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{{Infobox song

| name = So Alive

| cover = So Alive single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Love and Rockets

| album = Love and Rockets

| B-side =

* "Dreamtime"

* "Bike"

| released = 1989

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

* Funk

* dance-pop

| length = 4:16

| label =

* Beggars Banquet

* RCA

| writer =

* Daniel Ash

* David Haskins

* Kevin Haskins

| producer =

* Love and Rockets

* John Fryer

| prev_title = Motorcycle

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Rock & Roll Babylon

| next_year = 1989

| misc =

}}

"'So Alive'" is a song by British alternative rock band Love and Rockets, released in 1989 as the second single from their self-titled fourth album. The song reached 1 in Canada and charted within the top 30 in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. In the US, it topped the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart for five weeks and was ranked No. 1 on that listing's year-end chart for 1989. The song's music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and produced by Pamela James.

Critical reception



'Billboard' magazine described "So Alive" as "delectable" as well as the "best T. Rex tune that Marc Bolan never wrote." Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote that the song was the only track on the album capable of receiving airplay and also noted the T. Rex similarities.

Chart performance



The single was Love and Rockets' biggest hit in the United States, peaking at No. 3 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for five weeks, as well as achieving a peak of No. 9 on the 'Billboard' Album Rock Tracks chart. It was the most successful modern rock song of 1989 in the United States, ranking in at No. 1 on the chart's year-end edition. The song peaked at No. 1 on Canada's 'RPM' Top Singles chart for two weeks, finishing 1989 as Canada's sixth-best-performing single. "So Alive" also reached No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 24 on the Australian Singles Chart, and No. 16 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

Track listings



'UK, US, and Canadian 7-inch single'

:A. "So Alive" 4:18 (4:15 in North America)

:B. "Dreamtime" 8:42 (8:40 in North America)

'European and Australasian 7-inch single'

:A. "So Alive" 4:15

:B. "Bike" 3:56 (3:46 in Australasia)

'UK CD single'

# "So Alive" 3:48

# "Dreamtime" 8:42

# "Motorcycle" 3:32

# "Bike" 3:46

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



See also



* List of 'Billboard' number-one alternative singles of the 1980s

References



Category:1989 singles

Category:1989 songs

Category:Beggars Banquet Records singles

Category:British dance-pop songs

Category:Funk rock songs

Category:Love and Rockets (band) songs

Category:Music videos directed by Howard Greenhalgh

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles

Category:Songs written by Daniel Ash

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