"Toys in the Attic" is a song by American

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band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, it is the first song and title track from the band's third album '' Toys in the Attic'', their bestselling studio album in the United States. It was released as the B-side to the " You See Me Crying" single in 1975.

Reception

''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Michael Gallucci rated Perry's guitar

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in the song as Aerosmith's 10th greatest, and also said that Perry's "fierce solo sounds gutsier and angrier than usual."

Achievements

Other versions

The song is also featured on two of the band's live albums, '' Live! Bootleg'' (1978) and ''

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'' (1987). It is also found as a bonus track on some pressings of the career-spanning collection ''

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Cover versions

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recorded a version of the song in 1986 as a B-side to their single " Fall on Me". This can be found on ''

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'', with guitarist Peter Buck saying that the song "...was always fun to play live." It has also been covered by The Answer, Black Happy,

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. Stephen Pearcy, Tracii Guns, Phil Soussan and Aynsley Dunbar performed it for the Aerosmith tribute album ''Not the Same Old Song and Dance'' (Eagle Records, 1999). Backing vocals were by

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. This version resurfaced on a set entitled ''Guns Box: Attitude for Destruction''.

References

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