Theatre of Pain

Theatre of Pain is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 21, 1985. Released in the aftermath of lead vocalist Vince Neil's arrest for manslaughter on a drunk driving charge, the album marked the beginning of the band's transition away from the traditional heavy metal sound of Too Fast for Love and Shout at the Devil, towards a more glam metal style.

Theatre of Pain enjoyed some commercial success upon its release in the early summer of 1985; the singles "Smokin' in the Boys Room" (which gave the band their first Top 20 hit) and "Home Sweet Home", both of which remained staples of the band's live sets for decades to come, helped the album reach number 6 in the Billboard chart, and into the top ten of three other charts globally. By 1995, ten years after release, it had achieved quadruple platinum status, similar to its predecessor, Shout at the Devil.