Hey Stoopid is the twelfth solo studio album by American rock singer Alice Cooper, released on July 2, 1991, by Epic Records. After his smash 1989 hit album Trash, Cooper attempted to continue his success with his follow-up album, which features guest performances from Lance Bulen, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars (both of Mötley Crüe). Hey Stoopid was Cooper's last album to feature bassist Hugh McDonald before he joined Bon Jovi in 1994.
Hey Stoopid | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 2, 1991 | |||
Studio | Bearsville (New York), The Complex (Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | Glam metal[1][2] | |||
Length | 56:05 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Peter Collins | |||
Alice Cooper chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
According to Cooper assistant Brian Renfield, an alternate cover was originally considered, described by Renfield as being "hardcore with hypo needles, pills..." Notably, the track "Feed My Frankenstein" features famed guitar duo Steve Vai and Joe Satriani playing together, accompanied by Nikki Sixx on bass.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Guest musicians[4] | Length |
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1. | "Hey Stoopid" | Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer | Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Satriani | 4:33 |
2. | "Love's a Loaded Gun" | Cooper, Pepe, Ponti | 4:11 | |
3. | "Snakebite" | Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer, Lance Bulen, Kelly Keeling | 4:33 | |
4. | "Burning Our Bed" | Cooper, Al Pitrelli, Pfeifer, Steve West | Joe Satriani | 4:34 |
5. | "Dangerous Tonight" | Cooper, Desmond Child | 4:41 | |
6. | "Might as Well Be on Mars" | Cooper, Dick Wagner, Child | 7:10 | |
7. | "Feed My Frankenstein" | Cooper, Zodiac Mindwarp, Ian Richardson, Nick Coler | Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | 4:44 |
8. | "Hurricane Years" | Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer | Vinnie Moore | 3:58 |
9. | "Little by Little" | Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer | Joe Satriani | 4:35 |
10. | "Die for You" | Cooper, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Jim Vallance | Mick Mars | 4:16 |
11. | "Dirty Dreams" | Cooper, Pfeifer, Vallance | Vinnie Moore | 3:29 |
12. | "Wind-Up Toy" | Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer | Joe Satriani | 5:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "It Rained All Night" | Cooper, Child | 3:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Hey Stoopid (Beba Edit)" | Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer | 3:58 |
14. | "Fire" | Jimi Hendrix | 3:04 |
15. | "It Rained All Night" | Cooper, Child | 3:54 |
In 1991, alongside the release of the album, a promotional CD entitled Stoopid News (Epic ESK 4161) was released featuring 15 sound bites read by Alice Cooper, as follows:
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1991 | "Hey Stoopid" | Billboard Hot 100 | 78[23] |
Mainstream Rock Tracks | 13[23] | ||
UK Singles Chart | 21 | ||
Australian Singles Chart | 32 | ||
Norwegian Singles Chart | 19[24] | ||
Dutch Singles Chart | 22[25] | ||
Swedish Singles Chart | 5[26] | ||
"Love's a Loaded Gun" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 31[23] | |
UK Singles Chart | 38 | ||
"Feed My Frankenstein" | UK Singles Chart | 27 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[27] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[28] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |