MÖTLEY CRÜE – “Kickstart My Heart” – was released 35 years ago today. Do you know these 5 facts?

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Exactly 35 years ago to the day, on November 20, 1989, “Kickstart My Heart” by Mötley Crüe was released as the second single from their album “Dr. Feelgood”. Did you already know these 5 facts?

★ The song was written while working on “Dr. Feelgood”. Nikki Sixx was playing his acoustic guitar at home and wrote some words on a piece of paper. The manager at the time encouraged him to share the lyrics with the rest of the band. After some hesitation, he did so.

★ “Kickstart My Heart” refers to his overdose incident, in which a paramedic injected adrenaline into his heart. However, Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler claims that he revived Nikki before the paramedics arrived.

★ The video clip was shot at the Whisky a Go Go on October 5, 1989.

★ Stand-up comedian Sam Kinison can be seen at the beginning as a chauffeur who takes the band to the location in a 1946 Buick.

★ “Kickstart My Heart” reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.