One of Mötley Crüe’s biggest hits was initially rejected by their record label, but the song subsequently became one of MTV’s most-watched videos, so much so that the network eventually pulled it from rotation.
Ultimate Classic Rock reported that the band's record label, Elektra, wasn't a fan of Theatre of Pain's "Home Sweet Home." The band's bassist, Nikki Sixx, recalled the record company told them the song was "horrible, and you have to take that song off the record. You guys aren't a ballad band."
Therefore, without label support for the tune, the band filmed themselves on tour and released the video. The response was electric.
MTV played the video so much that it became one of its most-watched in history. Mötley Crüe explained its endurance via a Facebook post.
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"Back in the day MTV (when it played music) had Dial MTV, a daily countdown show, in which viewers called a 1-800 telephone number to vote for their favorite video. The Crüe owned that show for months. It was 14 weeks in a row at No. 1.” claimed that MTV programming executive Steve Casey subsequently changed the rules of Dial MTV for other videos to get a chance at exposure.
This story of "Home Sweet Home" was further explored by YouTuber Professor of Rock. "Mötley Crüe paid for the music video out of their own pockets, and they submitted it to MTV. That's the only reason it did as well as it did."
He continued, "Fans flooded the request lines for almost three months, asking for this video. Finally, with no end in sight, MTV invoked the unwritten 'Crüe rule.' Meaning that from then on, music videos came with an expiration date."
"Thirty days after the premiere of a music video, it would be dropped from the request line. 'Home Sweet Home' was the most requested video in early MTV video history," he concluded.
The song was a clear departure from the band's heavier sound. However, its lyrics of longing for something you think you can never have resonated with fans and helped make the tune a timeless anthem.
Sixx shared the song "came out of that feeling of being gone so long and wanting to come back. Which is ironic, because all you ever want is to get in a band and go on the road, but then you’re on the road, and you want to come home.”
"Home Sweet Home" remains a cornerstone of Mötley Crüe's setlist. It will likely be featured during the band's 2026 North American summer tour, "The Return of the Carnival of Sins," alongside Tesla and Extreme.
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