''Quaternary'' is an EP by the heavy metal band

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. It was released in 1994 on

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. The EP, which was initially going to be titled ''Leftovers'', was made available as a mail-in offer for purchasers of the self-titled album in a limited quantity of 20,000 copies.

Background

The EP features one song from each member of the band ("Planet Boom" by

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, "Bittersuite" by

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, "Father" by

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, and "Friends" by

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), along with the song "Babykills" which is performed by the entire band.61664-2 CD liner notes. Songs 1–3 and 7 were reissued on the ''

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'' compilation in 1999. Songs 1–2 were featured on the ''

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'' compilation in 2005, and all the tracks were made available on the '' Music to Crash Your Car To: Vol. 2'' box set in 2004. The

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-influenced "Planet Boom" was later released on the soundtrack for

's then-wife

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's movie ''

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''. However, the song was remade, credited to Tommy Lee only, and the title was changed to "Welcome to Planet Boom". A music video was also released for the song around the same time as the film's release.

Track listing

Credits

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, backing vocals *

– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

– bass guitar, lead vocals on "''Father''", backing vocals *

– drums, percussion, synthesizer, lead vocals on "''Planet Boom''", backing vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quaternary (Ep) Mötley Crüe EPs 1994 EPs Elektra Records EPs Alternative metal EPs