If I Die Tomorrow
"If I Die Tomorrow" | ||||
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Single by Mötley Crüe | ||||
from the album Red, White & Crüe | ||||
Released | 23 May 2005 (UK) [1] | |||
Genre | Alternative metal, hard rock | |||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | Universal Records | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Bob Rock | |||
Mötley Crüe singles chronology | ||||
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"If I Die Tomorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe released on their 2005 compilation album Red, White & Crüe. The song was one of the new songs recorded by Mötley Crüe for the album and the single charted at number 4 on the Mainstream rock charts.[2] It is the first single since "Beauty" to feature drummer Tommy Lee.
Composition
Originally written by the Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan, "If I Die Tomorrow" was left off their 2004 album Still Not Getting Any... as the band did not feel that it fit in with the rest of the album.[3] After finishing work with Simple Plan, producer Bob Rock brought the song to Mötley Crüe knowing that they were looking to record new material to include on their new compilation album. After hearing the song, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx made several lyrical and music changes to it before the band recorded it.[3]
Music video
A video was made to promote the single, which featured each one of the band members, which includes Sixx, vocalist Vince Neil, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars each individually in a nightmarish scene from their past. Sixx's scene shows him overdosing on heroin; Neil's scene shows him accidentally killing his friend, Razzle from Hanoi Rocks; Mars' scene shows him in a hospital bed, battling Ankylosing spondylitis; and Lee's scene shows him in prison. Also starred actress April Scott.[4]
Personnel
- Vince Neil - vocals
- Mick Mars - guitar
- Nikki Sixx - bass
- Tommy Lee - drums
Charts
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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UK Rock Chart[5] | 4 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] | 4 |
Australia (ARIA)[7] | 63 |
Florida Georgia Line cover
In 2014, Florida Georgia Line released a cover of "If I Die Tomorrow". The song appeared on a tribute album to Mötley Crüe, Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe (2014). Florida Georgia Line version charted on the Hot Country Songs (#33).[8]
References
- ^ "Motley Crue singles".
- ^ "The Billboard singles chart history- Motley Crue".
- ^ a b Bliss, Karen. Dec 15, 2004. Simple Plan Pen Crue Tune. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ Odell, Michael. Mar 2005. "Twilight of the Gods" Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Blender. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ "Motley Crue Rock and Metal singles charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ "Motley Crue – If I Die Tomorrow". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Florida Georgia Line Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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