The Hives gave each band member a letter asking them to start the band.
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10 Facts About The Hives
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The Hives won "Best International Band" and "Best Dressed Band" at the 2003 NME awards.
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The Hives performed the song "Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented" for Cartoon Network's 2007 Fall era.
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The Hives were featured in a Finish Line commercial performing "Tick Tick Boom", as well as a Nike commercial featuring the song "Return The Favour".
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The Hives song "Try It Again" was featured in the trailer for the US film Get Him to the Greek.
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The Hives completed recording vocals and guitar in late November 2006 for a song called "Throw It On Me", a collaboration with hip-hop producer Timbaland.
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The Hives have recently spoken of a collaboration with Jack White's the Raconteurs on a song for their new album, originally entitled "Footsteps", however it was later revealed that Howlin' Pelle had literally recorded footsteps.
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The Hives live show has been highly rated, with Spin magazine rating them 8th best in rock music.
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The Hives always dressed in matching black-and-white tuxedos because "it makes [them] look like [they] belong together".
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