Poison (Alice Cooper song)
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"Poison" is a song by American musician Alice Cooper. Written by Cooper, producer Desmond Child and guitarist John McCurry, the song was released as a single in July 1989 from Cooper's 18th album, Trash. It became one of Cooper's biggest hit singles in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song performed better in the United Kingdom, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart.
"Poison" was ranked by Billboard as the 91st-most-successful song of 1989, while Ultimate Classic Rock ranked it as the "7th best Alice Cooper song", commenting "Poison sounds like a typical '80s pop-metal number at times, but Cooper’s intensity brings it to a whole other level."[1] The song's main riff was written by guitarist John McCurry, who two years earlier had used it for the John Waite track "Encircled".
Music video
There are two versions of the video to the song, one of which shows Alice Cooper being chained to a bizarre mechanism and singing while a ghostly woman looms over him. The original video had to be censored for showings during the day, due to shots of a topless model. Rana Kennedy plays the roles of both women in the video but the topless scene were shot with a body double.[2] This is notably visible in the video. The studios in which the video was filmed in spring of 1989 have since been torn down and are now a parking lot in Los Angeles. The video is still often played on MTV Classic's Metal Mayhem.
Personnel
- Alice Cooper – lead and backing vocals
- John McCurry – lead and rhythm guitar
- Hugh McDonald – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Bobby Chouinard – drums
- Alan St. James – keyboards
Charts
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Certifications
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Cover versions
- The Vandals, 1993[13]
- Groove Coverage, 2003[13]
- Husky Rescue, 2007[13]
- Tarja, 2007 [13]
- Baracuda, 2008 (sampled in "Where Is The Love", alongside Amaranth by Nightwish)
- Alex Day, 2013[13]
- Powerwolf, 2023[14]
- Exit Eden, 2024 (Femmes Fatales)
Film and media usage
- Tango & Cash, 1989[15]
- The Jackal, 1997[16]
- End of Days, 1999[16]
- Mean Creek, 2004[16]
- Pineapple Express, 2008[16]
- A modified version of the song was featured in a February 2011 television ad campaign for the Volkswagen Passat.[17][18]
- Spartacus Vengeance, 2012[16]
References
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