Shout At The Devil Same Ol' Situation Don't Go Away Mad Mötley Crüe

Shout At The Devil Album: Shout At The Devil (1997)
Same Ol' Situation Album: Dr. Feelgood (1990)
Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) Album: Dr. Feelgood (1990)
by Mötley Crüe

"Shout at the Devil" is a song written by bassist Nikki Sixx, the song is the title track of their album of the same name. The song charted at No. 30 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.

Shout At The Devil has been described as a heavy, riff-driven rocker with a dark tone. Like many other heavy metal songs, it stirred controversy for allegations that it encouraged devil worship. However, the lyrics do not explicitly encourage the worship of the devil. However, when the song aired in 1983 on at least some radio stations there was a spoken introduction in a dramatic voice that ended with the words "Come now, children of the beast, and shout at the devil".

Shout At The Devil was re-recorded by the band for their 1997 album Generation Swine, titled "Shout at the Devil '97".

In 1982, the band recorded a demo version of "Shout at the Devil". It was not released for many years until the 2003 remastered edition of the Shout at the Devil album. The demo version features a different intro and has slightly different lyrics.

A cover version of Shout At The Devil appears in Guitar Hero II while the master recording appears in Guitar Hero Smash Hits.
Shout At The Devil also appears in Rocksmith 2014, along with four other songs from the band's career.
It was used as the entrance song for Brock Lesnar, during his first 3 MMA fights, at Dynamite!!! 2007, and in the UFC, and by New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain.
Shout At The Devil appears in the TV show My Name Is Earl and the film Idle Hands.
A cover version appears in the Knight Rider episode "The Nineteenth Hole".
It is one of two Mötley Crüe songs that appears in the videogame Saints Row: The Third, the other being "Live Wire".
Shout At The Devil is used in the Hardee's/Carl's Jr. commercial to promote the El Diablo Thickburger.
It is played at the Halloween party scene on "Trick or Treat, Freak", a Halloween episode of the second season of Stranger Things.

"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" is a song from their 1989 album Dr. Feelgood. Released in 1990 as the album's fifth single, it peaked at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #34 on the Mainstream Rock charts. According to VH1 Classic All-Time Top 10, the song is about lesbianism.

The video was shot July 7, 1990 during a concert at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre. The video is dedicated to their fans.

Same Ol' Situation tells a story about a boy meeting two girls, and in the end, the two women end up together.

Don't Go Away Mad is a breakup song with a twist. Lead singer Vince Neil spends the first 2:30 of the song explaining how they had some good times together, but they've grown apart, and he wants his freedom. It sounds like he's being sensitive and letting her down easy, but then he tells her, "Girl, don't go away mad. Girl, just go away."

There is no chorus in the song, but that line gets repeated over and over at the end, providing the payoff. For the bad boys of Mötley Crüe, it fits in with their ethos.

Mötley Crüe bass player Nikki Sixx wrote this with the band's guitarist, Mick Mars. The title likely came from a line of dialogue in the 1986 movie Heartbreak Ridge, where a soldier in the Marines refuses to provide any information to a sergeant, dismissing him with the line, "Don't go away mad, just go away."

Sixx acknowledged he got the title from a movie, but couldn't remember which one. When he heard it, he thought it was a great idea for a song.
The fourth single from the Dr. Feelgood album, "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" continued a run of hits for the band, which was enjoying peak West Coast hair metal. It became one of their most popular live songs, and one Vince Neil always enjoyed performing.

The line, "Too young to fall in love" is a throwback to the 1983 Motley Crue number "Too Young To Fall In Love," which is about a volatile relationship destined to combust.

The music video opens with the woman just going away after Vince Neil gives her the boot. He then heads to Los Angeles and enjoys some good times without her.

Mary Lambert, who also did the "Without You" video, was the director.

Mötley Crüe

Vince Neil – lead vocals
Mick Mars – guitar
Nikki Sixx – bass
Tommy Lee – drums, percussion