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"Born to Be Alive"
French 12-inch vinyl single
Single by Patrick Hernandez
from the album Born to Be Alive
B-side"I Give You Rendez-Vous" (UK)
"Born to Be Alive (Instrumental)" (various European countries)
"It Comes So Easy" (Japan)
"Too Many People" (elsewhere)
ReleasedFrance November 1978
United Kingdom January 1979
United States April 1979
GenreDisco[1]
Length3:05 (European Single Version)
3:23 (Single version)
5:55 (Album Version)
7:42 (Extended Version)
LabelAquarius (most European countries)
Gem (UK)
Philips (Japan)
Columbia/CBS (elsewhere)
Songwriter(s)Patrick Hernandez
Producer(s)Jean Vanloo

"Born to Be Alive" is a song written by French singer Patrick Hernandez. It became a worldwide hit and reached #1 on the US Disco chart in spring 1979.[2] It was first conceived as a hard rock song.

The song achieved gold status in the USA.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42] Platinum 100,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[43] Gold 200,000[43]
Canada (Music Canada)[44] Platinum 150,000^
Germany (BVMI)[45] Gold 500,000^
Italy — 300,000[46]
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions and uses

Disco Kings covered the song in 2005. Their version reached #7 in Finland, #43 in France, #66 in Austria and #78 in Germany.[48] A music video set to the song using footage from Adolf Hitler's many rallies and speeches became a viral hit on the Internet.[49]

A cover version performed by the Chinese singer Jackson Wang appeared on the 2022 album Minions: The Rise of Gru, the soundtrack album to the film of the same name.

The song's music was used by the Indian film composers Jatin-Lalit for the song "Pehli Pehli Baar Jab" from the movie Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai.

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Born to Be Alive – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "American single certifications – Patrick Hernandez – Born to Be Alive". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 138. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Patrick Hernandez – Born to Be Alive" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Patrick Hernandez – Born to Be Alive" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4395." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 4403." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4410a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Billboard – Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 43. 27 October 1979. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510.
  11. ^ "Billboard – Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 38. 22 September 1979. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510.
  12. ^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70's" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Patrick Hernandez – Born to Be Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Born to Be Alive". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Singoli – I numeri uno (1959–2006) (parte 2: 1970–1980)". It-charts.150m.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Billboard – Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 39. 29 September 1979. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
  17. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  18. ^ "Patrick Hernandez – Born to Be Alive" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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  20. ^ "Patrick Hernandez – Born to Be Alive". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  21. ^ "Billboard – Hits Of The World". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 40. 6 October 1979. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510.
  22. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (H)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  23. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  27. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 6, 1979". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011.
  28. ^ "Record World Singles" (PDF). Record World. 29 September 1979. p. 149. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  29. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive Re-Mix '88" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  30. ^ "Patrick Hernandez – Born to Be Alive (Re-Mix '88)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  31. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. 31 December 1979. Retrieved 9 December 2019 – via Imgur.
  32. ^ "Jahreshitparade 1979" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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  42. ^ "Hernandez Platinum for Australian Sales" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLI, no. 32. 22 December 1979. p. 26 – via World Radio History.
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  45. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Patrick Hernandez; 'Born to Be Alive')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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  48. ^ "Disco Kings – Born to Be Alive". Lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  49. ^ Rosenfeld, Gavriel D (2005). Hi Hitler!: How the Nazi Past is Being Normalized in Contemporary Culture. Cambridge University Press. p. 314. ISBN 9781316195291.
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