“School's Out” by Alice Cooper

"School's Out" is the title track of Alice Cooper's fifth studio album and its only single, a 1972 riot of slamming chords and sneering glee that became the band's biggest hit around the world and the song they'll never shake. Cooper said the idea came from being asked about the best three minutes of anyone's life: Christmas morning was one, but the other was the tail end of the last day of school, when the clock crawls and the fuse burns down. He also credited a line from a Bowery Boys movie.

Bob Ezrin produced and played keyboards, with Michael Bruce on keys and guitar, Glen Buxton on guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass, Neal Smith on drums and Reggie Vincent adding guitar and backing vocals. All five band members share the writing credit. It topped the UK chart, reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, and entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.

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