Hey Stoopid

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Hey Stoopid is the 19th studio album by heavy metal singer and shock rock-legend Alice Cooper. It was released on July 2, 1991 (see 1991 in music) with guest appearances from Slash (then still a member of Guns N' Roses), Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars (both of Mötley Crüe).

After Cooper's smash 1989 hit album Trash, Cooper attempted to retain his success with this album. An alternate cover was originally considered, later scrapped - noted by Cooper assistant Brian Renfield as "hardcore with hypo needles, pills...

Track listing

1. "Hey Stoopid" (Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer) – 4:34
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, S. West) – 4:34
5. "Dangerous Tonight" (Cooper, Desmond Child) – 4:41
6. "Might as Well Be on Mars" (Cooper, Dick Wagner, Child) – 7:09
7. "Feed My Frankenstein" (Cooper, Zodiac Mindwarp, Ian Richardson, Nick Coler) – 4:44
8. "Hurricane Years" (Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer) – 3:58
9. "Little By Little" (Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer) – 4:35
10. "Die For You" (Cooper, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Jim Vallance) – 4:16
11. "Dirty Dreams" (Cooper, Pfeifer, Vallance) – 3:29
12. "Wind-Up Toy" (Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer) – 5:27

Stoopid News

In 1991, alongside the release of the album, a promotional CD entitled 'Stoopid News' (Epic ESK 4161) was released featuring 15 soundbites read by Alice, as follows:

1. "Rock N' Roll Bat Belts Hits"
2. "Voodoo Snake Cures Headaches"?
3. "She-Male Werewolf Captured Alive"
4. "Buying Goats To Watch 'Em Faint"
5. "Poop Lady Raking It In"
6. "Bar Serves Human Blood Cocktails"
7. "Russian Men Won't Act In Porn"
8. "Wild Man Raised By Cows"
9. "Outer Space Blobs Eating Our Planes"
10. "Man Paid $3000 For Being Stinky"
11. "Father Shoot At Son Over Monopoly"
12. "Single Man Collects Dirty Diapers"
13. "Woman Beats Self Senseless With Own Hand"
14. "Man Tries To Sell Senseless With Own Hand"
15. "Hubbies Ghost Made Me Pregnant"

Outtakes

• "It Rained All Night" (released as B-side to "Hey Stoopid" single)
• "Chemical Reaction" (a mid-quality demo with tape hiss has leaked on several fan-made compilations)
• "Fire" (released on "Life And Crimes Of Alice Cooper", "Classicks" and originally on the "Love's A Loaded Gun" single).

• "Underground" (unreleased)
• "Your Love Is My Prison" (unreleased)
• "If Fourth Street Could Talk" (unreleased)
• "Take It Like A Woman" (not the same as released on "Brutal Planet"

Personnel

• Alice Cooper - Vocals, Harmonica
• Mickey Curry - Drums
• Stef Burns - Guitar
• Hugh McDonald - Bass
• Joe Satriani - Guitar on tracks "Hey Stoopid", "Burning Our Bed", "Feed My Frankenstein", "Little by Little", and "Wind-Up Toy"
• Vinnie Moore - Guitar on tracks "Hurricane Years" and "Dirty Dreams"
• Steve Vai - Guitar on track "Feed My Frankenstein"
• Slash - Guitar on "Hey Stoopid"
• Nikki Sixx - Bass on track "Feed My Frankenstein"
• Mick Mars - Guitar on track "Die for You"
• Ozzy Osbourne - Backing vocals on "Hey Stoopid"
• Queen Alvira - Spoken vocals on "Feed My Frankenstein"

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	47
	UK Albums Chart	4
	Australian Albums Chart	15
	Austrian Albums Chart	5
	Norwegian Albums Chart	36
	Swedish Albums Chart	9
	Swiss Albums Chart	7
	Hungarian Albums Chart	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Hey Stoopid"	Billboard Hot 100	78
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	13
		UK Singles Chart	21
		Australian Singles Chart	32
		Norwegian Singles Chart	19
		Dutch Singles Chart	22
		Swedish Singles Chart	5
	"Love's a Loaded Gun"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	31
		UK Singles Chart	38
	"Feed My Frankenstein"	UK Singles Chart	27