Looks That Kill

"Looks That Kill" is a Mötley Crüe song released on their 1983 album Shout at the Devil. Written by bassist Nikki Sixx, the song was released as a single on January 4, 1984 and spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, peaking at #54 and # 18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks^[1]. Released as a video, it garnered the band their first true exposure on MTV. It is known to be some of the best work from lead guitarist Mick Mars. The song is a fan favorite, it is still a key part of their live set.

Track listing

1. "Looks That Kill" – 4:07
2. "Piece of Your Action"

Personnel

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

Legacy

• The main riff came in at #41 on Guitar World's list of best riffs/solos.
• It is used on the radio station V-ROCK in the video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Due to copyright issues, this song was excluded from the European release of the game.
• The Savage Nation radio show uses "Looks That Kill" as its theme song.
• Cover version was released as a bonus track on Static-X's new album Cult of Static.
• It appears in Guitar Hero 5.
• The pre-chorus guitar riff is strikingly similar to the dungeon theme to the video game Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.The song was released four years prior to the games release.

References

External links

• Music video