Alive and Kicking (song)

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"Alive & Kicking"
Simple Minds Alive and Kicking single cover.jpg
Single by Simple Minds
from the album Once Upon a Time
B-side "Up on the Catwalk (Live Version)"
Released30 September 1985 (1985-09-30) [1]
Length
  • 4:47 (single version)
  • 4:33 (radio version)
  • 5:26 (album and video version)
Label A&M, Virgin
Songwriter(s) Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil
Producer(s) Bob Clearmountain, Jimmy Iovine
Simple Minds singles chronology
"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
(1985)		"Alive & Kicking"
(1985)		"Sanctify Yourself"
(1986)
Music video
"Alive and Kicking" on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [27] Platinum60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [28] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [29] Platinum30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Gold400,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Appearances in media

In 1992, "Alive & Kicking" provided the soundtrack for a famous promo, entitled "A whole new ball game" for BSkyB's launch of the FA Premier League. [31] [32]

East Side Beat version

"Alive and Kicking"
East Side Beat-Alive and Kicking.jpg
Single by East Side Beat
from the album East Side Beat
Released7 December 1992 (1992-12-07) [33]
Length4:05
Label FFRR
Songwriter(s) Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil
Producer(s) Phil Kelsey
East Side Beat singles chronology
"I Didn't Know"
(1992)		"Alive and Kicking"
(1992)		"You're My Everything"
(1993)

In 1992, Italian dance music group East Side Beat covered "Alive and Kicking". There are five remixes in total. Two versions are found on the 7-inch single and an additional three are on the CD single.

Charts

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [34] 127
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [35] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [36] 20
UK Singles (OCC) [37] 26

References

  1. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . 28 September 1985. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "videos alive and kicking". simpleminds.org. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. ↑ "Simple Minds – Alive & Kicking" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0608." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 2, no. 45. 11 November 1985. p. 7. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Simple Minds – Alive & Kicking" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 2, no. 47. 25 November 1985. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Alive and Kicking". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Simple Minds – Alive & Kicking" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Simple Minds – Alive & Kicking". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Simple Minds – Alive & Kicking". VG-lista. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "SA Charts 1965 - 1989 A-B" . Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Simple Minds – Alive & Kicking". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Simple Minds Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Simple Minds Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simple Minds – Alive & Kicking" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love Song / Alive and Kicking". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1985". Ultratop. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "RPM's Top 100 Singles of 1985". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1985" (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 52. 27 December 1986. p. Y-21.
  27. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  28. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking". Music Canada . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking". Radioscope. Retrieved 19 December 2024.Type Alive and Kicking in the "Search:" field.
  30. ↑ "British single certifications – Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  31. ↑ "Alive and kicking: The Premier League at 25". sportsjournalists.co.uk. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  32. ↑ Plunkett, John (5 February 2009). "A look back at the best Sky ads from the past 20 years". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  33. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 5 December 1992. p. 25.
  34. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 8 March 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  35. ↑ "East Side Beat – Alive & Kicking" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  36. ↑ "East Side Beat – Alive & Kicking" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  37. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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