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Red, White & Crüe

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Red, White & Crüe
Compilation album by
Mötley Crüe
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)
Recorded1981–2004
Studio
Genre
Length2:30:29
2:33:41 (Japanese release)
77:02 (Single Disc version)
Label
Mötley Crüe chronology
Loud as Fuck
(2004) 		Red, White & Crüe
(2005) 		Carnival of Sins Live
(2006)
Singles from Red, White & Crüe
  1. "If I Die Tomorrow"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Sick Love Song"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Chicago Tribune(favorable) [2]
KNAC [3]
Mojo [4]
PopMatters(mixed) [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Sea of Tranquility [7]

Red, White & Crüe is the eighth compilation album by the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on February 1, 2005 by Mötley Records and Hip-O Records, The album charted at number 6 on The Billboard 200.[8] To coincide with the album's release, the band reunited with drummer Tommy Lee, who left the band in 1999.

Background

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Bassist Nikki Sixx commented on the band's reunion, comparing it to "seeing Mike Tyson fight. He probably won’t bite anyone’s ear off — but you’re there in case he does."[9]

According to vocalist Vince Neil, the early stages of the band's reunion were "kinda' strained. I hadn’t talked to Tommy Lee in years. Everyone was really guarded and had their managers there. It was very strange. Mick Mars was home, I guess. Either there or the hospital."[9]

Release and promotion

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Red, White & Crüe features three new studio recordings: the album's lead single, "If I Die Tomorrow", co-written by pop punk band Simple Plan, the second single "Sick Love Song" and "Street Fighting Man", a Rolling Stones cover. Tommy Lee does not perform on the cover of "Street Fighting Man"; drumming duties were handled by Josh Freese of The Vandals. The album also features previously unreleased tracks "Black Widow" and the Japanese bonus track "I'm a Liar".

Red, White & Crüe is certified platinum.

A video was made for "Sick Love Song," though the video, mostly composed of produced concert clips, got only scarce airplay, the song found its way onto some rock-oriented radio stations.

A special edition that includes a "Greatest Video Hits" DVD compilation was also made.

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Live Wire"Nikki Sixx3:15
2."Piece of Your Action"
4:40
3."Toast of the Town"
3:14
4."Too Fast for Love"Sixx3:21
5."Black Widow" (Previously unreleased)Sixx4:26
6."Looks That Kill"Sixx4:07
7."Too Young to Fall in Love" (Remix)Sixx3:38
8."Helter Skelter" (The Beatles cover)Lennon–McCartney3:12
9."Shout at the Devil"Sixx3:14
10."Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Brownsville Station cover)
3:27
11."Use It or Lose It"
2:39
12."Girls, Girls, Girls"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Lee
4:30
13."Wild Side"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
4:40
14."You're All I Need"
  • Sixx
  • Lee
4:43
15."All in the Name of..."
  • Sixx
  • Neil
3:39
16."Kickstart My Heart"Sixx4:48
17."Without You"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:29
18."Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:40
19."Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:12
20."Dr. Feelgood"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:50
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anarchy in the U.K." (Sex Pistols cover)
3:20
2."Primal Scream"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:47
3."Home Sweet Home ('91 Remix)" (feat. string arrangements by David Campbell)
  • Sixx
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:01
4."Hooligan's Holiday" (Brown Nose Edit)
5:20
5."Misunderstood" (Successful Format Version)Sixx4:58
6."Planet Boom"Lee3:23
7."Bittersuite" (Instrumental)Mars3:19
8."Afraid" (Alternative Rave Mix)Sixx4:08
9."Beauty"
  • Sixx
  • Lee
3:46
10."Generation Swine"
  • Sixx
  • Lee
4:40
11."Bitter Pill"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:26
12."Enslaved"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Lee
4:30
13."Hell on High Heels"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
4:16
14."New Tattoo" (Single version)
4:02
15."If I Die Tomorrow" (Previously unreleased)
3:46
16."Sick Love Song" (Previously unreleased)
  • Sixx
  • Michael
4:18
17."Street Fighting Man" (The Rolling Stones cover, Previously unreleased)Jagger–Richards3:31
Japanese release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."I'm a Liar (That's the Truth)" (Previously unreleased)
  • Sixx
  • Stacy Jones
3:11
Single Disc version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Live Wire"Sixx3:15
2."Piece of Your Action"
  • Sixx
  • Neil
4:40
3."Black Widow"Sixx4:26
4."Looks That Kill"Sixx4:07
5."Too Young to Fall in Love" (Remix)Sixx3:38
6."Shout at the Devil"Sixx3:14
7."Girls, Girls, Girls"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Lee
4:30
8."Wild Side"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
4:40
9."Kickstart My Heart"Sixx4:48
10."Dr. Feelgood"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:50
11."Primal Scream"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:47
12."Home Sweet Home" ('91 Remix)
  • Sixx
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:01
13."Hooligan's Holiday" (Brown Nose Edit)
  • Sixx
  • Corabi
  • Mars
  • Lee
5:20
14."Beauty"
  • Sixx
  • Lee
3:46
15."Bitter Pill"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:26
16."Hell on High Heels"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
4:16
17."If I Die Tomorrow" (Rock Mix)
  • Sixx
  • Simple Plan
3:46
18."Sick Love Song"
  • Sixx
  • Michael
4:18
Total length:77:02

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 26
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 67
US Billboard 200[15] 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Red, White & Crüe at AllMusic
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  3. ^ KNAC review
  4. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  5. ^ PopMatters review
  6. ^ Rolling Stone review
  7. ^ Sea of Tranquility review
  8. ^ "Allmusic (Motley Crue charts & awards)Billboard albums".
  9. ^ a b "Twilight of the Gods". Archived from the original on 2005-02-16. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Mötley Crüe – Red, White & Crüe". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Mötley Crüe: Red, White & Crüe" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mötley Crüe – Red, White & Crüe". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Motley Crue | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Motley Crue – Motley Crue". Music Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Motley Crue". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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