Hey Stoopid

{{Infobox album

| name = Hey Stoopid

| type = Album

| artist = Alice Cooper

| cover = Acstoo.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 2, 1991

| recorded = January–February 1991

| venue =

| studio = Bearsville (New York), The Complex (Los Angeles)

| genre = Glam metal{{Citation|title=Hell Is - Alice Cooper {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hell-is-mw0000460719|language=en|access-date=April 7, 2021}}

| length = 56:05

| label = Epic

| producer = Peter Collins

| prev_title = Prince of Darkness

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = The Last Temptation

| next_year = 1994

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Hey Stoopid

| type = studio

| single1 = Hey Stoopid

| single1date = June 10, 1991

| single2 = Love's a Loaded Gun

| single2date = September 23, 1991

| single3 = Feed My Frankenstein

| single3date = May 25, 1992

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|author=Alex Henderson |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hey-stoopid-mw0000263514 |title=Hey Stoopid - Alice Cooper | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=July 2, 1991 |access-date=August 2, 2014}}

|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite book |editor-last1=Brackett |editor-first1=Nathan |editor-link1=Nathan Brackett |editor-last2=Hoard |editor-first2=Christian |editor-link2=Christian Hoard |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |location=New York |publisher=Fireside Books |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |edition=4th |pages=11–13}}

}}

Hey Stoopid is the twelfth solo and nineteenth studio album overall by American rock singer Alice Cooper, released on July 2, 1991, by Epic Records. After his smash 1989 hit album Trash, Cooper attempted to continue his success with his follow-up album, which features guest performances from Lance Bulen, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars (both of Mötley Crüe). Hey Stoopid was Cooper's last album to feature bassist Hugh McDonald before he joined Bon Jovi in 1994.

According to Cooper assistant Brian Renfield, an alternate cover was originally considered, described by Renfield as being "hardcore with hypo needles, pills..." Notably, the track "Feed My Frankenstein" features famed guitar duo Steve Vai and Joe Satriani playing together, accompanied by Nikki Sixx on bass.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| extra_column = Guest musicians{{cite AV media notes

| title = Hey Stoopid

| others = Alice Cooper

| year = 1991

| first = Desmond

| last = Child

| type = CD

| publisher = Epic Records

}}

| total_length =

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title1 = Hey Stoopid

| note1 =

| writer1 = Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer

| lyrics1 =

| music1 =

| extra1 = Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Satriani

| length1 = 4:33

| title2 = Love's a Loaded Gun

| note2 =

| writer2 = Cooper, Pepe, Ponti

| lyrics2 =

| music2 =

| extra2 =

| length2 = 4:11

| title3 = Snakebite

| note3 =

| writer3 = Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer, Lance Bulen, Kelly Keeling

| lyrics3 =

| music3 =

| extra3 =

| length3 = 4:33

| title4 = Burning Our Bed

| note4 =

| writer4 = Cooper, Al Pitrelli, Pfeifer, Steve West

| lyrics4 =

| music4 =

| extra4 = Joe Satriani

| length4 = 4:34

| title5 = Dangerous Tonight

| note5 =

| writer5 = Cooper, Desmond Child

| lyrics5 =

| music5 =

| extra5 =

| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = Might as Well Be on Mars

| note6 =

| writer6 = Cooper, Dick Wagner, Child

| lyrics6 =

| music6 =

| extra6 =

| length6 = 7:10

| title7 = Feed My Frankenstein

| note7 =

| writer7 = Cooper, Zodiac Mindwarp, Ian Richardson, Nick Coler

| lyrics7 =

| music7 =

| extra7 = Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Nikki Sixx, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

| length7 = 4:44

| title8 = Hurricane Years

| note8 =

| writer8 = Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer

| lyrics8 =

| music8 =

| extra8 = Vinnie Moore

| length8 = 3:58

| title9 = Little by Little

| note9 =

| writer9 = Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer

| lyrics9 =

| music9 =

| extra9 = Joe Satriani

| length9 = 4:35

| title10 = Die for You

| note10 =

| writer10 = Cooper, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Jim Vallance

| lyrics10 =

| music10 =

| extra10 = Mick Mars

| length10 = 4:16

| title11 = Dirty Dreams

| note11 =

| writer11 = Cooper, Pfeifer, Vallance

| lyrics11 =

| music11 =

| extra11 = Vinnie Moore

| length11 = 3:29

| title12 = Wind-Up Toy

| note12 =

| writer12 = Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer

| lyrics12 =

| music12 =

| extra12 = Joe Satriani

| length12 = 5:27

}}

;Japanese release bonus track

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| extra_column = Guest musicians{{cite AV media notes

| title = Hey Stoopid Japanese bonus tracks

| others = Alice Cooper

| year = 1991

| first = Desmond

| last = Child

| type = CD

| publisher = Epic Records

}}

| total_length =

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title13 = It Rained All Night

| note13 =

| writer13 = Cooper, Child

| lyrics13 =

| music13 =

| extra13 =

| length13 = 3:54

}}

;2013 remastered release bonus tracks

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| extra_column = Guest musicians{{cite AV media notes

| title = Hey Stoopid (Remastered 2013) bonus tracks

| others = Alice Cooper

| year = 1991

| first = Desmond

| last = Child

| type = CD

| publisher = Epic Records

}}

| total_length =

| all_writing =

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title13 = Hey Stoopid (Beba Edit)

| note13 =

| writer13 = Cooper, Pepe, Ponti, Pfeifer

| lyrics13 =

| music13 =

| extra13 =

| length13 = 3:58

| title14 = Fire

| note14 =

| writer14 = Jimi Hendrix

| lyrics14 =

| music14 =

| extra14 =

| length14 = 3:04

| title15 = It Rained All Night

| note15 =

| writer15 = Cooper, Child

| lyrics15 =

| music15 =

| extra15 =

| length15 = 3:54

}}

''Stoopid News''

In 1991, alongside the release of the album, a promotional CD entitled Stoopid News (Epic ESK 4161) was released featuring 15 sound bites read by Alice Cooper, as follows:

"Rock N' Roll Bat Belts Hits"
"Voodoo Snake Cures Headaches?"
"She-Male Werewolf Captured Alive"
"Buying Goats to Watch 'Em Faint"
"Poop Lady Raking It In"
"Bar Serves Human Blood Cocktails"
"Russian Men Won't Act in Porn"
"Wild Man Raised by Cows"
"Outer Space Blobs Eating Our Planes"
"Man Paid $3000 for Being Stinky"
"Father Shoot at Son over Monopoly"
"Single Man Collects Dirty Diapers"
"Woman Beats Self Senseless with Own Hand"
"Man Tries To Sell Senseless with Own Hand"
"Hubbies Ghost Made Me Pregnant"

Personnel

;Additional personnel

Slash – guitars (track 1)
Joe Satriani – guitars (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 12), backing vocals (track 1)
Steve Vai – guitars (track 7)
Vinnie Moore – guitars (tracks 8, 11)
Mick Mars – guitars (track 10)
Nikki Sixx – bass (track 7)
John Webster – keyboards (tracks 1–4, 7, 9, 10, 12), Hammond B3 Organ (track 5)
Robert Bailey – keyboards (tracks 2, 5–8, 10, 12)
Jai Winding – keyboards (track 6)
Chris Boardman – string arrangement (track 6)
Steve Croes – synclavier (tracks 1, 10)
Ozzy Osbourne – backing vocals (track 1)
Zachary Nevel – backing vocals (track 1)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (1991) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{album chart\|Australia\|15\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|Austria\|5\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{Album chart\|Canada\|23\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|chartid=1599\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|54\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
scope="row" \| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=52\|first=Timo\|last=Pennanen\|year=2021\|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021\|section=Alice Cooper\|page=52\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|language=fi}} \| 3
{{album chart\|Germany4\|7\|id=1263\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|Hungary\|27\|year=1991\|week=45\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|New Zealand\|22\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|Norway\|6\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 30, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Sweden\|9\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|7\|artist=Alice Cooper\|album=Hey Stoopid\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|4\|date=19910707\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|47\|artist=Alice Cooper\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 25, 2024}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/91/MM-1991-12-21-OCR-Page-0024.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums – 1991 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=8 |issue=51/52 |date=December 21, 1991 |page=24 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History|access-date=May 10, 2022}}

| 53

scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1991|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=April 30, 2021}}

| 65

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1991/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1991|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=April 30, 2021}}

| 35

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Hey Stoopid|artist=Alice Cooper|relyear=1991|relmonth=07|region=Canada|award=Platinum|certyear=1991}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Hey Stoopid|artist=Alice Cooper|relyear=1991|relmonth=07|region=Sweden|award=Gold|certyear=1991|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se|title=Sveriges Officiella Topplista > "Hey Stoopid" > "Sok" > "Visa|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=July 13, 2015}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Hey Stoopid|artist=Alice Cooper|relyear=1991|relmonth=07|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|certyear=1991|id=2865-3708-2}}

References

Category:Alice Cooper albums

Category:1991 albums

Category:Epic Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer)

Category:Glam metal albums