Elected (song)

"Elected" is a single by rock band Alice Cooper, released as the first Hot 100 hit on their sixth studio album Billion Dollar Babies (1972). The single reached #26 during election week on the charts in the United States, #4 on the charts in the United Kingdom and #3 in Austria. It inspired one of the first MTV style story line promo videos ever made for a song.

"Elected"
Single cover
Single by Alice Cooper
from the album Billion Dollar Babies
B-side"Luney Tune"
ReleasedSeptember 1972
RecordedAugust 1972
GenreHard rock[1]
Length4:05
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
Producer(s)Bob Ezrin
Alice Cooper singles chronology
"School's Out"
(1972)		 "Elected"
(1972)		 "Hello Hooray"
(1973)

The song is a reworked version of their debut single "Reflected" from their album of 1969, Pretties for You.[2]

Chart positions
Year Country Position
1972 United States 26[3]
1972 United Kingdom 4[4]
1972 Austria 3[5]
1972 Netherlands 5[6]
1972 Ireland 8[7]
1972 Germany 3[8]

Track listing
  1. "Elected" – 4:05
  2. "Luney Tune" – 3:36

Appearances on albums

Personnel

Cover versions
"(I Want To Be) Elected"
Single by Mr. Bean and Smear Campaign ft. Bruce Dickinson
B-side"(I Want To Be) Elected"
ReleasedApril 1992
Format7", CD single
Recorded1992
Genre
Length4:28
LabelLondon Records (for Comic Relief)
Songwriter(s)A. Cooper, D. Dunaway, G. Buxton, M. Bruce, N. Smith
Producer(s)Chris Tsangarides
  • 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 in the UK Singles Chart.[9] 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 album of 1992, Adrenalize.
  • Following the death of Paddy Ashdown on December 22, 2018, the music video was broadcast by ITV on December 24, 2018 — ahead of a rerun of the movie Over the Hedge — and featured a title card paying tribute to Ashdown.

References
  1. Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780857121172.
  2. "Alice Cooper". Music Might. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  3. "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" Allmusic. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."
  4. 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.
  5. ""Austrian Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" Austriancharts.at. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."
  6. ""Dutch Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
  7. ""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" irishcharts.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
  8. ""German Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine musicline.de. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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