Under My Wheels
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"Under My Wheels" is a rock song by Alice Cooper
. It was originally released on the group's Killer album in 1971, and was also that album's first single release.
The song was written by Michael Bruce
, Dennis Dunaway
, and Bob Ezrin
. It was re-recorded in 1988 by Cooper as a duet with Axl Rose
of Guns N' Roses
after the release of the Raise Your Fist and Yell
album, with its supporting US tour being opened by Guns N' Roses.
It was covered by Manic Street Preachers
on the CD Single of Motorcycle Emptiness
.
It was also covered by Hanoi Rocks
on their album All Those Wasted Years.
The song can be heard in the background during part of the Megadeth
song "502"
.
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
. It was originally released on the group's Killer album in 1971, and was also that album's first single release.
The song was written by Michael Bruce
Michael Owen Bruce
Michael Bruce is a US rock musician. He was a guitarist, keyboard player and backing vocalist for the original Alice Cooper group .Bruce co-wrote many of the hit songs with some or all of the other members of the band...
, Dennis Dunaway
Dennis Dunaway
Dennis Dunaway was the bass guitarist for The Spiders , The Earwigs , Alice Cooper group from 1969–1974.He co-wrote such hits as "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out"....
, and Bob Ezrin
Bob Ezrin
Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2004.-Biography:...
. It was re-recorded in 1988 by Cooper as a duet with Axl Rose
Axl Rose
W. Axl Rose is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he enjoyed great success and recognition in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before disappearing from the public eye for several years...
of Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
after the release of the Raise Your Fist and Yell
Raise Your Fist and Yell
Raise Your Fist and Yell is the 17th studio album by rock musician Alice Cooper released on September 5th 1987. It features the track "Prince of Darkness", which is featured very briefly in the John Carpenter film of the same name, in which Cooper has a cameo as a murderous vagrant. The song can...
album, with its supporting US tour being opened by Guns N' Roses.
It was covered by Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
on the CD Single of Motorcycle Emptiness
Motorcycle Emptiness
"Motorcycle Emptiness" is a single by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 1 June 1992. It was the fifth single to be lifted from their debut album Generation Terrorists. The track is slower paced than most others on the album. Its lyrics are inspired by S.E. Hinton's book...
.
It was also covered by Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks
Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley...
on their album All Those Wasted Years.
The song can be heard in the background during part of the Megadeth
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
song "502"
So Far, So Good... So What!
- 2004 bonus tracks :† The intro makes use of a sample from The Ink Spots' 1941 song "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"- Personnel :- Charts :-RIAA Certifications:- External links :*...
.
Releases on albums
- Killer - 1971
- Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits - 1974 (as a remixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed version) - The Beast of Alice CooperThe Beast of Alice CooperThe Beast of Alice Cooper is a greatest-hits album released in 1989 by WEA International. This compilation was released soon after Alice Cooper's Trash album to cash in on its success.-Track listing:# "School's Out"# "Under My Wheels"...
- 1989 - The Life and Crimes of Alice CooperThe Life and Crimes of Alice CooperThe Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper is a 4-CD box set by Alice Cooper. It includes select tracks from every studio album released up until then, plus many B-sides, unreleased songs, and other rarities....
- 1999 - Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice CooperThe Best of Alice CooperMascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper is a compilation album by rock singer, Alice Cooper, released by Warner Archives/Rhino in 2001 in the US only...
- 2001