"So Alive" is a song by British MC

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and British trio, N-Dubz. It was released as an official single on 6 February 2011. It is the fourth single released Skepta's third album '' Doin' It Again'' and N-Dubz's third album '' Love.Live.Life''. The single peaked at #99 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

The song's radio edit lasts just under three minutes, while the album version has a longer intro and lasts nearly four minutes

described the song to

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: "It's a fusion. N-Dubz are seen as a pop group and I'm more of an urban artist. Normally when those two collide the result is a big pop tune, but I wanted to do it the other way around and bring out N-Dubz's grime side. Fortunately fans of mine and N-Dubz both seem to love it!" He also explained the delay of the official single release: "I've been waiting for the right time to get it out. There was a bit of a rat race last year with so many grime artists coming out, but I feel like I've got a clear run at the moment and there's a buzz about it. Timing is everything."Digital Spy - Interview with Skepta
by Robert Copsey. 2011-01-31

Music video

The music video for "So Alive" premiered on 19 November 2010 on YouTube. At most points of the video, both Skepta and N-Dubz are all shown rapping in a ring of fire and on top of a building. The video ends with Skepta slowly jumping off the building. Dappy and Fazer are also shown in front of red illuminated gates individually during their verses. The video has over 3,500,000 views as of 22 August 2012.

Track listings

Personnel

*Lead vocals –

and N-Dubz *

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s – J. Adenuga * Lyrics – J. Adenuga, Contostavlos, Tulisa Contostavlos,

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* Label: All Around the World

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Release history

References

{{N-Dubz 2010 songs 2011 singles Skepta songs N-Dubz songs Songs written by Tulisa (singer) Songs written by Richard Rawson Songs written by Dappy All Around the World Productions singles Songs written by Skepta 3 Beat Records singles