\"Wild Side\" is a single by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was released on their 1987 album Girls, \"Girls, Girls\".
The song has been a staple at live concerts and has not been left off the setlist since its release. It is usually accompanied by a tremendous amount of pyrotechnics, and is always a crowd pleaser. As the song does not have a guitar solo, a 'drum solo' is used when Tommy Lee plays in a suspended, rotating drum cage over the crowd. The video for this song was recorded on July 18, 1987 in Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.
\"Wild Side\" deals with life in the ghetto of Los Angeles, a familiar place for the members of Motley Crue. It came about when Nikki Sixx was chatting with a Hispanic school girl and asked her to recite the lord's prayer. It inspired him to write the song, twisting the words of the prayer into a testament of the \"Wild Side\". It describes the criminal activity associated with the area, such as pimping, organized crime, rape, assault, and armed robbery, and is told from the perspective of a gang member. \"Wild Side\" changes frequently in style, from a moderately fast pace to a slower, more blues-rock sound in the middle and at the end. The song ends with the repetition of \"Wild Side\" and various sounds of breaking glass, gunfire, screams, police sirens, and rap music playing.
