pelle Almqvist|Howlin' Pelle Almqvist]] – [[singing|vocals]]
*[[Niklas Almqvist|Nicholaus Arson]] – [[lead guitar]], backing vocals
*[[Pelle Almqvist|Howlin' Pelle Almqvist]] – vocals
*[[Vigilante Carlstroem]] – [[rhythm guitar]], backing vocals
*[[Niklas Almqvist|Nicholaus Arson]] – lead guitar (credited as "treble"), backing vocals
*[[Dr. Matt Destruction]] – [[bass guitar]]
*[[Vigilante Carlstroem]] – rhythm guitar (credited as "middle"), backing vocals
*[[Christian Grahn|Chris Dangerous]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Dr. Matt Destruction]] – bass guitar
*[[Christian Grahn|Chris Dangerous]] – drums (credited as "rythm")
;Additional musicians
*Jari Haapalainen – tambourines
*Kalle – synthesizers
;Technical
*Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, engineer
*Fredrik Holmstedt – engineer
*Johanna Arson – artwork
*Nicholaus Arson – artwork
*Jonas Gauffin – photography

== Charts ==
=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Veni Vidi Vicious''
! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2002)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|50|artist=The Hives|album=Veni Vidi Vicious|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|63|artist=The Hives|rowheader=true|access-date=2 May 2021}}
|}

=== Year-end charts ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''Veni Vidi Vicious''
!Chart (2002)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref name = "CANALTYE02">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|archivedate=4 December 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=26 March 2022}}</ref>
| 73
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|archivedate=12 August 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|title=Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=23 March 2022}}</ref>
|34
|}

==Certifications and sales==
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''Veni Vidi Vicious''}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|artist=The Hives|title=Veni Vidi Vicious|award=Gold|certyear=2002|relyear=2000|source=artist|access-date=9 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=The Hives|title=Veni Vidi Vicious|nocert=true|salesamount=416,000|relyear=2000|salesref=<ref name="billboard"/>|access-date=9 July 2019}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|artist=The Hives|title=Veni Vidi Vicious|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=250,000|salesref=<ref name="impala">{{cite web|url=https://www.impalamusic.org/docum/04-press/Awards%20total%20as%20of%20January2008.pdf|title=Impala Sales Award Winner June 2005 - January 2008|publisher=Impala|date=3 December 2008|access-date=9 July 2019|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806180113/http://www.impalamusic.org/docum/04-press/Awards%20total%20as%20of%20January2008.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Veni Vidi Vicious
Studio album by
The Hives
Released10 April 2000
RecordedLate 1999[1]
Studio
  • Pelle's Studio (Sweden)
  • Studio Kuling (Örebro)
Genre
Length27:55
Label
ProducerPelle Gunnerfelt
The Hives chronology
A Killer Among Us
(1998) 		Veni Vidi Vicious
(2000) 		Your New Favourite Band
(2001)
Singles from Veni Vidi Vicious
  1. "Hate to Say I Told You So"
    Released: 4 December 2000
  2. "Main Offender"
    Released: 3 September 2001
  3. "Supply and Demand"
    Released: 24 September 2001
  4. "Die, All Right!"
    Released: 2001

Veni Vidi Vicious is the second studio album by Swedish rock band the Hives. The album was released on 10 April 2000 through Burning Heart and Epitaph. It was later re-released on 30 April 2002 through Sire and Gearhead. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features. The album's title is a play on words which refers to the sentence written by Julius Caesar after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: "Veni, vidi, vici." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.") The album received universal acclaim from music critics, earning an average critic score of 84/100 on Metacritic.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Alternative Press8/10[6]
Blender[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB[8]
IGN8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.4/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]
Stylus MagazineA[13]
The Village VoiceA−[14]

In 2005, Veni Vidi Vicious was ranked number 399 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[15] The album was ranked number 91 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 100 albums of the decade. Subsequently, "Hate to Say I Told You So" was ranked number 244 on Pitchfork's list of the top 500 songs of 2000–2009.

Commercial performance

[edit]

As of 2006 the album has sold 416,000 copies in United States.[16] In Europe it has sold over 250,000 copies.[17]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except "Find Another Girl", written by Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield.

Veni Vidi Vicious track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Hives – Declare Guerre Nucleaire"1:35
2."Die, All Right!"2:46
3."A Get Together to Tear It Apart"1:52
4."Main Offender"2:33
5."Outsmarted"2:22
6."Hate to Say I Told You So"3:22
7."The Hives – Introduce the Metric System in Time"2:06
8."Find Another Girl"3:12
9."Statecontrol"1:54
10."Inspection Wise 1999"1:37
11."Knock Knock"2:10
12."Supply and Demand"2:26

Personnel

[edit]
The Hives
Additional musicians
  • Jari Haapalainen – tambourines
  • Kalle – synthesizers
Technical
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, engineer
  • Fredrik Holmstedt – engineer
  • Johanna Arson – artwork
  • Nicholaus Arson – artwork
  • Jonas Gauffin – photography

Charts

[edit]

Weekly charts

[edit]
Weekly chart performance for Veni Vidi Vicious
Chart (2000–2002) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 50
US Billboard 200[19] 63

Year-end charts

[edit]
Year-end chart performance for Veni Vidi Vicious
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[20] 73
Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[21] 34

Certifications and sales

[edit]
Certifications and sales for Veni Vidi Vicious
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[22] Gold 40,000^
United States — 416,000[16]
Summaries
Europe — 250,000[17]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  17. ^ a b "Impala Sales Award Winner June 2005 - January 2008" (PDF). Impala. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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