"Alive" is a song by

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, released as a single on 18 November 2002. Called a "power-packed dancefloor thriller" in the ''

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'' inlay booklet, the track features strong disco beats and samples. "Alive" was the first single to be released under the

name rather than S Club 7, and it was also the first single to be released without

Paul Cattermole Paul Gerald Cattermole (born 7 March 1977) is an English singer. He was a member of the group S Club 7, but left the group in 2002. Early life Cattermole was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He was a member of the National Youth Music Thea ...

. "Alive" was the penultimate S Club single and apart from the double A-side " Say Goodbye"/" Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You", was the only track to be released from the fourth album, '' Seeing Double''. It reached number five on the

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, their only single not to reach the top three until 2023 release " These Are the Days", which failed to chart. The B-side, "Discotek" was led and co-written by

Tina Barrett Tina Ann Barrett (born 16 September 1976) is an English singer and actress. Her major breakthrough came in 1999 when she became a member of the pop group, S Club 7. She has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3" ...

. The song also served as the main theme for ''

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'', the band's final TV series.

Changes

There were several changes made to the ''Seeing Double'' album following

Jo O'Meara Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English pop singer. She is best known for being a member of pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. Born and raised in Romford, she launched her career at age 16 working with Max Martin. O'Mear ...

's debilitating back condition, which meant she had to take time out of the heavy promo campaigns and gruelling schedules and dance routines. On "Alive", " Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" and "Dance", the band re-recorded O'Meara's lead vocals to be performed by

Rachel Stevens Rachel Lauren Stevens (born 9 April 1978) is an English singer, television personality, actress and businesswoman. She was a member of the pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. She released her solo debut studio album ''Funky Dory'' in Sep ...

during live promotions. The release was originally planned to have CD1 with O'Meara, and CD2 with Stevens, but, the idea was later scrapped in favour of O'Meara's vocals. The song was the poorest charting and selling S Club single in the band's history, peaking at #5 in the UK. Another note of interest regarding "Alive" was revealed on '' CD:UKs behind the scenes footage of the making of the video where

Bradley McIntosh Bradley John McIntosh (born 8 August 1981), also known as City Boy, is a British singer, rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the pop group S Club 7 where he enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards. Since 2008, ...

revealed that the original version of the song showcased

on lead vocals rather than himself.

Music video

The video for "Alive", shot in

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, shows the group dancing in the "S" Club. "Alive" is the only music video from S Club not to feature previous band member Paul Cattermole. In '' Seeing Double'', Cattermole can be seen during the shots of the band playing live. In the music videos for " Say Goodbye" and " Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You", Cattermole can be seen in replays of the band's previous videos and behind-the-scenes archive footage. It was directed by

Nigel Dick Nigel Dick (born 21 March 1953) is a British music video and film director, writer and musician from Catterick, England, now based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Britney Spears videos " ...Baby One More Time" and " Oops!... I Did I ...

Track listing

* UK CD1 # "Alive" (Radio version) # "Dance" (Radio version) # "Alive" ( Almighty mix) # "Alive" (CD-ROM video) * UK CD2 # "Alive" (Radio version) # "Discotek" # "Dance" (Harry's Afro Hut Wonky remix) * Cassette # "Alive" (Radio version) # "Dance" (Radio version) # "Alive" (Almighty mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alive (S Club Song) S Club 7 songs 2002 singles 2002 songs Music television series theme songs Music videos directed by Nigel Dick Song recordings produced by Simon Ellis (record producer) Songs written by Sheppard Solomon Songs written by Simon Ellis (record producer)