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“School’s Out” is a 1972 title track single released on Alice Cooper’s fifth album,School’s Out.

Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, “What’s the greatest three minutes of your life?”. Cooper said: “There’s two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, when you’re just getting ready to open the presents. The greed factor is right there. The next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school when you’re sitting there and it’s like a slow fuse burning. I said, ‘If we can catch that three minutes in a song, it’s going to be so big.’”

Cooper has also said it was inspired by a line from a Bowery Boys movie. On his radio show, “Nights with Alice Cooper,” he joked that the main riff of the song was inspired by a song by Miles Davis.

The lyrics of “School’s Out” indicate that not only is the school year ended for summer vacation, but ended forever, and that the school itself has been blown up. It incorporates the childhood rhyme, “No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks” into its lyrics. It also featured children contributing some of the vocals.

“School’s Out” became Alice Cooper’s first major hit single, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and propelling the album to #2 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart. The song reached #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in August 1972. It also marked the first time that Alice Cooper became regarded as more than just a theatrical novelty act.
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  • ladycaroledowns

    Not till Monday :-PPPPPPP

    last week

  • jembf

    And the same to you, you naughty little girl :-D Get back into class at once :-D

    last week

  • ladycaroledowns

    :-P

    last week

  • jembf

    :-D

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  • ladycaroledowns

    Soon will be :-D

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  • giggleloop1

    We can't even think of a word that rhymes!!!!! Way to go, Alice!! Choooon!!!!

    last week

  • IBrokeTheOath

    WOOHOO! I'M DONE! SCHOOL'S OUT!

    16 days ago

  • IBrokeTheOath

    2 days left! :D

    18 days ago

  • abunono

    Da riß die Saite und plötzlich sprang/Die Kuh übern Mond ins Gras

    22 days ago

  • lottadogs

    gotta love this one...classic

    last month

  • uwe56schmidt

    ein klassiker schlechthin!´´´´´´

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  • Bonzo_metal

    el primer tema de Alice que escuche en mi historia, y me gusto¡¡¡¡

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  • GNR_Icaro

    \m/

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  • ioana167

    I hate his voice, but the songs are great

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  • Szamot97

    I can't wait till this happens :D Great song :D

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  • alicecooper123

    he will always rock my world

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  • A_Violet_Soul

    he is wickedly amazing live O.O !!!

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  • hw2hell

    Yes. The title comes with on my last trip ... to hell !

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  • xtwntraphq

    Anybody still have the Panties that came with the album?? :)

    March 2012

  • MaxSHammer

    "School's been blown to pieces".....just what I wanted to hear in 72.....Believe me, Love it.....Classic.

    March 2012
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