| Looks That Kill | |
| Cover: | Mötley Crüe Looks That Kill Single.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mötley Crüe |
| Album: | Shout at the Devil |
| Released: | January 1984 (US)[1] |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, pop metal |
| Length: | 4:07 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | Tom Werman |
| Prev Title: | Shout at the Devil |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Too Young to Fall in Love |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"Looks That Kill" is a song by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was released as a single in January 1984. The song is considered one of their best.[2] [3]
"Looks That Kill" has regularly featured in Mötley Crüe's live performances. The video marked the band's inaugural appearance on mainstream MTV.[4]
The track was written by bassist Nikki Sixx and spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, peaking at #54. On the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, it peaked at #12.
The music video was filmed at A&M Records' main sound stage. It features the band in a post-apocalyptic setting where they trap a group of women in a cage while performing the song. In the middle of the video, the warrior queen (played by Wendy Barry) appears to release the women before confronting the band. The band follows and surrounds her, but she disappears, leaving a flaming pentagram on the ground.[5]