Alive (S Club song)

Infobox Single
Name = Alive


Artist = S Club
from Album = Seeing Double
Released = flagicon|UK November 18, 2002
Format = CD Single: Worldwide
Recorded = London, England
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:42
Label = Polydor
Writer = Simon Ellis
Sheppard Solomon
Tina Barrett (For 'Discotek')
Producer = Simon Ellis
Last single = You
(2002)
This single = Alive
(2002)
Next single = Say Goodbye/Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You
(2003)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Name = Alive
Audio file= S Club - Alive.ogg"Alive" is a song by S Club, released as a single on November 18, 2002. Called a "power-packed dancefloor thriller" in the "Best" inlay booklet, the track features strong disco beats and samples. "Alive" was the first single to be released under the S Club name rather than S Club 7, and it was also the first single to be released without Paul Cattermole. "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 #5 in the UK Singles Chart. The B-Side, 'Discotek' was led and co-written by Tina Barrett.

Changes

There were several changes made to the Seeing Double album following Jo's illness (a back problem in which she had to take time out of the heavy promo campaigns and gruelling schedules and dance routines). On "Alive", "Love Aint Gonna Wait For You" and "Dance" the band re-recorded the lead vocals that Jo sung to be performed by Rachel Stevens, so Rachel could take centre stage during promotions. The release was originally planned to have CD1 with Jo, and CD2 with Rachel, but, the idea was later scrapped in favour of Jo'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 thing of interest regarding "Alive" was revealed on CD:UK's behind the scenes footage of the making of the video where Bradley revealed that the original version of the song showcased Paul on lead vocals rather than himself.

Song information

Track Listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Alive".

CD single pt. 1 (UK)

# "Alive"
# "Dance"
# "Alive" (Almighty Mix)
# "Alive" (CD ROM Video)

CD single pt. 2 (UK)

# "Alive"
# "Discotek"
# "Dance" (Harry's Afro Hut Wonky Remix)

Video information

The video for "Alive" shows the group dancing in the "S" Club. "Alive" is also the only S Club video to not show Paul in some way, shape, or form. In Seeing Double, Paul can be seen during the shots of the band playing live. In the music videos for Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You and Say Goodbye, Paul can be seen in archive footage and replays of the bands previous videos respectively.