Alive and Kicking (song)

Infobox Single |
Name = Alive & Kicking


Artist = Simple Minds
from Album = Once Upon a Time
Released = 1985 (US) 30 September 1985 (UK)
Format = 12", 7"
Recorded = 1985
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 4:45
Label = Virgin
Writer = Simple Minds
Last single = "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985)
This single = "Alive and Kicking" (1985)
Next single = "Sanctify Yourself" (1986)

"Alive and Kicking" is a song by the rock band Simple Minds, released as a single from the band's 1985 album, "Once Upon a Time". Following on from the success of previous non-album single, "Don't You (Forget About Me)", this song reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. It was re-released in 1992 as a double A-side with "Love Song" to promote the band's "Glittering Prize 81/92" collection. The double A-side reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "Alive and Kicking" was directed by Zbigniew Rybczynski, who directed the video for "All the Things She Said", the third single from the same album.

7" Single.

# Alive & Kicking (Single Version) (4.45) "From the Album Once Upon a Time"
# Alive & Kicking (Instrumental Version) (6.01)

12" Single.
# Alive & Kicking (5.25) "Taken from the Album Once Upon A Time"
# Alive & Kicking (Instrumental Version) (6.01)

12" Single. [Ltd Edition Reflective Gold Sleeve]
# Alive & Kicking (5.25) "Taken from the Album Once Upon A Time"
# Alive & Kicking (Instrumental Version) (6.01)
# Up On the Catwalk (Live) (5.37) "Recorded at Barrowlands, Glasgow, 5th January 1985"

Produced By Jimmy Iovine & Bob Clearmountain. Engineered By Moira Marquis & Mark McKenna. Assisted By Martin White.Words & Music By Simple Minds.

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