Generation Swine
Generation Swine is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on 24 June 1997. It follows their 1994 self-titled record and brings Vince Neil back to the microphone, his first appearance with the band on a studio album since the 1991 compilation Decade of Decadence. The title, and the title track, take their name from Generation of Swine by Hunter S. Thompson.
It's an album of changes in the Crüe story. It was the last of their records to come out on Elektra, and the last to feature drummer Tommy Lee until Saints of Los Angeles arrived in 2008. For anyone following the band through the 1990s, it's the one that reunites the voice of their 1980s heyday with a group in transition, and it's worth hearing for exactly that moment.
Generation Swine: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 49:22Tracklist
- 1Find MyselfLee, Mars, Sixx2:51
- 2AfraidNikki Sixx4:08
- 3FlushCorabi, Lee, Sixx5:03
- 4Generation SwineTommy Lee and Nikki Sixx4:39
- 5ConfessionsLee, Mars, Sixx4:20
- 6BeautyLee, Sixx, Humphrey3:47
- 7GlitterAdams, Humphrey, Sixx5:01
- 8Anybody Out There?Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx1:50
- 9Let Us PreyNikki Sixx and John Corabi4:22
- 10RocketshipNikki Sixx2:05
- 11A Rat Like MeNikki Sixx4:13
- 12Shout at the Devil ’97Nikki Sixx3:43
- 13BrandonTommy Lee3:21
- Produced by
- Tommy Lee, Dave Ogilvie, Nikki Sixx, Scott Humphrey, Bob Rock
- Recorded at
- Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, California, Music Grinder, Hollywood, California, Conway, Hollywood, California, The Enterprise, Burbank, California, The Chop Shop, Los Angeles, California, Butt Cheese West, Los Angeles, California
- Recorded
- 1995–1997
- Mixed by
- Brian Dobbs, Dave Ogilvie, James “Jimbo” Barton, Lenny DeRose
- Labels
- Beyond Music, Elektra
- Length
- 49:22
Line-up
- Tommy Lee · drums (drum set), background vocals, other vocals
- Mick Mars · guitar
- Nikki Sixx · electric bass guitar, lead vocals
- Vince Neil · lead vocals, background vocals
- Gunner Sixx · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Afraid” · 22 January 1997
- “Beauty” · 16 December 1997
- “Glitter (Remix)” · 1997
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1997 | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1997 | 80 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1997 | 8 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1997 | 9 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1997 | 10 |
| Swedish Albums · 1997 | 18 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1997 | 34 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Japan · 1998 | Platinum |
| United States · 1997 | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 June 1997 | ignored lone early release dated 1997-05-25 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 June 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 24 June 1997 | |
| US release | 24 June 1997 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 24 June 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | XE | Beyond Music | 724384779825 | other |
| 1997 | XE | Elektra | 075596190121 | other |
| 25 May 1997 | JP | Elektra | 4988029207548 | original |
| 24 June 1997 | US | Elektra | 075596190121 | other |
| 24 June 1997 | US | Elektra | other | |
| 24 June 1997 | XE | Elektra | 075596206624 | other |
| 1999 | XE | Beyond | 724384779825 | other |
| 30 June 1999 | JP | Polydor | 4988005230829 | other |
| 2008 | US | Eleven Seven Music | 846070036026 | other |
| 11 February 2022 | XW | BMG | 4050538779042 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |