Alive Again (Cher song)

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“Alive Again”
Single by Cher from the album Living Proof
Released	June 11, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop/Dance
Length	4:19
Label	Warner Bros. Records / WEA
Writer(s)	Nick Bracegirdle Ray Hedges Tracie Ackerman
Producer	Rob Dickens
Cher European singles chronology
"The Music's No Good Without You" (2001)	"Alive Again" (2002)	TBA (2007)

"Alive Again" is the second European single release from American singer/actress Cher's twenty-fifth album Living Proof.

[edit] Song information

Alive Again was released exclusively throughout Europe, but the song failed to pick up the attention that The Music's No Good Without You received. The single in part suffered from a lack of promotion. In early 2002 Cher had complications with her record company which affected the further promotion for the single, because of this the future plans to release Song for the Lonely and A Different Kind of Love Song as European singles were dropped. Although The Music's No Good Without You was previously released as a club single in the United States, Alive Again still remains un-released in North America.

The song however did enter the Israeli singles chart where it became a top-ten hit and it also entered the German and Norwegian singles chart where it became a top-forty hit in both markets. The song also entered both the Swiss and Romanian charts, but was unsuccessful charting at eighty and fifty-eight.

In 2002, Alive Again was used as the official German Olympic winter plays song in Salt Lake City. ^[1]

[edit] Music video

In 2002, the video for Alive Again was shot and was later released in Europe only. The video features Cher in a blue room singing the song while appearing in many different colored wigs.

The only known remix video made for Alive Again is an un-official version called "Mixmaster F Mix" and instead of using an actual Alive Again remix for the video the demo was used instead. Mixmaster F is a DJ/Dance-Mix creator in Chicago, Illinois. He is well known for his up-tempo re-creations of existing music.

Some Alive Again scenes from the original video were featured on the Dan-O-Rama video mix for Cher's Living Proof: The Farewell Tour intro video.

[edit] Formats and track listings

Although Alive Again has only been released to the public as a 3 track single in Europe, there have been several other promotional cds issued for the song.

In Germany, a one track promotional cd was released (with the same cover art as the single). This also occurred in Mexico, although the font used on the cover art varied from the European releases (Galahad was replaced with Mason for the Mexican release).Source

Also in Germany, the ARD Television Network released a rare promotional cd with the song, to be used at the Salt Lake City Olympics. The cover art for this release was basic, and the track on the cd was edited, making it 30 seconds shorter.

Alive Again European CD Single

1. Alive Again (Album Version) - 4:18
2. When You Walk Away (Non-album Track) - 4:21
3. The Music's No Good Without You (Warren Clarke Vocal Mix) - 9:12

Alive Again German 1-Track Release

1. Alive Again (Radio Edit) - 3:29

Alive Again Mexican 1-Track Release

1. Alive Again - 4:18

[edit] Charts

[edit] References

1. ^ "Alive Again" used as the official German Olympic song.