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00:00Originally released on the band's 1985 album, Theater of Pain, the song was accompanied by

00:12a music video which documented the band's undertakings over the course of one or several

00:16concerts. Some of the original video was shot in Houston, Texas live at the summit during the

00:221985 Theater of Pain tour. They performed the song twice that night apparently to get more

00:27video footage. Home Sweet Home was released and remixed twice, once for the original promotion

00:33for the single in 1985. A radio-only promo 12 inches with the remix was sent to stations,

00:40but not released commercially until the 1988 Japan-only EP Raw tracks. The song was remixed

00:46again in 1991 with additional instrumental overdubs. Now called Home Sweet Home, 91 inches,

00:54it was released as a single with a new video and included on the Decade of Decadence compilation.

01:00The song is often referred to as a power ballad, and its success became a lucrative,

01:05marketing template for other hair bands of the late 1980s. The song ranks number 12 on VH1's list

01:11of the greatest power ballads. Cashbox said that the song has a slow rocking groove and a surprisingly

01:17melodic verse and chorus, making it a pleasant metal outing. Billboard called it a loping rock ballad that,

01:24as beefed up by power guitar. In 2005, the song was re-recorded by Lincoln Park vocalist Chester

01:31Bennington on co-lead vocals along with Motley Crue in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The music video

01:37for the song shows videos of Katrina rescues, along with a performance from the band. On June 21,

01:432025, Home Sweet Home was remixed into a duet with Dolly Parton for the song's 40th anniversary.

01:49A portion of the proceeds from the single and, Dolly Crue, merchandise go to Covenant House.