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“Clones (We're All)” by Alice Cooper
“Clones (We're All)” by Alice Cooper appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1980 and 2003. Its best result is #30 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 1980 and #5,967 alternative song of all time.
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Alice Cooper went new wave in 1980 with "Clones (We're All)", the single from Flush the Fashion, his fifth solo studio album, and he took the song on because he was hunting for a new sound. It came from outside the camp, written by David Carron, who had founded Shenandoah, a group that later worked with Arlo Guthrie, as well as Gulliver, a brief venture with John Weider.
Roy Thomas Baker produced it for Warner Bros., and its subject is forced conformity, a whole population stamped from one mold. It gave Cooper his first top 40 single in two years, stopping right at No. 40, and, unusually for him, it crossed onto the US Disco Top 100 as well, reaching No. 69.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1809 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1567 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Clones.
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