I'm Alive (Electric Light Orchestra song)
| "I'm Alive" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Drum Dreams" |
"I'm Alive" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released as a single in May 1980. It is featured in a sequence near the beginning of the feature film Xanadu. The song also appears on the soundtrack album Xanadu.
In the film the song is heard as the Muses emerge from a graffiti-like portrait; Olivia Newton-John, playing Kira (Terpsichore), emerges last. The film's version of the song contains a fairly lengthy instrumental introduction, a small segment of which is used for the album version.
The song has been recently covered in the version of Xanadu on Broadway.
Included in the song's closing coda is Morse code which spells out "E.L.O."[citation needed]; they did something similar to this on two of their other songs, "Ocean Breakup" from 1973's On the Third Day and 1983's "Secret Messages".
Personnel
- Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
- Bev Bevan – drums, percussion
- Richard Tandy – pianos, synthesizers, keyboards
- Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Strings by Louis Clark
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart[1] | 27 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 7 |
| Dutch GfK chart[2] | 38 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 9 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart[3] | 16 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 10 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[5] | 32 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[6] | 3 |
| South African Singles Chart[7] | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 20 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 16 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles | 14 |
| US Record World Singles[10] | 14 |
| US Radio & Records (R&R)[11][12] | 12 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| US (RIAA)[13] | Gold |
References
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive" (in Dutch). Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- ^ "charts.de - Electric Light Orchestra". charts.de. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
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- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive". Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (E)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra". Offfical Charts Company. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ Hawtin, Steve. "Song artist 171 - Electric Light Orchestra". Tsort.info. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "ELO". Wweb.uta.edu. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Charts". Wweb.uta.edu. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Electric Light Orchestra > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
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