"Alive" is the debut solo

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by Australian recording artist and actress

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. It was released on 14 October 2008, as the first single from her debut solo album ''

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''. The song's musical-genre is pop and its

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describe being free, taking chances and making love. Upon its release, "Alive" peaked at number eight on the

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and was certified platinum by the

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for sales exceeding 70,000 copies. "Alive" was written by Bassingthwaighte,

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and Andrew Frampton in

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, during the last week Bassingthwaighte was writing songs for ''1000 Stars''. It was also her last writing session with Birgisson and Frampton. Bassingthwaighte stated that it was really hard to write "Alive" because they wanted to write something that was "just fun" because she felt a song like that was missing from the album. The music video was directed by Anthony Rose and features Bassingthwaighte dressed in multiple outfits and wigs.

Release and reception

"Alive" was released as a digital download on 14 October 2008. On 10 November 2008, it was released as a digital

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(EP) which included the

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song "Remember Me" and an Electrodex remix of "Alive". The EP was later released as a CD on 15 November 2008. "Alive" was released as a digital download for '' SingStar'' via the

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in November 2009. Upon its release, "Alive" debuted at number 39 on the

on 27 October 2008. Twelve weeks later it peaked at number eight. The song was certified platinum by the

for sales exceeding 70,000 copies. "Alive" also reached number six on the ARIA Physical Singles Chart, number two on the ARIA Australian Artists Singles Chart and number seven on the ARIA Digital Tracks Chart.

Music video

The

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for "Alive" was directed by Anthony Rose and filmed on 20 October 2008. The video features Bassingthwaighte dressed in multiple outfits and wigs. It begins with Bassingthwaighte sitting on a purple chair wearing a blond wig. She is then shown in a black and red dress dancing in front of a black background. The third sequence of the video was filmed in black and white and features Bassingthwaighte wearing an

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. This is followed by scenes of her on a swing wearing a red wig and dancing with two male dancers (brothers Hilton and David Denis who featured in ''

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''). The video premiered in Australia on 6 November 2008.

Live performances

Bassingthwaighte premiered "Alive" during a performance at the

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held in

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on 11 October 2008. In October 2008, she performed the song at the after-party for the stage show ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert''. Bassingthwaighte also performed "Alive" during Australia's 2009

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Formats and track listings

*Digital download # "Alive" – 3:31 *CD / Digital EP # "Alive" – 3:30 # "Remember Me" – 4:32 # "Alive" (Electrodex remix) – 4:31

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''1000 Stars''. ;Locations *Recorded at Chalice Studios and Henson Studios in

. *Mixed at The Vault Studios in

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. *Mastered at

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. ;Personnel *Songwriting –

, Andrew Frampton *Production – Arnthor Birgisson, Andrew Frampton *Mixing – Arnthor Birgisson *Recording – Deyder Cintron *Guitars – Esbjorn Ohrwall,

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*Programming – Arnthor Birgisson *All vocals – Natalie Bassingthwaighte *Mastering –

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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