Red, White & Crüe
2005 compilation album by Mötley Crüe
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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.
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| Released | February 1, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–2004 | |||
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| Length | 2:30:29 2:33:41 (Japanese release) 77:02 (single disc version) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | favorable[2] |
| KNAC |  [3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| PopMatters | mixed[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [7] |
Background
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
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".
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.[citation needed]
A special edition that includes a "Greatest Video Hits" DVD compilation was also made.[citation needed]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nikki Sixx, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Live Wire" | Too Fast for Love (1981) | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Piece of Your Action" |
| Too Fast for Love | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Toast of the Town" |
| "Stick to Your Guns" single (1981) | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Too Fast for Love" | Too Fast for Love | 3:21 | |
| 5. | "Black Widow" | Previously unreleased | 4:26 | |
| 6. | "Looks That Kill" | Shout at the Devil (1983) | 4:07 | |
| 7. | "Too Young to Fall in Love" (Remix) | Shout at the Devil | 3:38 | |
| 8. | "Helter Skelter" (The Beatles cover) | Lennon–McCartney | Shout at the Devil | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Shout at the Devil" | Shout at the Devil | 3:14 | |
| 10. | "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Brownsville Station cover) |
| Theatre of Pain (1985) | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Use It or Lose It" |
| Theatre of Pain | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Girls, Girls, Girls" |
| Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Wild Side" |
| Girls, Girls, Girls | 4:40 |
| 14. | "You're All I Need" |
| Girls, Girls, Girls | 4:43 |
| 15. | "All in the Name of..." |
| Girls, Girls, Girls | 3:39 |
| 16. | "Kickstart My Heart" | Dr. Feelgood (1989) | 4:48 | |
| 17. | "Without You" |
| Dr. Feelgood | 4:29 |
| 18. | "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" |
| Dr. Feelgood | 4:40 |
| 19. | "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" |
| Dr. Feelgood | 4:12 |
| 20. | "Dr. Feelgood" |
| Dr. Feelgood | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Anarchy in the U.K." (Sex Pistols cover) | Decade of Decadence 81–91 (1991) | 3:20 | |
| 2. | "Primal Scream" |
| Decade of Decadence 81–91 | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Home Sweet Home ('91 Remix)" (feat. string arrangements by David Campbell) |
| Decade of Decadence 81–91 | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Hooligan's Holiday" (Brown Nose Edit) |
| Mötley Crüe (1994) | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Misunderstood" (Successful Format Version) | Mötley Crüe | 4:58 | |
| 6. | "Planet Boom" | Lee | Quaternary (1994) | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Bittersuite" (Instrumental) | Mars | Quaternary | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Afraid" (Alternative Rave Mix) | Generation Swine (1997) | 4:08 | |
| 9. | "Beauty" |
| Generation Swine | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Generation Swine" |
| Generation Swine | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Bitter Pill" |
| Greatest Hits (1998) | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Enslaved" |
| Greatest Hits | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Hell on High Heels" |
| New Tattoo (2000) | 4:16 |
| 14. | "New Tattoo" (Single version) |
| New Tattoo | 4:02 |
| 15. | "If I Die Tomorrow" |
| Previously unreleased | 3:46 |
| 16. | "Sick Love Song" |
| Previously unreleased | 4:18 |
| 17. | "Street Fighting Man" (The Rolling Stones cover) | Jagger–Richards | Previously unreleased | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 18. | "I'm a Liar (That's the Truth)" |
| Previously unreleased | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Live Wire" | Too Fast for Love | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Piece of Your Action" |
| Too Fast for Love | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Black Widow" | Previously unreleased | 4:26 | |
| 4. | "Looks That Kill" | Shout at the Devil | 4:07 | |
| 5. | "Too Young to Fall in Love" (Remix) | Shout at the Devil | 3:38 | |
| 6. | "Shout at the Devil" | Shout at the Devil | 3:14 | |
| 7. | "Girls, Girls, Girls" |
| Girls, Girls, Girls | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Wild Side" |
| Girls, Girls, Girls | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Kickstart My Heart" | Dr. Feelgood | 4:48 | |
| 10. | "Dr. Feelgood" |
| Dr. Feelgood | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Primal Scream" |
| Generation Swine | 4:47 |
| 12. | "Home Sweet Home" ('91 Remix) |
| Decade of Decadence 81–91 | 4:01 |
| 13. | "Hooligan's Holiday" (Brown Nose Edit) |
| Mötley Crüe | 5:20 |
| 14. | "Beauty" |
| Generation Swine | 3:46 |
| 15. | "Bitter Pill" |
| Greatest Hits | 4:26 |
| 16. | "Hell on High Heels" |
| New Tattoo | 4:16 |
| 17. | "If I Die Tomorrow" (Rock Mix) |
| Previously unreleased | 3:46 |
| 18. | "Sick Love Song" |
| Previously unreleased | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 77:02 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||