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

Heavy metal music

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 band, Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...

, released on their 1994 eponymous album

Mötley Crüe (album)

Mötley Crüe is the eponymous sixth studio album by heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was released on March 15, 1994, their sixth studio album. It was the band's first and only album released with singer John Corabi, and was the first album of new material released by the band since their 1989 album,...

. The lyrics to the song were written by vocalist/rhythm guitarist John Corabi

John Corabi

John Corabi is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP , Ratt , Twenty 4 Seven , Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws John Corabi (born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy...

 and bassist Nikki Sixx

Nikki Sixx

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

Tommy Lee

Thomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam 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 projects...

 and guitarist Mick Mars

Mick Mars

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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 MTV

MTV

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. The single was released in a variety of packages, including a CD single, 7" vinyl, and a 12" vinyl (which came with a sticker featuring the new band logo).

Track listing

All songs written by Nikki Sixx

Nikki Sixx

Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey...

, John Corabi

John Corabi

John Corabi is a heavy metal singer and guitarist who has worked with such bands as Angora, The Scream, Mötley Crüe, Union and ESP , Ratt , Twenty 4 Seven , Zen Lunatic, Brides of Destruction, and Angel City Outlaws John Corabi (born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a heavy...

, Mick Mars

Mick Mars

Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day...

 and Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee

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1. "Hooligan's Holiday" (Brown Nose Edit)
2. "Hooligan's Holiday" (LP version)
3. "Hypnotized"

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	36
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks	10

Other appearances

"Hooligan's Holiday" also on the following Mötley Crüe compilation albums:

• Supersonic and Demonic Relics
• Red, White & Crüe