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“Smokin in the Boys Room” by Motley Crue

From the album Theatre of Pain (1985)

“Smokin in the Boys Room” by Motley Crue appears on 53 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Theatre of Pain. Its best result is #18 on the KISW 25 Greatest Rock Covers. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #500 classic rock song of all time.

53countdowns
20stations
#18best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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Mötley Crüe hauled "Smokin' in the Boys Room" onto Theatre of Pain in 1985, and the Cub Koda and Michael Lutz tune about kids sneaking cigarettes in the school restroom without getting caught fit them like a stolen leather jacket. Tom Werman produced it, Duane Baron recorded and mixed it, and the band plays it as a sleazy, stomping boogie: Mick Mars' electric guitar grinding, Tommy Lee pounding the drums and percussion, Nikki Sixx on bass with synthesizer and bass pedals underneath, and Vince Neil smirking his way through the lead vocal.

All four pile in on the backing vocals, gang-shout style, which is exactly how a song about breaking the school rules ought to sound.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 141 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
2002 479 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 269 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 263 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 1079 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 1149 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 355 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 458 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 854 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 843 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 223 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 861 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 165 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 588 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 393 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 510 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 478 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 494 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 840 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 354 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 426 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 428 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 321 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 912 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 263 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 268 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 242 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 238 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 182 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 460 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 470 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 18 KISW KISW 25 Greatest Rock Covers 25
2022 261 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 334 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 170 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 352 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 607 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 451 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 241 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 186 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 236 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 425 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 352 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 280 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 330 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 61 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 396 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 287 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 71 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 281 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 259 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 309 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 497 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 265 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Smokin' In The Boys Room; Smokin' in the Boys Room; Smokin' in the Boys Ro; Smokin' In The Boys' Room; Smokin' in the Boy's Room.

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