Elected
Alice Cooper | Artist Essentials
First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original 1972 Alice Cooper band single recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Keep the original band recording distinct from later campaign rerecordings.
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First released: 1972 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1972 Alice Cooper band single recording
Credit: Alice Cooper
Role in this collection: Original band
Original single: Elected
Elected - official original single chronology
The official announcement explicitly dates the original release of Elected and its original video to 1972. The original-band single predates the 1973 Billion Dollar Babies album; later campaign versions are separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Billion Dollar Babies - official album archive
The official album page lists the original Billion Dollar Babies track program and identifies the release year as 1973. Band albums through 1973 and solo albums beginning in 1975 are distinguished. Earlier single releases are separately scoped, and later live performances and rerecordings are excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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The actual 1972 retained hit matches the original band single expressly dated 1972 in the artist archive. The later 1973 album and subsequent campaign rerecordings are separate events; this selection identifies the original single performance.
Elected - official original single chronology
The official announcement explicitly dates the original release of Elected and its original video to 1972. The original-band single predates the 1973 Billion Dollar Babies album; later campaign versions are separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Billion Dollar Babies - official album archive
The official album page lists the original Billion Dollar Babies track program and identifies the release year as 1973. Band albums through 1973 and solo albums beginning in 1975 are distinguished. Earlier single releases are separately scoped, and later live performances and rerecordings are excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
About Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper began as the name of a rock band formed in Phoenix, with a stage style drawing on horror films and theatrical spectacle. Working with Bob Ezrin, the group reached a wider audience through Love It to Death and the albums that followed. The singer then carried the Alice Cooper name into a solo career, beginning with Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975. Later records moved between ballads, concept albums and hard rock, including the 1989 album Trash. The original band and solo recordings represent distinct career phases.
Artist background sources
Alice Cooper - official career biography
The official biography distinguishes the high-school band formed in Phoenix, its work with Bob Ezrin and the 1971 breakthrough, from the singer's solo career beginning with Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975. Its later account covers the 1989 Trash album. Current touring claims and incidental movie dates are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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