Reflected (song)

"Reflected" is a song by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in 1969 as the only single from their debut album Pretties for You. It preceded the album, which was released on June 25, and failed to chart.^[3]

"Reflected"
7" 45 RPM single
Single by Alice Cooper
from the album Pretties for You
B-side	"Living"
Released	May 19, 1969[1]
Recorded	1968
Genre	Psychedelic rock[2]
Length	3:17 (album version) 2:59 (single version)
Label	Straight
Songwriter(s)	Vincent Furnier, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith
Producer(s)	Jack Richardson
Alice Cooper singles chronology
"Reflected" (1969) "Shoe Salesman" (1970)

Composition

Written by all five members of the band, "Reflected" comments on the false lure of Hollywood glitz.^[4] “The lyrics were stupid,” Alice Cooper says. “It was that fake, quasi-spiritual 60s thing. We didn’t know what we were talking about.”^[2]

Legacy

The band performed the song during a party scene in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970).^[5]

Both the riff and part of the melody were recycled for "Elected", which appeared on their 1973 album Billion Dollar Babies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Reflected"	2:50
2.	"Living"	2:59

Album appearances

• Pretties for You – 1969
• School Days: The Early Recordings – 1973
• The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper – 1999

Personnel

• Alice Cooper – vocals, harmonica
• Glen Buxton – lead guitar
• Michael Bruce – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Dennis Dunaway – bass guitar
• Neal Smith – drums