Cancelled (EP)

{{Infobox album

| name = Cancelled

| type = EP

| artist = Mötley Crüe

| cover = Motley Crue - Cancelled.png

| alt =

| released = October 4, 2024

| recorded = 2023

| genre = Heavy metal, alternative metal

| length = 12:18

| label = Big Machine

| producer = Bob Rock

| prev_title = The Dirt Soundtrack

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Cancelled

| type = EP

| single1 = Dogs of War

| single1date = April 26, 2024{{cite web |title=Mötley Crüe Signs With Big Machine Records, Announces New Single 'Dogs Of War' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-signs-with-big-machine-records-announces-new-single-dogs-of-war |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=April 23, 2024 |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423134034/https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-signs-with-big-machine-records-announces-new-single-dogs-of-war |url-status=live }}

| single2 = Fight for Your Right

| single2date = August 23, 2024{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-announces-cancelled-three-song-ep|title=Mötley Crüe Announces 'Cancelled' Three-Song EP|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=August 26, 2024|date=August 23, 2024}}

| single3 = Cancelled

| single3date = 2024

}}

Cancelled is an EP by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on October 4, 2024, through Big Machine Records. It is their first release with guitarist John 5, who replaced Mick Mars following his retirement from the band in October 2022.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/its-official-john-5-joins-motley-crue|title=It's Official: John 5 Joins Mötley Crüe|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=August 26, 2024|date=October 27, 2022}}

Background and production

On April 19, 2023, Mötley Crüe announced that they had begun working on new music with record producer Bob Rock.{{cite web |last1=DiVita |first1=Joe |title=Motley Crue Officially Recording in Studio With Big Name Producer |url=https://loudwire.com/motley-crue-recording-in-studio-producer-bob-rock/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=August 26, 2024 |language=en |date=April 19, 2023 |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426140453/https://loudwire.com/motley-crue-recording-in-studio-producer-bob-rock/ |url-status=live }} Bassist Nikki Sixx released a statement a month later, stating that it had finished production and had begun mixing the new material.{{cite web |last1=Horsley |first1=Jonathan |title=Mötley Crüe have finished their first studio album with John 5 – and promise it's "heavier than anything" |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/motley-crue-new-album-john-5 |website=Guitar World |access-date=August 26, 2024 |language=en |date=May 15, 2023 |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524183551/https://www.guitarworld.com/news/motley-crue-new-album-john-5 |url-status=live }} In July 2023, frontman Vince Neil confirmed that the band recorded three brand new songs.{{cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip |title=Vince Neil Discusses New Mötley Crüe Recordings, Extending Crüe's Stadium Tour |url=https://loudwire.com/motley-crue-new-songs-2024-tour-dates-vince-neil/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=July 3, 2023 |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704142607/https://loudwire.com/motley-crue-new-songs-2024-tour-dates-vince-neil/ |url-status=live }} Two months later, guitarist John 5 confirmed the title of a new song as "Dogs of War", and also revealed that the band had recorded a cover of "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by Beastie Boys.{{cite web |title=New Mötley Crüe Songs Are 'So Good': 'Everybody Is Just Killing It' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/new-motley-crue-songs-are-so-good-everybodys-just-killing-it |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=September 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105235112/https://blabbermouth.net/news/new-motley-crue-songs-are-so-good-everybodys-just-killing-it |url-status=live }}

On April 23, 2024, it was announced that Mötley Crüe had signed a deal with Big Machine Records, and three days later the band released "Dogs of War", their first song in five years and their first with John 5. Neil told Billboard that same month that additional music from Mötley Crüe could be released by the end of 2024 or in 2025, but also stated that new material could result in "a few songs here, a few songs there" rather than a full-length album.{{cite web |title=Vince Neil On New Mötley Crüe Song 'Dogs of War': It's 'Like Old School Meets New School' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/vince-neil-on-new-motley-crue-song-dogs-of-war-its-like-old-school-meets-new-school |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=April 24, 2024 |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424184013/https://blabbermouth.net/news/vince-neil-on-new-motley-crue-song-dogs-of-war-its-like-old-school-meets-new-school |url-status=live }} Drummer Tommy Lee did not rule out releasing a new Mötley Crüe album, but stated that "recording and writing some stuff that you're feeling right at the moment and releasing it is, for us, a lot more fun and sort of a time stamp of where we're at right now."{{Cite web |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/tommy-lee-doesnt-know-if-a-new-full-length-album-is-in-motley-crues-future |title=Tommy Lee Doesn't Know If a New Full-Length Album Is in Mötley Crüe's Future |date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503225118/https://blabbermouth.net/news/tommy-lee-doesnt-know-if-a-new-full-length-album-is-in-motley-crues-future |url-status=live }} Sixx said that the band had recorded two other new singles that were ready to be released.{{cite web |title=Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx Confirms New Music: "We Got Two More Singles Recorded and Ready to Be Released |url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/motley-crues-nikki-sixx-confirms-new-music-weve-got-two-more-singles-recorded-and-ready-to-release/ |website=SonicPerspective |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=July 1, 2024}}

On August 23, 2024, Mötley Crüe released their cover version of "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" as a single, and announced on the same day that a new EP titled Cancelled would be released on October 4.{{cite web |title=Legendary Rockers, Mötley Crüe Announce New EP and Cover the Beastie Boys Classic 'Fight for Your Right' |url=https://metalplanetmusic.com/2024/08/legendary-rockers-motley-crue-announce-new-ep-and-cover-the-beastie-boys-classic-fight-for-your-right/ |website=Metal Planet Music |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024}} "Cancelled" was also later released as a single.