record_label hate to say i told you so
___MASK23___ ( abbreviated as WMG , commonly referred to as Warner Music ) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City . It is one of the " big three " recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry , next to Universal Music Group ( UMG ) and ___MASK59___ ( SME ), being the only American music conglomerate worldwide . Formerly owned by Time Warner , the company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until May 2011 , when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries , which was completed in July 2011 . With a multibillion - dollar annual turnover , WMG employs in excess of 3 , 500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world . Veni Vidi ___MASK61___ is the second album by Swedish garage punk band the Hives , released in April 2000 . It was released through ___MASK6___ and distributed through Warner Music Group . The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features . ___MASK6___ is an independent record label formed in 1993 and based in Örebro , Sweden . It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records , who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart ' s output in North America . It also started a German office in Berlin in the end of 2003 . The Hives are a Swedish rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival . Their mainstream success came with the release of the ___MASK24___ " Veni Vidi ___MASK61___ ", containing the anthem " Hate to Say I Told You So ". The band received praise for their energetic live shows , and have been acclaimed by music critics as one of the best live rock bands in current music . `` Hate to Say I Told You So '' is the first single from Swedish rock band the Hives ' second ___MASK2___ Veni Vidi Vicious . It was first released as a single on 4 December 2000 and was later re - released on 11 February 2002 in the US . 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 placed it at number 54 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . It also lists at 244 on Pitchfork Media ' 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 '' . `` Hate to Say I Told You So '' has also been featured on Spider - Man soundtrack ; the TV show Nitro Circus ; the video games Rolling and the SingStar series ; films Boyhood and Daddy ' s Home ; and in the trailer for the animated film Home .