School's Out (song)

"School's Out"
Cover of the 1972 US single
Single by Alice Cooper
from the album School's Out
B-side"Gutter Cat"
ReleasedApril 26, 1972 (1972-04-26)
Recorded1972
Genre
Length3:29
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bob Ezrin
Alice Cooper singles chronology
"Be My Lover"
(1972)
"School's Out"
(1972)
"Elected"
(1972)
Alternative cover
Cover of the 1972 German single

"School's Out" is a song first recorded as the title track of Alice Cooper's fifth album. It was released as the album's only single on April 26, 1972. "School's Out" was Alice Cooper's biggest international hit and it has been regarded as their signature song[1] and reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, number three in the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart, number two on the Irish Singles Chart and number one on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2015, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ ""School's Out" Forever: The Secret History Of Alice Cooper's Classic". Deadspin. May 21, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Grammy Hall of Fame Letter S". Grammy. Retrieved January 2, 2024.