Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe song)

"Girls, Girls, Girls" is a single by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It is the first single from the album of the same name, and was released on May 11, 1987.

"Girls, Girls, Girls"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Girls, Girls, Girls
ReleasedMay 11, 1987
GenreHeavy metal, glam metal[1]
Length4:30
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee
Producer(s)Tom Werman
Mötley Crüe singles chronology
"Home Sweet Home"
(1985)		 "Girls, Girls, Girls"
(1987)		 "Wild Side"
(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.[2]

Meaning

The song references several strip clubs, including The Tropicana, The Body Shop, Seventh Veil (all located on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles), the Marble Arch (Vancouver, BC),[3] Thee Dollhouse (Fort Lauderdale), the famous Crazy Horse in Paris, and Tattletales in Atlanta.

Music video

Filmed on the night of April 13, 1987, Mötley Crüe shot their video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" with director Wayne Isham. 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 on the Sunset Strip. 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.[4]

The original cut of the video featured topless dancers and was purposely sent by Isham to MTV before it was rejected and replaced with a more sanitized version.[4]

Charts

The single originally peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 in the UK.[5] Following the release of the 2019 biopic The Dirt, the track returned to the rock singles chart in both the US and the UK in April of that year.

Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 19
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[7] 33

Personnel

References
  1. "Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Hair Metal Songs". Rolling Stone. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. https://www.mixonline.com/recording/classic-tracks-motley-crues-girls-girls-girls-365920
  3. https://www.straight.com/article/know-your-history-the-marble-arch
  4. Wake, Matt (August 22, 2017). "Nikki Sixx and Director Wayne Isham Look Back on "Girls, Girls, Girls" 30 Years Later". LA Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. "Allmusic (Motley Crue charts & awards)Billboard singles".
  6. "Motley Crue Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  7. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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