"Girls, Girls, Girls" is a single by American heavy metal band

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums ...

. It is the first single from the album of the same name, and was released on May 11, 1987.

Production

The track was thoroughly pre-produced, and was then recorded at different studios over the course of several weeks, starting with the drum parts, then bass and guitar, and finally vocals.

Meaning

The song references several

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s, including The Tropicana, The Body Shop, Seventh Veil (all located on the

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), the Marble Arch (

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, BC), The Dollhouse (

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), the famous

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, and Tattletales in

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Music video

Filmed on the night of April 13, 1987, Mötley Crüe shot their video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" with director

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. With a strip club theme planned for the video, they originally wanted to use The Body Shop, but since that venue is all-nude and does not serve alcohol, they ended up shooting it at The Seventh Veil. By the time they finished at the club, none of the band members were functioning properly. They left the club on their motorcycles to go to Isham's studio nearby to film inserts, stopping off at a Mexican restaurant for shooters and taquitos on the way. The original cut of the video featured topless dancers and was purposely sent by Isham to

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before it was rejected and replaced with a more sanitized version.

Personnel

Vince Neil Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961), best known by the stage name Vince Neil, is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and occasional rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 forma ...

– vocals *

Mick Mars Robert Alan Deal (born May 4, 1951), known professionally as Mick Mars, is an American musician and the retired lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He is known for his aggressive, melodic solos and bluesy riffs ...

– guitar *

Nikki Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a me ...

– bass *

Tommy Lee Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical ...

– drums

Charts

Legacy

In 2010, "Girls, Girls, Girls" was made available as a download for ''

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'' as part of the "80's Track Pack".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Girls, Girls, Girls (Motley Crue song) Mötley Crüe songs 1987 songs 1987 singles Music videos directed by Wayne Isham Songs written by Nikki Sixx Songs written by Mick Mars Songs written by Tommy Lee Song recordings produced by Tom Werman Elektra Records singles