"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).
Background The song is about forced conformity. Cooper reports that he wanted to do the song because he was looking for a new sound.Prime Cuts: The Alice Cooper Story (2001) 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 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) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 36 Canada RPM Top Singles 25 Germany 58 US Billboard Hot 100 40 US Billboard Disco Top 100 69
Appearances on albums 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 The song has been covered by many artists, including: The Smashing Pumpkins, first released on the "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" maxi-CD in 1996 Epoxies Penal Colony Mose Giganticus Bile The Wildbunch
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