Main Offender (song)
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| Single by The Hives from the album Veni Vidi Vicious |
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| Released | September 3, 2001 (re-released May 6, 2002) | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||
| Genre | Garage punk | ||||
| Length | 2:33 | ||||
| Label | Burning Heart Records, Sweet Nothing Records, Poptones, Hard-On Records | ||||
| Producer | Pelle Gunderfelt | ||||
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"Main Offender" is a song from The Hives' second album, Veni Vidi Vicious, as the fourth track. It was released again on the compilation Your New Favourite Band.
The song was also featured in a commercial for the lingerie-brand Agent Provocateur, which showed Kylie Minogue riding an electric bull in her underwear, with Main Offender playing in the background.
The song is featured as a playable track in music video game Rock Band, and was performed on stage by Harmonix Music Systems employees while showcasing the game at the 2007 E3 convention.
[edit] Track listing
- "Main Offender"
- "Lost And Found"
- "Howlin' Pelle Talks To The Kids"
[edit] Video
The music video is shot in black and white, in harmony with their recurring theme, and involves them and some evil clones of them and a wooden horse. Early on in the video, mysterious manager Randy Fitzsimmons' hand is seen signing some sort of contract.
