Alive (Beastie Boys song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Alive

| cover = Alive Beastie Boys.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Beastie Boys

| album = Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science

| released = {{start date|1999|10|19}}

| recorded = 1999

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop (Original)

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| length = 3:48

| label = Capitol

| writer = Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch

| producer = Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, Jr.

| prev_title = Remote Control / Three MC's and One DJ

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Ch-Check It Out

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JkeE2O15RFs|"Alive"}}}}

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"Alive" is a song by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released as the first single from their compilation album Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science.

"Big Shot" is a live cover originally by Billy Joel. "Start!" is a mainly instrumental cover originally by The Jam.

Track listing

CD 1

  1. "Alive" – 3:50
  2. "You + Me Together" – 3:13
  3. "Big Shot (Live)" – 3:04
  4. "Alive" (Video)

CD 2

  1. "Alive" – 3:50
  2. "Alive (B.R.A. Remix)" – 3:36
  3. "Start!" – 2:50
  4. "Start!" (Video)

Charts

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!Chart (1999)

!Peak
position

align="left"|New Zealand Singles Chart{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Beastie+Boys&titel=Alive&cat=s%7Cclass=artist|title=charts.nz - Beastie Boys - Alive|publisher=|accessdate=2011-05-11}}

|align="center"|22

align="left"|UK Singles Chart{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=The Official Charts Company - Beastie Boys|work=Official Charts Company|publisher=|accessdate=2011-05-11}}

|align="center"|28

Release history

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United States

|{{start date|1999|10|19}}

|Alternative radio

|{{hlist|Grand Royal|Capitol}}

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=Alternative: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1321|page=204|date=October 15, 1999}}

References