Hello Hooray

"Hello Hooray" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Rolf Kempf, and first recorded by Judy Collins on her 1968 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes.[2] Its most famous rendition was by the band Alice Cooper, who covered it on their 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies.[3] The Alice Cooper version was released as a single (now spelled "Hello Hurray"), and reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] It also saw success internationally, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] #6 in the Netherlands on the MegaCharts,[6] #13 on Germany's Media Control Chart, #14 on the Ireland chart,[7] #16 on the Austria chart,[8] and #95 on Australia's ARIA chart.

"Hello Hooray"
Single by Alice Cooper
from the album Billion Dollar Babies
B-side"Generation Landslide"
Released3 January 1973 [1]
GenreRock, glam rock
Length
  • 4:15 (Album Version)
  • 3:01 (Single Version)
LabelWarner Bros. 7673
Songwriter(s)Rolf Kempf
Producer(s)Bob Ezrin
Alice Cooper singles chronology
"Elected"
(1972)		 "Hello Hooray"
(1973)		 "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
(1973)

Record World said of it that "Alice departs from its usual high energy with this slower tune written by Rolf Kempf."[9]

The Alice Cooper version appeared in the film X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Other versions

References
  1. "Alice cooper singles".
  2. Judy Collins, Who Knows Where the Time Goes Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  3. Australian charts:
  4. "Alice Cooper - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles" Allmusic. Retrieved on August 10, 2009."
  5. Rice, Jo; Tim Rice; Paul Gambaccini; Mike Read (1979). The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (2nd ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 0-900424-99-0.
  6. "dutchcharts.nl – Discography Alice Cooper". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  7. ""Irish Singles Charts Search for Alice Cooper"" irishcharts.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2009."
  8. "austriancharts.at – Discography Alice Cooper". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  9. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 20, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  10. Meg Christian, I Know You Know Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  11. Pig, A Stroll in the Pork Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  12. Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13, Little Box of Horrors Retrieved November 03, 2014.


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