Hooligan's Holiday

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"Hooligan's Holiday"
Hooligan.jpg
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Mötley Crüe
ReleasedMarch 6, 1994 (1994-03-06)
Recorded1993
Studio
  • A&M, Los Angeles
  • Little Mountain, Vancouver, Canada
GenreAlternative metal[1]
Length5:51
LabelElektra
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • John Corabi
  • Nikki Sixx
Producer(s)Bob Rock
Mötley Crüe singles chronology
"Anarchy in the UK"
(1991) 		"Hooligan's Holiday"
(1994) 		"Misunderstood"
(1994)
Alternative cover
UK 12-inch single picture sleeve with a sticker of the new Mötley Crüe band logo
UK 12-inch single picture sleeve with a sticker of the new Mötley Crüe band logo

"Hooligan's Holiday" is a song by American heavy metal band, Mötley Crüe, released on their 1994 eponymous album. The lyrics to the song were written by vocalist/rhythm guitarist John Corabi and bassist Nikki Sixx, while the music was written by Corabi, Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars.

Release[]

Released as a single in 1994, it was the first single that featured the band with Corabi. A video for the song was produced and received some airplay on MTV. The single was released in a variety of packages, including a CD single, 7-inch single, and a 12-inch single (which came with a sticker featuring the new band logo).

Track listing[]

All songs written by Nikki Sixx, John Corabi, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee.

  1. "Hooligan's Holiday" (Brown Nose Edit)
  2. "Hooligan's Holiday" (LP version)
  3. "Hypnotized"

Charts[]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 60
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 36
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 10

Other appearances[]

"Hooligan's Holiday" also on the following Mötley Crüe compilation albums:

Remixes[]

A remix version by Skinny Puppy was produced in 1994.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review of Double Shot: Metal (2000) "Mötley Crüe is hardly the first band one associates with alternative metal, but this post-Vince Neil number from 1994 came at a time when the Crüe was getting away from pop-metal and was being influenced by grunge bands like Soundgarden, the Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam."
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 01 May 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  3. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Motley Crue – Holigan's Holiday". Singles Top 100.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hooligan's Holiday (Extended Holiday Version by Skinny Puppy) by Mötley Crüe". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  7. ^ Craig, Rosen. "Elektra Keeps Current With The Cure". Billboard Magazine. e5 Global Media (Feb 1994): 14.



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