"Clones (We're All)" is song released as a single in 1980 by American rock singer Alice Cooper, taken from his fifth solo studio album Flush the Fashion (1980).
| "Clones (We're All)" | ||||
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 Single cover | ||||
| Single by Alice Cooper | ||||
| from the album Flush the Fashion | ||||
| B-side | "Model Citizen" | |||
| Released | April 1980 (US) [1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1980 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Carron | |||
| Producer(s) | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
| Alice Cooper singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Clones (We're All)" on YouTube | ||||
Background edit
The song is about forced conformity. Cooper reports that he wanted to do the song because he was looking for a new sound.[5] The song was written by David Carron (1949–85), who had created the group Shenandoah, which went on to play with Arlo Guthrie, and the short-lived Gulliver (1978-79) with John Weider.
Chart performance edit
The song peaked at No. 40 in the US Billboard charts, Cooper's first top 40 single in two years. Uncharacteristically for Cooper, it also charted on the Disco Top 100 in the US, peaking at No. 69.
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 36 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 25 |
| Germany | 58 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 40 |
| US Billboard Disco Top 100[7] | 69 |
Appearances on albums edit
- Flush the Fashion (1980)
- A Fistful of Alice (1997)
- The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper (1999)
- Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper (2001)
- School's Out and Other Hits (2004)
Cover versions edit
The song has been covered by many artists, including:
- The Smashing Pumpkins and first released on the "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" maxi-CD in 1996.
- The Epoxies
- Penal Colony
- Mose Giganticus
- Bile,[2] and the Wildbunch[8]
References edit
- ^ "Alice cooper singles".
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "School's Out and Other Hits - Alice Cooper | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ McPadden, Mike (January 13, 2015). "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Heller, Jason (April 5, 2012). "Where to start with vaudeville-metal pioneer Alice Cooper". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Prime Cuts: The Alice Cooper Story (2001)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 192.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 64.
- ^ "The Wildbunch – Don't Be Afraid Of The Robot (1998, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
External links edit
- "Clones (We're All)" at Discogs (list of releases)
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