Elected (song)

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Single by Alice Cooper

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Field	Value
name	Elected
cover	Alice Cooper - Elected.jpg
caption	Single cover
type	single
artist	Alice Cooper
album	Billion Dollar Babies
B-side	Luney Tune
released	September 6, 1972
recorded	August 1972
genre	Hard rock
length	* (album version)
*{{Duration	m
label	Warner Bros.
writer
producer	Bob Ezrin
prev_title	School's Out
prev_year	1972
next_title	Hello Hooray
next_year	1973
misc
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(single version) | label = Warner Bros. | writer = | producer = Bob Ezrin | prev_title = School's Out | prev_year = 1972 | next_title = Hello Hooray | next_year = 1973 | misc =

"Elected" is a song by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1972 as the first single off their sixth album, Billion Dollar Babies (1973). It reached number 26 during election week on charts in the United States, number 4 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in Austria. The promotional music video was directed by Hart Perry.

Composition

"Elected" is a hard rock song with glam rock influences. Its political theme was inspired by the 1972 United States presidential election. Cooper called the song “total political satire," and added “we hated politics, but the idea of Alice, the scourge of the entire world, being president was just too good.”

Both the riff and part of the melody were recycled from "Reflected" which appeared on their 1969 album Pretties for You.

Legacy

Joey Ramone acknowledged the similarity between "Elected" and his band's song "I Wanna Be Sedated" according to Alice Cooper.

The song was a favorite of John Lennon, who called it "a great record" but added Paul McCartney would've done it better, which Cooper agreed with.

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1972) | Peak position | |---|---| | United States | 26 | | United Kingdom | 4 | | Austria | 3 | | Netherlands | 5 | | Ireland | 8 | | West Germany | 3 | ::

Track listing

|title1 = Elected |length1 = 3:40 |title2 = Luney Tune |length2 = 3:36

Album appearances

Billion Dollar Babies - 1973
Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits - 1974
The Beast of Alice Cooper - 1989
The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper - 1999
Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper - 2001
The Definitive Alice Cooper - 2001
The Essentials: Alice Cooper - 2002
School's Out and Other Hits - 2004

Personnel

Alice Cooper – vocals
Glen Buxton – lead guitar
Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar
Dennis Dunaway – bass
Neal Smith – drums

Covers

Mr Bean In 1992, a cover version titled "(I Want To Be) Elected" by Rowan Atkinson (as 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 hard rock band Taste (later known as Skin). The record was released in the run up to the United Kingdom General Election of 1992 and reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 27 on the UK Airplay Chart. The music video, in which Mr. Bean's doorstep canvassing and electoral stunts are intercut with the live video of Dickinson and the band, was directed by Paul Weiland.
British hard rock band Def Leppard recorded a live version in 1987, which was used as a B-side for their songs "Heaven Is" and "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)" from their 1992 album Adrenalize.
Following the death of Paddy Ashdown on December 22, 2018, the music video was broadcast by ITV on December 24, 2018, and featured a title card paying tribute to Ashdown.

References

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Talevski, Nick. (2010). "Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door". Omnibus Press.
Donald A. Guarisco. "Elected Review". [[AllMusic]].
(24 October 2024). "Alice Cooper – 'Elected'". [[Alpha Media]].
"Alice Cooper". Music Might.
[[Marc Maron]] (August 24, 2017). "[https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-840-alice-cooper Episode 840 - Alice Cooper]". ''[[WTF with Marc Maron]]'' (Podcast). Event occurs at 52:15. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goDReoAjdys Archived] from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
Tupica, Rich. (September 29, 2021). "A look back: When Alice Cooper wanted to be ‘Elected’".
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(1979). "The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles". Guinness Superlatives Ltd..
[http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&search=Alice+Cooper ""Austrian Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper""] ''Austriancharts.at''. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."
[http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&cat2=s&search=Alice+Cooper ""Dutch Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper""] ''dutchcharts.nl''. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
[http://irish-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Alice+Cooper ""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper""] ''irishcharts.com''. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
[http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Cooper%2CAlice/single ""German Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper""] {{Webarchive. link. (September 27, 2012 ''musicline.de''. Retrieved on August 11, 2009.")
"MR BEAN & SMEAR CAMPAIGN FEATURING BRUCE DICKINSON | Artist | Official Charts".
(1992-04-11). "Top 50 Airplay Chart".
"Mr. Bean and Comic Relief: I Want to be Elected".

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