"Lies of the Beautiful People" is the first single from Sixx:A.M.'s second studio album '' This Is Gonna Hurt'', released on March 1, 2011.

Background

The song (along with the rest of the album) is a departure from the post-grunge found on ''

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'', moving into a more 1990s

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's internet blog has announced that the lead single from the album would be called "Lies of the Beautiful People" and was released on March 1, 2011. On February 15, 2011, it was announced that the music video for the single would premiere on Nikki's radio show website ''

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'' on February 16, 2011, 12:00AM ET / 9:00PM CT.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154081 On February 25, 2011, the single was released for purchase on the European

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. The music video, released on February 16, 2011. It contains an introduction by

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, and followed by changing live shots of the band, as well as photographs shot by Sixx himself, and taken from his second book ''This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx'', on which the album '' This Is Gonna Hurt'' is based on.

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References

2011 singles Songs written by DJ Ashba Songs written by Nikki Sixx Songs written by James Michael Sixx:A.M. songs 2010 songs Songs written by John 5 Eleven Seven Label Group singles {{2010s-rock-song-stub