Alex Chilton (song)

"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".

"Alex Chilton"
Single by The Replacements
from the album Pleased to Meet Me
B-side"Election Day"
Released1987
Recorded1987
Genre
Length3:12
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)Paul Westerberg, Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson
Producer(s)Jim Dickinson
The Replacements singles chronology
"Can't Hardly Wait"
(1987)
"Alex Chilton"
(1987)
"The Ledge"
(1987)

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.

References

Reference to the song in Alex Chilton's obituary

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