Bogus Operandi Tick Tick Boom Walk Idiot Walk The Hives

Bogus Operandi Album: The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons (2023)
Tick Tick Boom Album: The Black and White Album (2007)
Walk Idiot Walk Album: Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004)
by The Hives

The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons is the sixth studio album by Swedish band released on 11 August 2023 through the band's Disques Hives label. The album marks the first studio release in over 11 years, since 2012's Lex Hives, marking the longest gap between two Hives albums.

The album was recorded in a studio owned by ABBA member Benny Anderson in Stockholm. Announced on 2 May 2023, the day also saw the release of the first single "Bogus Operandi". The trademark "suave sound" fizzling with "wild energy" of the song was seen as setting the tone for the whole project. According to Rolling Stone, the album is a "a collection of 12 high-energy punk-ish songs reminiscent of their best work from the early 2000s". Lead singer Pelle Almqvist reflected on the intention of the record, saying, "Rock'n'roll can't grow up, it is a perpetual teenager and this album feels exactly like that". According to a press release, the "macabre title" hints at the extended break the band took from recording, described as a "horror story". "Randy Fitzsimmons" refers to the fictional sixth member of the Hives who supposedly served as the band's manager and sole songwriter.

The album is the first release to feature bassist The Johan and Only, following the departure of Dr. Matt Destruction in 2013. The band had several headlining shows in New York and California in early May 2023, following that by supporting Arctic Monkeys on a UK stadium tour starting on 27 May 2023.

The Hives today

Chris Dangerous – drums
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals
The Johan and Only – bass guitar
Nicholaus Arson – guitar
Vigilante Carlstroem – guitar

"Tick Tick Boom" is a single by Swedish rock band The Hives, released in 2007. It is the opening track to The Black and White Album and is the first single taken from that album. "Tick Tick Boom" was released on 8 October 2007.

Tick Tick Boom was voted in at number 99 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007.

Two music videos exist for Tick Tick Boom. The video directed by Kalle Haglund stars the Hives as giant statues in Stockholm's Liljevalchs konsthall who eventually destroy the museum on the song's final "Boom". In the video, the Hives fashion suits with white dress shoes. The second version is of a staged live performance of the song, part of which was displayed in the Nike / Finish Line commercial.

Tick Tick Boom was once the goal song for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler in the 2015–16 NHL season, as the Canucks began using player-specific goal songs.

Tick Tick Boom received a large exposure to American audiences, appearing in several TV shows, documentaries, video games and films including CSI: Miami, Friday Night Lights, Jumper, Taken, Friday the 13th, MacGruber, The Heat, 30 Minutes or Less, The Nut Job 2, American Born Chinese, Warren Miller's Playground, The Rookie and Dirt 4, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Madden NFL 08 and Madden NFL 11, Forza Motorsport 3, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, NCAA Football 10, Back 4 Blood and Lego Rock Band.

Tick Tick Boom has also appeared in trailers and commercials for Get Smart, Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control, Overstrike (later rebranded as Fuse), Fox Sports 1, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, Marvel's Agent Carter, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

WWE used Tick Tick Boom to serve as the theme song for the 2007 PPV event, Survivor Series.

In 2009, ESPN used Tick Tick Boom in a video package highlighting the moments of the decade in NCAA football.

"Walk Idiot Walk" is the first single released from Tyrannosaurus Hives (2004). It was written by Randy Fitzsimmons and produced by the Hives with Pelle Gunnerfeldt. Upon its release in June 2004, the song reached number 13 in the United Kingdom, number 15 in Sweden, and number 18 in Norway. It also reached number 19 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, the song was ranked number 55 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

The Walk Idiot Walk video takes place in a white room with crossword puzzle designs on the wall. Before the music starts, there's a sign with a large "!", the Hives appear. In the middle of the music video, Pelle Almqvist begins to walk on the wall, as he steps on the crossword designs, letters appear soon after, reading "Walk Idiot Walk".

The Hives 2007
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals
Nicholaus Arson – lead guitar, backing vocals
Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar
Chris Dangerous – drums