This Is Gonna Hurt
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This Is Gonna Hurt is the second
studio album by Sixx:A.M., a side project of Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx, released on May 3, 2011. Like the first album which served as a companion soundtrack to Nikki Sixx's first book The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
, this album is a companion to the book of the same name, Sixx's second book, which was released on April 12, 2011. Unlike its predecessor, This Is Gonna Hurt does not feature any spoken word.
Release
The lead single from the album is "Lies of the Beautiful People" and was released on March 1, 2011.[1] The first single "Lies of the Beautiful People" premiered on Sixx's radio show website "Sixx Sense" on February 16, 2011, and went on sale on March 1.[2] The album was released on May 10, 2011, after being pushed back from a March 22, 2011, release date.[3]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Ultimate Guitar Archive | (8.5/10)[10] |
Winnipeg Free Press | (mixed)[11] |
This Is Gonna Hurt debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200, selling 30,000 copies in its first week of release,[12] and at #1 on the Hard Rock Charts.[citation needed]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
Are You with Me Now
" (listed on the cover as "Are You with Me")Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 53 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] | 14 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)[15]
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41 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] | 70 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] | 43 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 75 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 28 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 60 |
3 | |
US Billboard 200[22] | 10 |
US | 1 |
Personnel
The album's credits and personnel can be obtained from AllMusic.[24]
- Sixx:A.M.
- backing vocals
- DJ Ashba – lead guitar, backing vocals
- strings
- Additional personnel
- Shahnaz – backing vocals
- Production
- James Michael – engineering, mixing
- Dave Donnelly – mastering
- Kevin Llewellyn – cover painting
- Nikki Sixx – photography
- P. R. Brown – art design, photography
References
- ^ Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx "This Is Gonna Hurt" To Be Released On April 12th Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET – SIXX: A.M.: 'Lies Of The Beautiful People' Video Released - Feb. 16, 2011
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET – NIKKI SIXX: New Book 'This Is Gonna Hurt' Tentatively Due In March - Sep. 4, 2010 Archived 2011-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Rovi). Retrieved 2011-08-24.
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- Melodic.net. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ Borjon, Jeremy (May 6, 2011). "Review: Sixx:A.M. – This Is Gonna Hurt". Revolver. Future US. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (May 12, 2011). "This Is Gonna Hurt by Sixx:A.M." Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Ultimate Guitar Archive. June 5, 2011. Archived from the originalon August 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ Williams, Rob (May 7, 2011). "SIXX A.M. This is Gonna Hurt". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- billboard.com. May 11, 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 15, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Sixx:A.M. Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Sixx:A.M. – This is Gonna Hurt". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Sixx:A.M." Oricon. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sixx:A.M. – This is Gonna Hurt". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Sixx:A.M. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Sixx:A.M. Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-24.