Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe song)

"Girls, Girls, Girls"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Girls, Girls, Girls
B-side"Sumthin' For Nuthin'"
ReleasedMay 13, 1987[1]
GenreGlam metal[2][3][4][5][6]
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)
Music video
"Girls, Girls, Girls" on YouTube

"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 13, 1987.

The song pays tribute to strippers, referencing iconic stripper clubs in Los Angeles' Sunset Strip, Vancouver, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta and Paris.[7]

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.[8]

Meaning

The song references several strip clubs, including The Tropicana, The Body Shop, Seventh Veil (all located on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California), the Marble Arch (Vancouver, BC, Canada),[9] The Dollhouse (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), the famous Crazy Horse in Paris, France, and Tattletales in Atlanta, Georgia.

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. 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.[10]

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.[10]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 43
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 12
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[15] 20
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canada Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales[16] 43
UK Rock & Metal[17] 33
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs[18] 19
US Rock Digital Song Sales[19] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Legacy

In 2010, "Girls, Girls, Girls" was made available as a download for Guitar Hero 5 as part of the "80's Track Pack".[2][21]

References

  1. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 50.
  2. ^ a b "MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Girls, Girls, Girls' Part Of 'Guitar Hero' '80s Track Pack". Blabbermouth.net. February 26, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Readers' Poll: The Best Hair Metal Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. June 20, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Hair Metal Songs". Rolling Stone. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Blistein, Jon (March 15, 2021). "Robert Fripp, Toyah Willcox Serve Up a Cover of Mötley Crüe's 'Girls, Girls, Girls'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 30, 2021. the 1987 hair metal classic
  6. ^ Johnson, Howard (July 21, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (October 3, 2012). "Top 10 Motley Crue Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Classic Tracks: Motley Crue's 'Girls, Girls, Girls'". Mix (magazine). December 1, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Know your history - The Marble Arch". The Georgia Straight. August 11, 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Wake, Matt (August 22, 2017). "Nikki Sixx and Director Wayne Isham Look Back on 'Girls, Girls, Girls' 30 Years Later". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Girls, Girls, Girls". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 667". RPM. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "MOTLEY CRUE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Mainstream rock". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Canadian Digital". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Rock and Alternative". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Rock Digital". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Motley Crue – Girls Girls Girls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  21. ^ "Guitar Hero(R) 5 and Band Hero(TM) Offer Rockers a Strong Lineup of Downloadable Tracks in March". Activision. February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2009.