So Alive (Love and Rockets song)

"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. It reached No. 1 in Canada and charted strongly 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.

"So Alive"
Single by Love and Rockets
from the album Love and Rockets
B-side"Dreamtime"
Released1989
Recorded1989
Genre
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Love and Rockets singles chronology
"Motorcycle"
(1989)		 "So Alive"
(1989)		 "Rock & Roll Babylon"
(1989)
Music video
"So Alive" on YouTube

Chart performance

The single was Love and Rockets' biggest hit in the United States, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for five weeks,[4] as well as achieving a peak of No. 9 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.[5] It went to No. 1 for two weeks on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart. The single also reached No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart,[6] No. 24 on the Australian Singles Chart,[7] and No. 16 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts
Charts (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 24
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 79
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 3
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10]
with "Bike Dance"		 20
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 9

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 51
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[13] 1

See also

References
  1. Peacock, Tim (7 June 2019). "'The Best Songs We Never Wrote': Track by Track with EODM's Jesse Hughes". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. Graff, Gary, ed. (1996). "Love and Rockets". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press.
  3. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. "Australian-charts.com – Love and Rockets – So Alive". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. "Charts.nz – Love and Rockets – So Alive". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6425." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. "Top 100 Singles of '89". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  12. "Billboard Top 100 - 1989". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  13. "1989: The Year In Music (Year-End Charts)". Billboard. BPI Communications. 101 (51). 23 December 1989.
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