"Alive" is a

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'' season three winner

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. It was written for the final two contestants—O'Neil and

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—of the third season of ''Canadian Idol'', and both performed a different version of the song. When O'Neil won the competition,

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released "Alive" as her debut

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in October 2005 (see

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). The single was produced by

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, who also shares the writing credits with J. Cates and L. Robbins. The single was recorded, engineered and mixed by Chris Anderson for Definitive Sound in Mississauga, Ontario. Executive produced by Jennifer Hyland In "Alive", the narrator promises to live her life more fully. "Even if I crash down and burn out", she proclaims in the

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, "at least I'm gonna know what it's like / to feel alive". The song debuted at number one on the

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. 22 October 2005
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It remained at the top for seven weeks and was eventually certified

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for sales of more than 40,000 copies. "Alive" reached the BDS Airplay Chart top five. No

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was filmed for "Alive"; its success was solely off O'Neil's win on ''Canadian Idol''. On the season 4 finale of ''Canadian Idol'', Melissa was presented with a 4-time multi-platinum record for "Alive" by

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, the runner-up of that season. The song was later covered by Becki Ryan for the film ''

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''.

References

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