Hooligan's Holiday Explained

Hooligan's Holiday
Cover:Hooligan.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Mötley Crüe
Album:Mötley Crüe
Recorded:1993
Studio:
  • A&M, Los Angeles
  • Little Mountain, Vancouver, Canada
Genre:Alternative metal[1]
Label:Elektra
Composer:
Lyricist:
  • John Corabi
  • Nikki Sixx
Producer:Bob Rock
Prev Title:Anarchy in the UK
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Misunderstood
Next Year:1994

"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. It was the first song recorded by John Corabi for the album.

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"

Remixes

A remix version by Skinny Puppy was produced in 1994 and was released on the rarities album Supersonic and Demonic Relics.[2] [3]

Other appearances

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

Charts

Chart performance for "Hooligan's Holiday"!Chart (1994)!Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 60
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 36

Notes and References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/double-shot-metal-mw0000053769 Allmusic review of Double Shot: Metal (2000)
  2. Web site: Hooligan's Holiday (Extended Holiday Version by Skinny Puppy) by Mötley Crüe. Yahoo! Music. 2010-07-28. 2011-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134210/http://new.ca.music.yahoo.com/motley-crue/tracks/hooligans-holiday-extended-holiday-version-by-skinny-puppy--22338300. dead.
  3. Craig . Rosen. Elektra Keeps Current With The Cure . . e5 Global Media . 14 . Feb 1994.
  4. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 01 May 1994. ARIA. 2016-02-22.
  5. Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. May 20, 2021.