Alive (Jennifer Lopez song)

"Alive"
Single by Jennifer Lopez
from the album J to tha L-O!: The Remixes
Released July 16, 2002
Format Promo CD single, airplay
Genre Pop, adult contemporary
Length 4:40
Label Epic
Writer(s) Jennifer Lopez, Cris Judd, Cory Rooney
Producer Cory Rooney, Dan Shea
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix)
(2002)		 "Alive"
(2002)		 "Jenny from the Block"
(2002)

"Alive" is the other part of the double A-side along with "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix), the second and final single from Jennifer Lopez's remix album, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes (2002). Released in 2002, the single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 due to its limited release, becoming Lopez's second single to do so after 1999's "No Me Ames". However, the song's Thunderpuss remixes topped the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and became another Hot Dance Club Play hit for her, peaking at number two. The music video was directed by Jim Gable.

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Song information

The ballad was written by Lopez, her then-husband, Cris Judd, and Cory Rooney (who produced the track with Dan Shea). "Alive" was written for the soundtrack to Lopez's film Enough (although not included on its soundtrack album). Following the themes of the film, the song describes the struggles of battered women, who are able to overcome their abusive husbands to make it out alive. Lopez sings, "The strength to stand alone/The power of not knowing and letting go/I guess I've found my way it's simple when it's right/Feeling lucky just to be here tonight/And happy just to be me and be alive". The song has become an anthem for battered women across the country and several women have written to Lopez about how that song has affected them. On an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, a woman even came up to Lopez and explained how that song kept her going even after the abuses she endured.

In 2002, "Alive" earned Lopez a Billboard Latin Music Award for Best-Selling Latin Dance Single of the Year, with the song's Thunderpuss Club Mix.

Track listings and formats

U.S. promo CD single
  1. "Alive" (Remix) – 4:20
  2. "Alive" (Album Version) – 4:40
U.S. promo CD-R single
  1. "Alive" (Radio Remix) – 4:19
  2. "Alive" (Album Version) – 4:40
U.S. promo CD-R single – Thunderpuss Remix
  1. "Alive" (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) – 4:12
  2. "Alive" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) – 8:51
  3. "Alive" (Thunderpuss Tribe-A-Pella) – 7:50
U.S. double A-side CD single with "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix)
  1. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) – 2:52
  2. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:14
  3. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix Instrumental) – 3:14
  4. "Alive" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) – 8:51
  5. "Alive" (Thunderpuss Tribe-A-Pella) – 7:50

Charts

Chart (2002)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 18
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 36

References

  1. ^ "J to tha L-O!: The Remixes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r572119. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 
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