Elected (song)
| "Elected" | ||||
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 Single cover | ||||
| Single by Alice Cooper | ||||
| from the album Billion Dollar Babies | ||||
| B-side | "Looney Tune" | |||
| Released | September 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 1972 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, rock, glam rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin | |||
| Alice Cooper singles chronology | ||||
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"Elected" is a 1972 song by rock band Alice Cooper, the first Hot 100 hit on their 6th studio album Billion Dollar Babies. The single reached #26 during election week on the US charts, #4 on the UK charts and #3 in Austria. It inspired one of the first MTV-style story-line promo videos ever made for a song.
The song was a radical re-write of their 1969 song "Reflected" from the album Pretties for You.[2]
Chart positions
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | 26[3] |
| 1972 | UK | 4[4] |
| 1972 | Austria | 3[5] |
| 1972 | Netherlands | 5[6] |
| 1972 | Ireland | 8[7] |
| 1972 | Germany | 3[8] |
Track listing
- "Elected" - 4:05
- "Luney Tune" - 3:36
Appearances on Albums
- Billion Dollar Babies
- Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits
- The Beast of Alice Cooper
- The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper
- Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper
- The Definitive Alice Cooper
- The Essentials: Alice Cooper
- School's Out and Other Hits
Personnel
- Alice Cooper - vocals
- Glen Buxton - Lead guitar
- Michael Bruce - rhythm guitar
- Dennis Dunaway - Bass
- Neal Smith - drums
Cover versions
| "(I Want To Be) Elected" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Mr. Bean & Smear Campaign ft Bruce Dickinson | |
| B-side | (I Want To Be) Elected |
| Released | April 1992 |
| Format | 7", CD single |
| Recorded | Battery Studios, London, 1992 |
| Genre | Hard rock, Comedy rock |
| Length | 4:28 |
| Label | London Records (for Comic Relief) |
| Writer(s) | A. Cooper, D. Dunaway, G. Buxton, M. Bruce, N. Smith |
| Producer(s) | Chris Tsangarides |
- In 1992, a single and video version titled "(I Want To Be) Elected" by Mr. Bean and Smear Campaign was released in support of the British charity Comic Relief and featured a performance by Bruce Dickinson and members of the UK hard-rock band Taste (later known as Skin). The record was released in the run-up to the UK General Election of 1992 and reached No. 9 in the UK charts.[9] The video version, in which Mr. Bean's doorstep canvassing and electoral stunts are intercut with live video of Dickinson and the band, was directed by Paul Weiland
In popular culture
- "Elected" was used as the closing theme for the second part of the Adult Swim television special Young Person's Guide to History.
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/song/elected-mt0030659025
- ↑ "Alice Cooper". Music Might. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" Allmusic. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."
- ↑ Rice, Jo; Tim Rice; Paul Gambaccini; Mike Read (1979). The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (2nd ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-900424-99-0.
- ↑ ""Austrian Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" Austriancharts.at. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."
- ↑ ""Dutch Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
- ↑ ""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" irishcharts.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
- ↑ ""German Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" musicline.de. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/mr%20bean%20%26%20smear%20campaign%20featuring%20bruce%20dickinson/
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