Flush (song)
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| “Flush” | |||||
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| Song by Mötley Crüe | |||||
| Album | Generation Swine | ||||
| Released | June 24, 1997 | ||||
| Recorded | 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Hard Rock | ||||
| Length | 5:03 | ||||
| Label | Elektra Records | ||||
| Writer | Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, & John Corabi | ||||
| Producer | Scott Humphrey, Nikki Sixx & Tommy Lee | ||||
| Generation Swine track listing | |||||
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"Flush" is a song by the American hard rock band Mötley Crüe, released on their 1997 album Generation Swine.
Written by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and singer/guitarist John Corabi, "Flush" was originally written and recorded as "Kiss the Sky," a version that was included on the 1999 and 2003 reissues of the album. Lyrically, Sixx claims that the song is anti-suicide.[1] During the recording of "Kiss the Sky," returning vocalist Vince Neil was having difficulties getting the melody down, so the band called in Corabi to teach Neil the song. It was a session that Corabi felt was awkward.[1]
"Flush" was played live by the band during their tour to support the Generation Swine album. While performing the song, the band would play footage found by Lee of people committing suicide, including footage of Budd Dwyer's public suicide in 1987.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Lee, Tommy, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx and Neil Strauss. The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band, Regan Books, 2002. ISBN 0-06-039288-6
- ^ Oct 28 1997. Motley Crue. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
