"Hooligan's Holiday" is a song by American heavy metal band

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...

, released on their 1994 eponymous album. The lyrics to the song were written by vocalist/rhythm guitarist

John Corabi John Corabi (born April 26, 1959) is an American hard rock singer and guitarist. He was the frontman of The Scream during 1989 and the frontman of Mötley Crüe between 1992 and 1996 during original frontman Vince Neil's hiatus from the band. ...

and bassist

Nikki Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and radio personality, best known as the co-founder, bassist, primary songwriter, and only constant member of the hea ...

, while the music was written by Corabi, Sixx, drummer

Tommy Lee Thomas Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He also founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical projects. Early ...

and guitarist

Mick Mars Robert Alan Deal (born May 4, 1951), known professionally as Mick Mars, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and co-founder of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, being the oldest of the four origin ...

. It was the first song recorded by

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

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. 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

and

. #"Hooligan's Holiday" (Brown Nose Edit) #"Hooligan's Holiday" (LP version) #"Hypnotized"

Remixes

A remix version by

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was produced in 1994 and was released on the rarities album Supersonic and Demonic Relics.

Other appearances

"Hooligan's Holiday" also on the following Mötley Crüe compilation albums: *'' Supersonic and Demonic Relics'' *'' Red, White & Crüe''

Charts

References

1994 singles 1994 songs Mötley Crüe songs Songs written by Nikki Sixx Songs written by Tommy Lee Songs written by Mick Mars Songs written by John Corabi Song recordings produced by Bob Rock Alternative metal songs {{1990s-metal-song-stub