“Under My Wheels” is a rock 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 originally released on the group's ''

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'' album in 1971, and was also that album's first single release. The song was written by Michael Bruce,

Dennis Dunaway Dennis Dunaway (born December 9, 1946, in Cottage Grove, Oregon) is an American musician, best known as the original bass guitarist for the rock band Alice Cooper (1962–1975, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021). He co-wrote some of the ...

and

Bob Ezrin Robert Alan Ezrin (born March 25, 1949) is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, best known for his work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, Andrea Bocelli and Phish. As of 2010, Ezrin's car ...

. The song peaked at #59 on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' in the US. The Alice Cooper band performed the song on the British TV show ''

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'' in 1971. They also performed it in West Germany on the show ''

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''. Since then, "Under My Wheels" has been a staple of Cooper's live shows. It is the third most-performed song in his catalogue behind only " School’s Out" and " I’m Eighteen". It is tied for third-place with "

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". Cooper has performed "Under My Wheels" on every tour he has undertaken since the single's release. It was re-recorded in 1988 by Cooper and Guns N' Roses, with the vocals performed as a duet between Cooper and

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, for the soundtrack of '' The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years'' on

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, which came out after the release of the ''

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'' (1987) album, with its supporting US tour being opened by Guns N' Roses. Cooper would later make a guest appearance on the song " The Garden" from the group's 1991 album ''

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''.

Releases on albums

*''

'' - 1971 *''

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'' - 1974 (as a remixed version) *''

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'' - 1989 *''

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'' - 1999 *'' Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper'' - 2001 *'' School's Out and Other Hits'' - 2004

Cover versions

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, Bob Kulick, Chuck Wright,

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and

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covered the song for the 1999 tribute album ''Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper''. A live cover version by

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was included on the CD single of " Motorcycle Emptiness". It was also covered by

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on their album '' All Those Wasted Years''. The song can be heard in the background during part of the Megadeth song "

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". In 1991, the song was covered by Gumball for the '' Sub Pop Singles Club''. Foo Fighters - with Chris Shiflett on lead vocals - performed the song on the

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tour 2017/2018.

References

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