"Kickstart My Heart"
Single byMötley Crüe
from the albumDr. Feelgood
B-side	"She Goes Down"
Released	November 20, 1989
Genre	Glam metal[1][2][3][4]
Length	4:48
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Nikki Sixx
Producer(s)	Bob Rock
Mötley Crüe singles chronology
"Dr. Feelgood" (1989) "Kickstart My Heart" (1989) "Without You" (1990)
Music videos
"Kickstart My Heart" onYouTube

"Kickstart My Heart" is a song by Americanheavy metal bandMötley Crüe, originally released on their 1989 album,Dr. Feelgood. Released as the album's second single in 1989, "Kickstart My Heart" reached number 27 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart in the United States in early 1990.^[5]

In a 2015 interview, Mötley Crüe bassistNikki Sixx related the origins of "Kickstart My Heart", which he wrote while the band was already working onDr. Feelgood. Sixx was playing acoustic guitar in his house while scribbling words on a piece of paper. When the group’s former manager read the words, he encouraged Sixx to share it with the rest of the band. Sixx was reluctant, but eventually did show the band and the track came together quickly.^[6] The phrase "kickstart my heart" supposedly refers to Sixx's overdose incident where a paramedic injected his heart with adrenaline;Guns N' Roses drummerSteven Adler disputes the accuracy of the story, saying he revived Sixx before the paramedics arrived.^[7]

The video clip was shot at theWhisky a Go Go on October 5, 1989, during Mötley Crüe's warm-up show before embarking on theDr. Feelgood world tour.Sam Kinison is featured at the start of the video chauffeuring the band to the Whisky in a 1946 Buick ambulance.^{[citation needed]}

• Vince Neil – vocals
• Mick Mars – guitars,talk box
• Nikki Sixx – bass
• Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals

• An orchestral remix of the song by2WEI has appeared in theBattlefield 2042 announcement trailer.
• An edited version of the song scores the climaticfootball match of the finale of the third season of documentary seriesWelcome to Wrexham.
• The song was used by controversial baseball relief pitcherJohn Rocker as his entrance song when entering games.
• The song is featured as in-game music for the North American release of the video gameGran Turismo 3: A-spec.
• The song is played in the trailers ofThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.
• The song appears in the 2011 filmZookeeper.
• In 2025,Fox Sports adopted the song as the theme music for itscoverage of theIndyCar Series. While originally intended as a placeholder by Fox's art director, it was positively received by colleagues and made permanent.^[19]

• Music video onYouTube

• 1989 songs
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• Elektra Records singles
• Mötley Crüe songs
• Songs based on actual events
• Songs written by Nikki Sixx
• Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
• Song recordings produced by Bob Rock

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