| "Lies of the Beautiful People" | ||||
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| Single by Sixx:A.M. | ||||
| from the album This Is Gonna Hurt | ||||
| Released | March 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | February–July 2010 | |||
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| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Sixx:A.M. singles chronology | ||||
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"Lies of the Beautiful People" is the first single from Sixx:A.M.'s second studio album This Is Gonna Hurt , released on March 1, 2011.
The song (along with the rest of the album) is a departure from the post-grunge found on The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack , moving into a more 1990s industrial rock sound found in that is influenced by artists like Filter and Stabbing Westward.[ citation needed ]
Eddie Trunk's internet blog has announced that the lead single from the album would be called "Lies of the Beautiful People" and was released on March 1, 2011. [1] On February 15, 2011, it was announced that the music video for the single would premiere on Nikki's radio show website Sixx Sense on February 16, 2011, 12:00AM ET / 9:00PM CT. [2]
On February 25, 2011, the single was released for purchase on the European iTunes Store. The music video, released on February 16, 2011. It contains an introduction by Nikki Sixx, and followed by changing live shots of the band, as well as photographs shot by Sixx himself, and taken from his second book This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx, on which the album This Is Gonna Hurt is based on.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [3] | 6 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 7 |
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [5] | 14 |
Nikki Sixx is an American musician who is the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister bandmate Lizzie Grey. In 2000, he formed side project group 58 with Dave Darling, Steve Gibb and Bucket Baker issuing one album, Diet for a New America, the same year while, in 2002, he formed the hard rock supergroup Brides of Destruction with L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns. Formed in 2006, initially to record an audio accompaniment to Sixx's autobiography The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, his side band Sixx:A.M. features songwriter, producer, and vocalist James Michael and guitarist DJ Ashba.
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