Living Next Door to Alice - wikipedia Living Next Door to Alice `` Living Next Door to Alice '' Single by New World B - side `` Something to Say '' Released 1972 Format 7 '' vinyl Recorded 1972 Genre Pop, folk Label RAK Songwriter ( s ) Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman New World singles chronology `` Sister Jane '' ( 1972 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( 1972 ) `` Rooftop Singing '' ( 1973 ) `` Sister Jane '' ( 1972 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( 1972 ) `` Rooftop Singing '' ( 1973 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' Single by Smokie from the album Midnight Café ( 2007 Remastered Edition ) B - side `` Run to You '' ( UK ) When My Back was Against the Wall ( US & Canada ) Released 12 August 1976 Format 7 '' vinyl Recorded 1976 Genre Pop rock Label RAK ( UK ) RSO ( US & Canada ) Songwriter ( s ) Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman Producer ( s ) Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman Smokie singles chronology `` I 'll Meet You at Midnight '' ( 1976 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( 1976 ) `` Lay Back in the Arms of Someone '' ( 1977 ) `` I 'll Meet You at Midnight '' ( 1976 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( 1976 ) `` Lay Back in the Arms of Someone '' ( 1977 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' Single by Johnny Carver from the album The Best of Johnny Carver Released February 1977 Format 7 '' vinyl Recorded 1976 Genre Country Label ABC Songwriter ( s ) Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman Producer ( s ) Ron Chancey Johnny Carver singles chronology `` Afternoon Delight '' ( 1976 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( 1977 ) `` Down at the Pool '' ( 1977 ) `` Afternoon Delight '' ( 1976 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( 1977 ) `` Down at the Pool '' ( 1977 ) `` Alice, Who the X is Alice ? '' Single by Gompie from the album Who the X Is Gompie ! B - side various versions of `` Alice, Who the X is Alice ? '' `` My Brother Is a Rocker '' `` Slaves on the Run '' Released 1995 Format CD Songwriter ( s ) Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman Producer ( s ) Rob Peters, Ono Pelser, John van de Ven `` Living Next Door to Alice '' Single by Smokie featuring Roy ' Chubby ' Brown B - side `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( Unbleeped ) Released 1995 Genre Pop rock, parody Songwriter ( s ) Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman `` Living Next Door to Alice '' is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by the Australian vocal harmony trio New World in 1972, the song charted at No. 35 on the Australian chart. The song later became a worldwide hit for British band Smokie. Contents 1 Plot 2 Smokie versions 3 Gompie version 4 Other cover versions 4.1 Translations 5 References 6 Bibliography Plot The song is about a young man 's long - standing unrequited love toward the girl next door and his neighbour of 24 years, Alice. The protagonist had seen a limousine parked at Alice 's home, learning through mutual friend Sally that she is moving away, and begins to reflect on childhood memories and his friendship with Alice, and becomes heartbroken as he sees Alice get inside the limousine. As he watches the car drive out of sight, the protagonist feels regret about two things : Alice leaving without explanation ; That, in 24 years, he never took the opportunity to express his feelings for her. In the final verse, Sally explains that `` Alice is gone, but ( she 's ) still here '' and that all the time that the singer had been pining for Alice, Sally herself had been waiting 24 years for her opportunity with him. As the song ends with the singer still hurt and having difficulty getting over his previous crush, the last words of the last verse hint at optimism ( and a potential future relationship with Sally ) as Alice 's limousine disappears down the road. Later versions of the song insert a profane interjection into the chorus ( from the audience or a guest separate from the lead singer ) : `` Alice ? Who the fuck is Alice ? '' ( sometimes bowdlerized to `` hell '' or `` heck '' for cleaner performances ). These performances may also change a line in the chorus so that the singer 's affections are as much sexual as they are romantic, and that the singer had hoped `` to get inside her pants. '' Smokie versions In November 1976, the British band Smokie released their version of `` Living Next Door to Alice ''. The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and, in March 1977, reached 25 in the United States. It was a number one hit in Austria, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Smokie collaborated on a parody version in 1995 with comedian Roy ' Chubby ' Brown, which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, selling almost half a million copies. Chart ( 1976 / 1977 ) Peak position Australia Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Canada RPM Top Singles 17 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 7 Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 5 US Billboard Hot 100 25 Chart ( 1995 ) with Roy ' Chubby ' Brown Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Ireland ( IRMA ) 26 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 18 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 22 Gompie version It spawned a more risqué version in 1995 by the Dutch novelty act Gompie, titled `` Alice, Who the Fuck Is Alice ? ''. Their version topped the charts in the Netherlands and Belgium ( Flanders ), and reached the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Norway and Switzerland. In the UK, the song peaked at number 17, but its sales topped 150,000 despite its low peak. Gompie is a project of Peter Koelewijn and Rob Peters. Peters, while visiting a bar called Gompie in Nijmegen, heard `` Living Next Door to Alice '' by Smokie. After the name Alice in the song, the disc jockey Onno Pelser turned down the volume and the crowd sang ' Alice, who the fuck is Alice ? '. Peters realized it could become a hit record, contacted Koelewijn and a day later the song was recorded and released under the name Gompie. The success of this version resulted in various similar versions, including a new recording by Smokie with blue comedian Roy ' Chubby ' Brown. A dance version of `` Alice, Who the Fuck Is Alice ? '' was released by The Steppers, reaching No. 2 on the Australian charts in September 1995. Actor Alan Fletcher, who plays doctor Karl Kennedy in the soap opera Neighbours, took up the song as `` Who the Fuck Is Susan ? '' at fan events, in reference to his erstwhile fictional wife. Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 54 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 36 Germany ( Official German Charts ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 29 Norway ( VG - lista ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 17 Other cover versions Concurrent with Smokie 's American success with the song, country music singer Johnny Carver released his own version of `` Living Next Door to Alice ''. Carver 's version peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in April 1977. In 1985, The Australian musician Kevin Bloody Wilson released `` Living Next Door to Alan '', a parody of `` Living Next Door to Alice '' imagining an Aborigine family living next door to Alan Bond, a famous Australian entrepreneur. In 1996, Jimmy Sturr recorded the song under the title `` Alice '' on his album Polka ! All Night Long. The 1996 album The Smurfs Go Pop ! by The Smurfs included a song to the same tune, titled `` Smurfland ''. The anti-Islamist street protest group the English Defence League sing `` Allah, Allah, who the fuck is Allah ? '' The Danish singer Flemming `` Bamse '' Jørgensen covered the song as ' Alice ' on his 1977 solo debut Din Sang. In 2016, to celebrate their team 's success in qualifying for the finals of the 2016 European Championships in France, a group of London - based Northern Ireland football fans released their own cover version, as `` Making Our Way To Paris '' by The London Green And White Army, featuring Jinski. Translations In 1981 South Korean band Oxen 80 ( 옥슨 80 ) recorded cover of the song with title `` In A Lonely Night '' ( 그대 떠난 이 밤 에 ). In Finnish, the song was recorded in 1977 by Kari Tapio, with the title `` Viisitoista kesää '' ( Fifteen summers ). The arrangement is by Veikko Samuli and the Finnish lyrics by Juha Vainio. In Norwegian, there is a translation, `` I 24 år har jeg bodd i samme gård som Anne ''. There are also other songs to the same tune. `` Storholt, Stensen, Stenshjemmet, Sjøbrend åsså'n Hjallis '' deals about the famous Norwegian speed skating team known as The Four Aces. The single was released in 1977 by Stein Ingebrigtsen & Store Stå and peaked at No. 3 in the Norwegian VG - lista. A German version of the song, titled `` Tür an Tür mit Alice '', was a hit for Howard Carpendale in 1977. The single peaked at No. 8 in Germany and Switzerland and at No. 11 in Austria. In Czechoslovakia the song was released on 21 February 1973 under the title `` Alenka v říši divů '' ( Alice in Wonderland ), performed by Karel Zich. There has also been a parody under the name Denis in Czech Republic. A Hungarian version was performed by István Torontáli with the title ' Drága Alice ' ( ' Dear Alice ' ), including lyrics translated by Tibor Bornai In former Yugoslavia, Toni Montano made a song based on original tune and named it ' 10 godina ' ( ' 10 years ' ). A Russian version of the song, titled `` Элис '' ( Alice ) was released by Конец фильма ( Movie End ) rock band in 2001 as the closing song of their studio album Soundtracks ( Goodbye, innocence ) References Jump up ^ https://www.discogs.com/Smokie-Living-Next-Door-To-Alice-When-My-Back-Was-Against-The-Wall/release/6136243 Jump up ^ https://www.discogs.com/Smokie-Living-Next-Door-To-Alice/master/5724 Jump up ^ `` Living Next Door To Alice -- NEW WORLD ( 1972 ) -- Pop Archives -- Sources of Australian Pop Records from the 50s, 60s and 70s ''. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Chart Stats -- Smokie -- Living Next Door To Alice ''. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Chart Stats -- Smokie Featuring Roy ' Chubby ' Brown -- Living Next Door to Alice ( Who the Fuck is Alice ) ''. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Smokie -- Living Next Door to Alice '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. 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Jump up ^ `` The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart -- Week Ending 08 Oct 1995 ''. Imgur.com ( original document published by ARIA ). Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 06. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Gompie -- Alice, Who The X Is Alice ? '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Gompie -- Alice, Who the X is Alice ? '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Gompie -- Alice, Who the X is Alice ? '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Gompie Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Gompie -- Alice, Who the X is Alice ? ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Gompie -- Alice, Who the X is Alice ? ''. VG - lista. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 30. 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Whitburn, Joel ( 2007 ). Top Pop Songs : 1955 -- 2006. Smokie Terry Uttley Martin Bullard Steve Pinnell Mike Craft Mick McConnell Past members : Alan Silson Chris Norman Clarence Dawson Ron Kelly Arthur Higgins Pete Spencer Alan Barton Studio albums Pass It Around Changing All the Time Midnight Café Bright Lights & Back Alleys The Montreux Album The Other Side of the Road Solid Ground Strangers in Paradise Midnight Delight All Fired Up Boulevard of Broken Dreams Whose Are These Boots ? Chasing Shadows Burnin ' Ambition The World and Elsewhere Light a Candle - The Christmas Album Wild Horses -- The Nashville Album Uncovered Uncovered Too On the Wire Take a Minute Live albums Greatest Hits Live Live in Concert 1995 - 1997 - Who the Fuck is Alice Compilation albums Greatest Hits The Very Best of Smokie - 14 Hit Singles The Very Best of Smokie Singles `` Pass It Around ( 1975 ) `` If You Think You Know How to Love Me '' ( 1975 ) `` Do n't Play Your Rock ' n ' Roll to Me '' ( 1975 ) `` Living Next Door to Alice '' ( 1976 ) `` Lay Back in the Arms of Someone '' ( 1977 ) `` Needles and Pins ( 1977 ) Related articles Smokie discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Living_Next_Door_to_Alice&oldid=799681927 '' Categories : Smokie ( band ) songs 1976 singles 1977 singles 1995 singles Dutch Top 40 number - one singles European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in Austria Number - one singles in Belgium Number - one singles in Germany Number - one singles in Norway Number - one singles in Switzerland New World ( band ) songs Johnny Carver songs Songs written by Mike Chapman Songs written by Nicky Chinn Polka Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman 1976 songs RAK Records singles Hidden categories : Pages with reference errors Pages with duplicate reference names CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 Finnish - language sources ( fi ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Hungarian - language sources ( hu ) Use dmy dates from January 2016 Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKchartstats Singlechart usages for Belgium ( Flanders ) Singlechart usages for Belgium ( Wallonia ) Articles containing Korean - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Eesti Norsk Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 9 September 2017, at 06 : 03. 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Question: who sang the song living next door to alice
Answer: New World