Tick Tick Boom (song)
"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.
Music video
Two music videos exist for this song. 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.In popular culture
- In 2017, the song was featured in Codemasters game, Dirt 4.
- The song 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.
- The song received a large exposure to American audiences, appearing in several TV shows, documentaries, video games and films including Baby Driver, ', Friday Night Lights, Jumper, Taken, Friday the 13th, MacGruber, The Heat, 30 Minutes or Less, The Nut Job 2, Warren Miller's Playground and Dirt 4, ', Madden NFL 08 and Madden NFL 11, Forza Motorsport 3, ', NCAA Football 10 and Lego Rock Band.
- The song has also appeared in trailers and commercials for Get Smart, ', Overstrike, Fox Sports 1 and .
- WWE used the song to serve as the theme song for the 2007 PPV event, Survivor Series.
Track listing
European 7"
- "Tick Tick Boom"
- "Hell No"
- *Includes exclusive signed poster
US 7"
- "Tick Tick Boom"
- "Square One Here I Come"
European CD
- "Tick Tick Boom"
- "Waits Too Long"
US CD
- "Tick Tick Boom"
- "Waits Too Long"
- "Fall is Just Something Grownups Invented"
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 41 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 36 |