"Love's a Loaded Gun" is a song by American rock singer

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, taken from the 1991 album ''

Hey Stoopid ''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 ...

''. The single managed to peak at No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 31 on the US ''

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chart. It was one of three singles released from the album (the other two being "

" and "

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") that launched "Hey Stoopid" into the top 40. The single featured a B-Side, a cover of

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's "

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Personnel

– vocals, harmonica *

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– drums *Stef Burns – guitar * Hugh McDonald – bass *

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– keyboards *Robert Bailey – keyboards

Chart positions

References

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