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About Eighteen
"I'm Eighteen" is a song by rock band Alice Cooper, first released as a single in November 1970 backed with "Is It My Body". It was the band's first top-forty success—peaking at number 21—and convinced Warner Bros. that Alice Cooper had the commercial potential to release an album. The song and its B-side feature on the band's first major-label album Love It to Death (1971). The anthemic song is driven by a lumbering, arpeggiated guitar riff and aggressive, raspy vocals. The lyrics tell of the angst and of being "in the middle" between youth and adulthood. It began as an eight-minute jam that young Canadian producer Bob Ezrin persuaded the band into tightening into a tight three-minute rocker. The song was the band's breakthrough, and left a considerable influence on hard rock, punk, and heavy metal. Joey Ramone wrote his first song for the Ramones based on the chords to "I'm Eighteen", and John Lydon auditioned for the Sex Pistols by miming to the song. Bands such as thrash metalers Anthrax have covered the song, and Kiss settled out of court for plagiarism of the song over the 1998 track "Dreamin'".more »
- Year:
- 1977
- 5:00
- 281Views
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Lines form on my face and handsLines form from the ups and downsI'm in the middle without any plansI'm a boy and I'm a manI'm eighteenAnd I don't know what I wantEighteenI just don't know what I wantEighteenI gotta get awayI gotta get out of this placeI'll go runnin' in outer spaceOh yeahI got aBaby's brain and an old man's heartTook eighteen years to get this farDon't always know what I'm talkin' aboutFeels like I'm livin' in the middle of doubt'Cause I'mEighteenI get confused every dayEighteenI just don't know what to sayEighteenI gotta get awayLines form on my face and my handsLines form on the left and rightI'm in the middleThe middle of lifeI'm a boy and I'm a manI'm eighteen and I like itYes I like itOh I like itLove itLike itLove itEighteen!Eighteen!Eighteen!Eighteen and I like it
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Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors, and baby dolls, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal designed to shock. more »
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Written by: Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith
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13 facts about this song
Release DateThe song "Eighteen" by Alice Cooper was released in November 1970 as a single from their third studio album, "Love It to Death." |
Chart PositionThe track reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the band's first top 40 hit. |
Alt-Rock Impact"Eighteen" is considered a seminal track in the development of punk rock and heavy metal. |
Cover VersionsVarious artists have covered the song over the years, including the band "I Prevail," proving its enduring popularity and influence on rock music. |
Song ThemeThe song is about the struggles of adolescence, specifically the confusing period when a person is no longer a child but not yet an adult. |
Compilation Appearances"Eighteen" has appeared on several Alice Cooper compilation albums, including "The Best of Alice Cooper," "Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits," and "The Definitive Alice Cooper." |
Single B-sideThe B-side to "Eighteen" was a track called "Body," which DID NOT achieve the same level of popularity or radio play. |
Song RecognitionIn 2004, Rolling Stone ranked "Eighteen" as number 488 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. |
Live Performances"Eighteen" has remained a staple of Alice Cooper's live performances to this day, almost 50 years after its initial release. |
Songwriting CreditsThe song was written by all members of the band – Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith. |
Music VideoA promotional film for the song was made in 1970, featuring the band performing the song, intercut with scenes of Alice Cooper wielding a large boa constrictor. |
TV AppearancesAlice Cooper performed "Eighteen" on several popular TV shows of the time, including "The Dick Cavett Show" and German show "Beat-Club." |
Lyrics ControversyUpon its release, some critics called the song "self-pitying," due to its dark, angst-laden lyrics, but the controversy only seemed to increase the song's appeal to disaffected young rock fans. |
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