So Alive (Love and Rockets song)

"So Alive" is a song by British alternative rock band Love and Rockets, released in 1989 as the second single from their self-titled fourth album. It reached number 1 in Canada and charted strongly in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. In the US, it topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for five weeks and was ranked number 1 on that listing's year-end chart for 1989.

"So Alive"
Single by Love and Rockets
from the album Love and Rockets
B-side"Dreamtime"
Released1989
Recorded1989
Genre
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Love and Rockets singles chronology
"Motorcycle"
(1989)		 "So Alive"
(1989)		 "Rock & Roll Babylon"
(1989)

Chart performance

The single was Love and Rockets' biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it stayed for five weeks,[4] as well as achieving a peak of number 9 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.[5] It went to number 1 for two weeks on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart. The single also reached number 79 on the UK Singles Chart,[6] number 24 on the Australian Singles Chart,[7] and number 16 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts
Charts (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 24
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 16
Poland (LP3)[10] 37
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 79
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 3
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11]
with "Bike Dance"		 20
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 9

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 51
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 1
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See also
  • List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1980s

References
  1. Peacock, Tim (June 7, 2019). "'The Best Songs We Never Wrote': Track by Track with EODM's Jesse Hughes". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. Graff, Gary, ed. (1996). "Love and Rockets". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press.
  3. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. "Australian-charts.com – Love and Rockets – So Alive". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. "Charts.nz – Love and Rockets – So Alive". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6425." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. "Notowanie nr392" (in Polish). LP3. 26 August 1989. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. "Love and Rockets Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  12. "Top 100 Singles of '89". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  13. "Billboard Top 100 - 1989". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  14. "1989: The Year In Music (Year-End Charts)". Billboard. BPI Communications. 101 (51). December 23, 1989.


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