Elected (song)

"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 is a reworked version of their debut single "Reflected" from their 1969 album Pretties for You.

Track listing

 * 1) "Elected" - 4:05
 * 2) "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

 * 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 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 Singles 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 used as a b-side for their songs Heaven Is and Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion) from their 1992 album Adrenalize.