:Love Alive
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{{Infobox song
| name = Love Alive
| cover = Love Alive by ZZ Ward.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Single art cover
| type = single
| artist = ZZ Ward
| album = Liberation
| released = {{Start date|2025|01|17}}
| genre = Blues
| label = Sun
| writer = Zsuzsanna Ward
| producer = Ryan Spraker
| prev_title = My Baby Left Me
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Naked in the Jungle
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{External music video
| type = single
| header = Music video
| 1 = {{YouTube|Z2bQoFqN06A|"Love Alive"}}}}
}}
"Love Alive" is a 2025 single by American singer-songwriter ZZ Ward. It was released in January 2025 by Sun Records as the lead single of Ward's fourth studio album, Liberation. "Love Alive" largely focuses on how having children can test a relationship, and attempting to prevent it from collapsing.
Background
Ward had her first child with her husband, E. Kidd Bogart in February 2021.{{Cite web |last=Bialas |first=Michael |date=2018-07-05 |title=In Blues Cruise Control, ZZ Ward Revs It Up on Way to 'Little Piece of Heaven' {{!}} PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/zz-ward-2018-interview-2583906726.html |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.popmatters.com |language=en-US}} Two years later, Ward announced that she was expecting her second child.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Lottie Elizabeth |date=2023-11-09 |title='I feel stronger than I've ever felt before': Singer ZZ Ward on embracing motherhood, cutting ties with a major record label |url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/6/23948685/zz-ward-music-new-album-motherhood/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Deseret News |language=en}} Ward has described having kids as "a sudden 24/7 job with no breaks," but also stating that during these tests is when on finds themself.{{Cite web |last=Willschick |first=Aaron |date=2025-01-19 |title=ZZ Ward Releasing New Record 'Liberation' on March 14th |url=https://v13.net/2025/01/zz-ward-releasing-new-record-liberation-on-march-14th/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=V13.net |language=en-CA}}
"Love Alive", along with Ward's album Liberation heavily features themes of motherhood and relationships. In a statement by Sun Records, Ward stated that she "didn;t plan to make a blues album about motherhood, it just sort of happened naturally."{{Cite web |title=ZZ Ward's "Love Alive" Brings Blues Back to the Spotlight {{!}} Kings of A&R |url=https://kingsofar.com/2025/02/08/zz-wards-love-alive-brings-blues-back-to-the-spotlight/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=kingsofar.com |language=en}}
Composition
"Love Alive" features several elements of classic blues including prominent hand claps, guitar, deep drums, bass, and vocals.{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Raniel |date=2024-01-20 |title=ZZ Ward strives to keep "Love Alive" on new single – EARMILK |url=https://earmilk.com/2025/01/20/zz-ward-strives-to-keep-love-alive-on-new-single/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |language=en-US}}
The song's lyrics are written from a first-person perspective about a relationship experiencing troubles during parenthood as Ward tries to revitalize the relationship.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=B. R. R. |date=2025-01-17 |title=ZZ Ward announces "Liberation" |url=https://bluesrockreview.com/2025/01/zz-ward-announces-liberation.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Blues Rock Review |language=en-US}}
Credits and personnel
= Personnel =
- Zsuzsanna Ward – performer, writer
- Ryan Spraker – producer{{Citation |title=Love Alive |date=2025-01-17 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1FGOkcpebKmu2Q5yh3icBL |access-date=2025-01-28 |publisher=Spotify |language=en}}
= Music video =
- Adam William Ward – producer, director
- David Lee – photography director{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2bQoFqN06A |title=ZZ Ward - Love Alive (Official Music Video) |date=2025-01-17 |last=ZZ Ward |access-date=2025-01-28 |via=YouTube}}
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