Live Wire (Mötley Crüe song)

Infobox Single
Name = Live Wire


Caption =
Artist = Mötley Crüe
from Album = Too Fast for Love
A-side =
B-side =
Released = August 16, 1982
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Recorded =
Genre = Heavy Metal
Length = 3:14
Label =
Writer = Nikki Sixx
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = N/A
This single = "Live Wire"
(1982)
Next single = "Looks That Kill"
(1984)
Misc =

"Live Wire" is the debut single by the American hard rock band Mötley Crüe released from their 1981 debut album "Too Fast for Love". The video was directed by Mötley Crüe and during filming, Sixx's leg caught on fire. The single was released on August 16, 1982. In May 2006 it was ranked #17 on VH1's list of the 40 greatest metal songs of all time ["VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs", 1-4 May 2006, "VH1" Channel, reported by [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/103446/episode_this_list.jhtml VH1.com] ; last accessed 2006-09-10.] .

Track listing

# "Live Wire" – 3:14
# "Take Me To The Top"
# "Merry-Go-Round"

Personnel

* Vince Neil – vocals
* Mick Mars – guitar
* Nikki Sixx – bass
* Tommy Lee – drums

Trivia

*Song was in Charlie's Angels
*Song was in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

References