Alex Chilton (song)
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| Single by The Replacements | ||||
| from the album Pleased to Meet Me | ||||
| B-side | "Election Day" | |||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Westerberg, Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Jim Dickinson | |||
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"Alex Chilton" is a song by American rock band The Replacements from their fifth studio album Pleased to Meet Me. The song is a homage to Alex Chilton, lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton was a guest musician on Pleased to Meet Me, playing guitar on the song "Can't Hardly Wait".
The song is available as a playable track on the music video game Rock Band 2. The song is also heard in the background of the bachelor party scene in season 1, episode 3 of Psych.
Reference to the song in Alex Chilton's obituary
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