Songwriter(s) Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith Producer(s) Bob Ezrin Alice Cooper singles chronology Billion Dollar Babies (1973) Halo of Flies (1973) Teenage Lament 74 (1973) Halo of Flies is a 1973 single by rock band Alice Cooper taken from their 1971 album Killer.

The single was only released in the Netherlands, two years after the song appeared on the album.

The song was, according to Coopers liner notes in the compilation The Definitive Alice Cooper, an attempt by the band to prove that they could perform King Crimson-like progressive rock suites, and was supposedly about a spy organization.

Upon its 1973 single release, the song became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands and also charted in neighboring Belgium.

The single release featured the B-side Under My Wheels, also a song of the Killer album, which had already been released as a single two years prior.

The noise rock band Halo of Flies named themselves after this song.

Jello Biafra and The Melvins covered the song on their release Sieg Howdy, while Haunted Garage covered it for the 1993 Cooper tribute Welcome to Our Nightmare.

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Alice Cooper sure put theatre into music and horror into rock, and although he might be known mostly for that, Cooper was also talented.

If you want a taste of Alice Cooper, this album is a very good buy.

On Definitive you get most of his biggest hits and best songs, and that will do if youre not a dedicated fan.

Track listing edit Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith) - 8:22 Under My Wheels (Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Bob Ezrin) - 2:51 Personnel edit Alice Cooper - vocals Glen Buxton - lead guitar Michael Bruce - rhythm guitar, keyboards Dennis Dunaway - bass guitar Neal Smith - drums Charts edit Year Chart Peak Chart Position 1973 Dutch Singles Chart 5 1973 Belgian (Flemish) Singles Chart 15 External links edit Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from (song)oldid911070171.

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