Department of Youth (song)
| "Department of Youth" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Alice Cooper | |
| from the album Welcome to My Nightmare | |
| B-side | "Cold Ethyl" (UK) "Some Folks" (US) |
| Released | February 1975 (UK)
|
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Label | Atlantic Records 3280 |
| Songwriter(s) | Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Bob Ezrin |
| Producer(s) | Bob Ezrin |
| Alice Cooper singles chronology | |
"Department of Youth" is a song by rock musician Alice Cooper featured on his Welcome to My Nightmare album.[2] The song peaked at No. 67 on The Billboard Hot 100.
Reception
[edit ]Creem said the song, "is a second cousin to "School's Out" with a chorus of child-things sounding like Cooper's dead babies resurrected to sing back-up vocals."[3] NME agreed it was, "School's Out" all over again, complete with demented kiddie choir and watered-down Clockwork Orange braggadoccio."[4]
Melody Maker wrote, "This is typical, a heavy metal Marc Bolan. It's gritty and gruesome, but underneath the yells and screaming arrangement, it's really just a simple, catchy pop song. Don't analyse it, just bop as Alice screeches his way up the chart."[5]
Record World said that "the supreme spokesman for angry young men everywhere is even more vital and exciting here."[6]
Charts
[edit ]Weekly charts
[edit ]| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 7 |
| U.S. (Billboard 100) | 67 |
Year-end charts
[edit ]| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 35 |
Notable covers
[edit ]Pretty Boy Floyd covered the song on their album, Porn Stars .[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 170.
- ^ Greg Prato. "Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2016年10月10日.
- ^ Jaan Uhelsxki. "Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare". Rock's Backpages .(Subscription required.)
- ^ Charles Shaar Murray. "Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare". Rock's Backpages .(Subscription required.)
- ^ Colin Irwin. "Singles from Elton John, David Bowie et al". Rock's Backpages .(Subscription required.)
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. August 2, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 2023年03月09日.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. December 29, 1975. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Porn Stars - Pretty Boy Floyd | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1999年08月10日. Retrieved 2016年10月10日.