New Tattoo is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released in 2000.

Artistically, New Tattoo shows the band returning to the earlier musical style that gave them commercial success in the 1980s and early 1990s.

The original line up of Mötley Crüe, which consisted of singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars, had reunited for the Generation Swine album and tour in 1997, mainly out of pressure from their management and record company.

Lee was also having domestic problems with his wife, model Pamela Anderson, which, after an altercation following an argument, led to him serving time in jail.

Lee stayed with the group for the tour of their greatest hits album, but after each show he would retreat to his portable studio and work on material for his new project.

[9] Longtime guitarist Mick Mars claims he had little actual involvement in New Tattoo, stating that his bandmates denied him the chance to participate due to lingering bad feelings from the recording of Generation Swine.