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Wikipedia article"'Born to Be Alive'" is a song written by French singer Patrick Hernandez. It became a worldwide hit and reached number one on the US Disco chart in spring 1979. It was first conceived as a hard rock song. The song achieved gold status in the USA. ChartsWeekly chartsOriginal version Born to Be Alive (re-mix '88) Year-end chartsCertifications and salesCover versions and usesDisco Kings covered the song in 2005. Their version reached number 7 in Finland, number 43 in France, number 66 in Austria and number 78 in Germany. A music video set to the song using footage from Adolf Hitler's many rallies and speeches became a viral hit on the Internet. A cover version performed by the Chinese singer Jackson Wang appeared on the 2022 album 'Minions: The Rise of Gru', the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The song's music was used by the Indian film composers Jatin-Lalit for the song "Pehli Pehli Baar Jab" from the movie Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai. See also*List of best-selling singles in France *List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s *List of number-one singles of 1979 (Canada) *List of number-one singles of 1979 (France) *List of number-one hits of 1979 (Germany) *List of number-one hits (Italy) *List of number-one singles in 1979 (New Zealand) *List of number-one songs in Norway *List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1979 *List of number-one singles of 1979 (Spain) *List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden *List of number-one dance singles of 1979 (U.S.) ReferencesCategory:1979 songs Category:1979 singles Category:1988 singles Category:Disco songs Category:Number-one singles in Australia Category:Number-one singles in Austria Category:Number-one singles in Belgium Category:Number-one singles in Denmark Category:Number-one singles in France Category:Number-one singles in Germany Category:Number-one singles in Italy Category:Number-one singles in Mexico Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand Category:Number-one singles in Norway Category:Number-one singles in Spain Category:Number-one singles in Sweden Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles | |
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