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 Sixx's second book, This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography, And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx, 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.Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx "This Is Gonna Hurt" To Be Released On April 12th 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. The album was released on May 10, 2011, after being pushed back from a March 22, 2011, release date.BLABBERMOUTH.NET – NIKKI SIXX: New Book 'This Is Gonna Hurt' Tentatively Due In March - Sep. 4, 2010
Reception
This Is Gonna Hurt debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200, selling 30,000 copies in its first week of release,Caulfield, Keith. "Beastie Boys Score No 2 Debut on Billboard". billboard.com. May 11, 2011. and at #1 on the Hard Rock Charts.
Track listing
Charts Chart (2014) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 53
Personnel The album's credits and personnel can be obtained from AllMusic.
Nikki Sixx – bass guitar, backing vocals DJ Ashba – lead guitar, backing vocals James Michael – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, drums, strings Additional personnel Meghan "Shahnaz" Kabir – backing vocals
Production James Michael – production, engineering, mixing Dave Donnelly – mastering Kevin Llewellyn – cover painting Nikki Sixx – photography P. R. Brown – art design, photography
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