"I Just Started Hating Some People Today" is a single by the American

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singer

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...

, released on May 28, 2012.

Background

"I Just Started Hating Some People Today" was first recorded in 2012 as part of the ''Blue Serie'' of

Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who achieved international fame as the guitarist and lead singer of the rock duo the White Stripes. As the White Stripes disbanded, he sought success with his solo career, subse ...

's label

Third Man Records Third Man Records is an eclectic, vinyl-focused independent record label founded and owned by Jack White, Ben Blackwell, and Ben Swank. The company operates out of three locations—Nashville, Detroit, and Soho in London—with multiple entitie ...

in the studio of the label.

Track listing

*Digital download All songs written and composed by Beck Hansen. # "I Just Started Hating Some People Today" – 5:08 # "Blue Randy" – 3:52

Charts

Personnel

Musicians

Beck Hansen Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became know ...

– vocals, electric guitar, harmonica (track 1) *

– drums, electric guitar (track 1), punk vocals (track 1), background vocals (track 1) *

Dean Fertita Dean Anthony Fertita (born September 6, 1970) is an American rock multi-instrumentalist.Brian McColluMetro Detroit musician Dean Fertita moves to the front lines with the Dead Weatherfreep.com Retrieved: 2009-07-25 He is best known as a keyboard ...

– keyboards (track 1), acoustic guitar (track 1), bass, background vocals (track 1) *

Fats Kaplin Fats Kaplin is an American musician, born in New York City. He is best known as a fiddler. He also plays guitar, button accordion, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar, an Arab oud, and a Turkish cümbüş, among others. He has worked with artists such ...

–

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(track 1),

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* Karen Elson – jazz vocals (track 1) *Randy Blau –

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(track 2)

Technical

* Jack White III – production *Joshua Smith – recording *Mindy Watts – recording assistant, producer assistant

Artwork

*Jo McCaughey – photography *Matthew Jacobson – design

References

{{authority control 2012 singles Beck songs Songs written by Beck 2012 songs Third Man Records singles