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{{short description|2000 single by the Hives}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Hate to Say I Told You So
| cover      = hives hate to say i told you so.png
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[the Hives]]
| album      = [[Veni Vidi Vicious]]
| released   = {{start date|2000|12|4|df=y}}
| recorded   = 1999<ref>{{cite web|title= Veni Vidi Vicious – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |accessdate= 15 July 2013 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/veni-vidi-vicious-mw0000094656/awards}}</ref>
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Garage punk (fusion genre)|Garage punk]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= III. Regis Philbin Doesn't Love The Hives |magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date= August 2004 |volume= 20 |issue= 8 |page= 66 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=dVuFuZEeUX0C&q=%22garage+punk+like%22&pg=PA66}}</ref>
| length     = 3:22
| label      = [[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]]
| writer     = [[Randy Fitzsimmons]]
| producer   = Pelle Gunderfelt
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Main Offender (song)|Main Offender]]
| next_year  = 2001
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Uz1Jwyxd4tE|"Hate to Say I Told You So"}}}}
}}

"'''Hate to Say I Told You So'''" is the first single from Swedish [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Hives]]' second [[studio album]], ''[[Veni Vidi Vicious]]''. It was first released as a single on 4 December 2000 and was later re-released in several countries in 2002. It is internationally known as the Hives' [[signature song]].

It was nominated for the [[Kerrang! Award for Best Single]] in 2002. In March 2005, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' placed it at number 54 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It also lists at 244 on ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork's]]''{{'}}s Top 500 songs of the 2000s (decade). In October 2011, ''[[NME]]'' placed it at number 84 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".<ref>{{cite magazine|title= 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years |magazine= [[NME]] |accessdate= 15 July 2013 |url= https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/7}}</ref>

==Track listings==
'''Swedish CD single and US 7-inch single'''<ref name="swecd">{{cite AV media notes|title= Hate to Say I Told You So |others= [[The Hives]] |year= 2000 |type= Swedish CD single liner notes |publisher= [[Burning Heart Records]] |id= BHR 1034-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Hate to Say I Told You So |others= The Hives |year= 2002 |type= US 7-inch single sleeve |publisher= Gearhead Records |id= RPM024}}</ref>
#"Hate to Say I Told You So"
#"Die, All Right!"

'''European CD single (CD1)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Hate to Say I Told You So |others= The Hives |year= 2002 |type= European CD single liner notes |publisher= Burning Heart Records |id= BHR 1059}}</ref>
#"Hate to Say I Told You So"
#"Fever"
#"Barely Homosapien"

'''European CD single (CD2)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Hate to Say I Told You So |others= The Hives |year= 2002 |type= European CD single liner notes |publisher= Burning Heart Records |id= BHR 1057}}</ref>
#"Hate to Say I Told You So"
#"Uptempo Venomous Poison"
#"Gninrom Ytic Kcorknup"

'''US and Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Hate to Say I Told You So |others= The Hives |year= 2002 |type= US CD single liner notes |publisher= Gearhead Records |id= RPM024}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= Hate to Say I Told You So |others= The Hives |year= 2002 |type= Australian CD single liner notes |publisher= Burning Heart Records |id= BHR122}}</ref><ref name="NL"/>
#"Hate to Say I Told You So" – 3:22
#"Die, All Right!" – 2:48
#"The Hives Are Law, You Are Crime" – 2:29

==Charts==
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{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2001–2002)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|36|artist=The Hives|song=Hate To Say I Told You So|access-date=12 October 2013}}
|-
|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 14 February 2002 |publisher= [[Irish Singles Chart]] |url= http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2002&year=2002&week=7 |archive-date= 3 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190730/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2002&year=2002&week=7 |access-date= 31 August 2020 |url-status= dead}}</ref>
|align="center"|49
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|85|artist=The Hives|song=Hate To Say I Told You So|access-date=12 October 2013|refname="NL"}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|22|date=20020223|access-date=23 November 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|23|date=20020223|access-date=15 July 2013}}
|-
{{single chart|UKindie|4|date=20020223|access-date=23 November 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|86|artist=The Hives|access-date=19 January 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|6|artist=The Hives|access-date=19 January 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|35|artist=The Hives|access-date=19 January 2020}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2002)
!Position
|-
|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Most-Played Modern Rock Songs of 2002 |magazine= [[Airplay Monitor]] |volume= 10 |issue= 51 |page= 44 |date= 20 December 2002}}</ref>
|align="center"|24
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Hives|title=Hate to Say I Told You So|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2025|id=14859-210-1|access-date=2 May 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden
|2000
|rowspan="2"|CD
|[[Burning Heart Records|Burning Heart]]
|<ref name="swecd"/>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|4 December 2000
|Heartcore
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title= New Releases – For Week Starting December 4, 2000: Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |page= 27 |date= 2 December 2000}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|11 February 2002
|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD}}
|Poptones
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title= New Releases – For Week Starting 11 February 2002: Singles |magazine= Music Week |page= 31 |date= 9 February 2002}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States
|Gearhead
|<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Adam |last= Howorth |title= The Hives: U.K.'s Band of the Moment |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 27 April 2002 |volume= 114 |issue= 17 |page= 14 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1BAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14}}</ref>
|-
|1 April 2002
|[[Alternative radio]]
|{{hlist|Burning Heart|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Going for Adds |magazine= [[Radio & Records]] |issue= 1446 |page= 32 |date= 29 March 2002 |accessdate= 10 August 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-03-29.pdf}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|8 April 2002
|CD
|Burning Heart
|<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aria.com.au/Issue632.pdf |title= The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 8th April 2002 |publisher= [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |page= 25 |date= 8 April 2002 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020423140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020424-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue632.pdf |archive-date= 23 April 2002 |access-date= 24 February 2025}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|10 June 2002
|{{hlist|[[Mainstream rock]]|[[Active rock|active rock radio]]}}
|{{hlist|Burning Heart|Epitaph|[[Sire Records|Sire]]|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Going for Adds |magazine= Radio & Records |issue= 1456 |page= 35 |date= 7 June 2002 |accessdate= 10 August 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-06-07.pdf}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:2000 songs]]
[[Category:2000 debut singles]]
[[Category:2002 singles]]
[[Category:Burning Heart Records singles]]
[[Category:The Hives songs]]