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The Heroin Diaries is a concept album written by Nikki Sixx, James Michael and DJ Ashba and recorded by their band Sixx:A.M.,[1]which serves as the companion soundtrack to Nikki Sixx's autobiography, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star. "Life is Beautiful", the first single off the album, was originally posted on Sixx's MySpace page; it "picked up momentum"[2] and entered the radio charts, debuting at #26 on the Billboard rock singles chart.[3] It peaked at #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[4] The album was released on August 21, 2007. There are 13 tracks on the album, with one taken from each chapter of the book. It has sold more than 210.000 copies to date in the U.S as of May 2008.
[edit] Track listing
- "X-Mas in Hell" (Nikki Sixx/DJ Ashba) - 2:10
- "Van Nuys" (James Michael) - 3:52
- "Life Is Beautiful" (Sixx/Michael/DJ Ashba) - 3:36
- "Pray for Me" (Sixx/Michael/DJ Ashba) - 4:14
- "Tomorrow" (Sixx/Michael/DJ Ashba/Scott Stevens) - 4:05
- "Accidents Can Happen" (Sixx/Michael/Ashba) - 4:07
- "Intermission" (Sixx/DJ Ashba) - 2:20
- "Dead Man's Ballet" (Michael) - 5:25
- "Heart Failure" (Sixx/Michael/DJ Ashba) - 4:58
- "Girl with Golden Eyes" (Sixx/Michael/DJ Ashba) - 4:20
- "Courtesy Call" (Michael) - 4:41
- "Permission" (Michael) - 4:14
- "Life After Death" (Sixx/DJ Ashba) - 3:00
[edit] Singles
- "Life Is Beautiful" (2007)
- "Accidents Can Happen (2007)
- "Pray For Me" (2008)
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