"Teenage Lament '74" is a song by

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...

. It was released on the album ''

Muscle of Love ''Muscle of Love'' is the seventh and final studio album by rock band Alice Cooper. It was released in late 1973, the band played its last concert a few months later. Background Cooper stated in an interview at the time of recording that the albu ...

'', and was written by Cooper and Neal Smith. The song reached #12 on the

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in 1974. The song also reached #16 on the Ireland chart,""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper""
''irishcharts.com''. Retrieved on April 26, 2013." #43 on Germany's Media Control Chart, #48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles"''

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''. Retrieved on April 26, 2013." and #89 on

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.Australian charts: * * The song was produced by Jack Douglas and Jack Richardson.

Other Versions

Big Country Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981. The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although it has retained a cult following for many years since. The band's music incorporated Scot ...

released a version of the song on their

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covers album, ''Under Cover''. * Tyla released a version of the song on the

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tribute album, ''Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper''.Various Artists, ''Welcome to Our Nightmare: A Tribute to Alice Cooper''
Retrieved April 26, 2013.

References

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