"Feed My Frankenstein" is a song originally written and originally released by British hard rock band Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction for their album Hoodlum Thunder. American singer Alice Cooper covered it on his 19th solo studio album, Hey Stoopid, and released it as a single in May 1992. Its highest chart position as a single was number 27 in the UK. Cooper gained a co-writer credit for his version due to different lyrics from the original.
| "Feed My Frankenstein" | ||||
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 Single cover | ||||
| Single by Alice Cooper | ||||
| from the album Hey Stoopid | ||||
| B-side | "Burning Our Bed" | |||
| Released | 25 May 1992[1] | |||
| Studio | Bearsville (Bearsville, New York) | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[2][3] | |||
| Length | 4:44 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Peter Collins | |||
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The song was featured in the 1992 film Wayne's World, in which Cooper performs the song at a concert, and was featured on the film's soundtrack.[3]
Guest appearances on the track include Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx, and Elvira (Cassandra Peterson).
Personnel
edit- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Mickey Curry – drums
- Robert Bailey – keyboards
- Joe Satriani – guitar
- Steve Vai – guitar
- Nikki Sixx – bass
Charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 169 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 27 |
References
edit- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 23 May 1992. p. 19.
- ^ Duffett, Mark; Hackett, Jon (2021). Scary Monsters: Monstrosity, Masculinity and Popular Music. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-5013-1337-0.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, Axl; Krovatin, Christopher (2017). Hellraisers: A Complete Visual History of Heavy Metal Mayhem. Race Point Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-63106-430-2.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing July 6, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Alice Cooper: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2022.