Tick Tick Boom (song)
Swedish rock band's 2007 single from The Black and White Album.
The Hives released "Tick Tick Boom" as a single on 8 October 2007. It serves as both the first track and lead single from their album The Black and White Album. The song ranked 99th in the 2007 Triple J Hottest 100 countdown.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- The Hives
- Album
- The Black and White Album
- Released
- 8 October 2007
- Recorded
- 2007
- Genre
- Punk rock, garage punk
- Length
- 3:25 (album version), 3:42 (single version)
- Label
- A&M Octone, Polydor
- Writer
- Randy Fitzsimmons
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
European 7" (Includes exclusive signed poster)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tick Tick Boom | 3:35 |
| 2 | Hell No | 2:19 |
| Total length | 5:54 | |
US 7"
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tick Tick Boom | 3:35 |
| 2 | Square One Here I Come | 3:10 |
| Total length | 6:45 | |
European CD
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tick Tick Boom | 3:35 |
| 2 | Waits Too Long | 3:26 |
| Total length | 7:01 | |
Track listing from the source article.
Controversy
During a 2013 performance in Boston, Howlin Pelle Almqvist dedicated the song to the crowd, saying it was about stuff blowing up and called Tick, Tick, Boom. The remark drew backlash due to the recent Boston Marathon Bombings. The next day, the band posted an apology on Facebook, with Pelle writing that the bombing never crossed his mind on stage and offering sincere apologies for the unintentional mistake.
In popular culture
During the 2015–16 NHL season, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler used this song as his personal goal song when he scored. American audiences encountered it widely across television, film, and video games. It showed up in shows like CSI: Miami and Friday Night Lights, movies such as Jumper, Taken, Friday the 13th, MacGruber, The Heat, 30 Minutes or Less, The Nut Job 2, AmeriBoomBorn Chinese, Warren Miller's Playground, The Rookie, and the horror comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez.
Video games featuring the track include Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Madden NFL 08, 11, and 25 (2024), Forza Motorsport 3, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, NCAA Football 10, Back 4 Blood, and Lego Rock Band. Trailers and commercials for Get Smart, its spin-off Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control, Overstrike, Fox Sports 1, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, Marvel's Agent Carter, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Helldivers 2 also used it.
WWE made it the theme for the 2007 Survivor Series pay-per-view. In 2009, ESPN incorporated it into a video package recapping college football’s top moments from the decade.
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