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alive and kicking
composers
Written by: Simple Minds
publisher
© EMI Music Publishing
background
"After the No 1 success of Don't You (Forget About Me), it would be
foolish to deny that we needed an event-type song to follow up.
Alive And Kicking created the desired impact and made sure we could
comfortably rise to the challenge when the pressure was truly on" - Jim
Jim wrote out part of the lyrics as a lot for the Art Of The Song
auction in December 2010 to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

lyrics
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You turn me on, you lift me up,
And like the sweetest cup I'd share with you.
You lift me up, don't you ever stop, I'm here with you.
Now it's all or nothing,
'Cause you say you'll follow through.
You follow me, and I, I, I follow you.
What you gonna do when things go wrong?
What you gonna do when it all cracks up?
What you gonna do when the love burns down?
What you gonna do when the flames go up?
Who is gonna come and turn the tide?
What's it gonna take to make a dream survive?
Who's got the touch to calm the storm inside?
Who's gonna save you?
Alive and kicking,
Stay until your love is, alive and kicking,
Stay until your love is, until your love is, alive.
Oh, you lift me up to the crucial top, so I can see,
Oh, you lead me on, 'til the feelings come,
And the lights that shine on.
But if that don't mean nothing,
Like if someday it should fall through,
You'll take me home where the magic's from,
And I'll be with you.
What you gonna do when things go wrong?
What you gonna do when it all cracks up?
What you gonna do when the love burns down?
What you gonna do when the flames go up?
Who is gonna come and turn the tide?
What's it gonna take to make a dream survive?
Who's got the touch to calm the storm inside?
Don't say goodbye.
Don't say goodbye.
In the final seconds who's gonna save you?
Oh, alive and kicking,
Stay until your love is, love is, alive and kicking.
Oh, alive and kicking,
Stay until your love is, love is, alive and kicking.
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discography
Edit (4:45)
Produced By: Jimmy Iovine and Bob Clearmountain
Mixed By: Bob Clearmountain
Engineered By: Moira Marquis and Mark Mckenna
Assisted By: Martin White
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Album Version (5:24)
Produced By: Jimmy Iovine and Bob Clearmountain
Mixed By: Bob Clearmountain
Engineered By: Moira Marquis and Mark Mckenna
Assisted By: Martin White
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Instrumental (6:08)
Produced By: Jimmy Iovine and Bob Clearmountain
Mixed By: Bob Clearmountain
Engineered By: Moira Marquis and Mark Mckenna
Assisted By: Martin White
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Remix (6:37)
Produced By: Jimmy Iovine and Bob Clearmountain
Mixed By: Bob Clearmountain
Engineered By: Moira Marquis and Mark Mckenna
Assisted By: Martin White
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Live Version (12th, 13th August 1986) (6:26)
Recorded: Le Zenith, Paris, France
Producer: Bruce Lampcov
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig
Head Engineer: Steve Riddle
Additional mixing: Callum Malcolm and Tom Cadley
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Live Version (14th/15th September 1989) (3:52)
Recorded: L'Arena, Verona, Italy
Produced by Stephen Lipson
Engineered by Heff Moraes
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Live Version (13th August 1991) (6:05)
Recorded: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Produced by Stephen Lipson
Engineered by Heff Moraes
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Live Version (2nd March 1995) (8:10)
Recorded: House Of Blues, Hollywood, USA
Mixed by: Mikal Reid
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Acetate Remix (8:32)
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Frank'O Moiraghi Remix (7:16)
Produced by: Phunk Investigation for Absolutely Records
Remixed by: Franco Moiraghi and Jonathan Meyer, Valerio D'Andrassi,
Luca S"K"ivo
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Javith Simple Mix (8:39)
Produced by: Phunk Investigation for Absolutely Records
Remixed by: Eduardo Javith
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Phunk Investigation Mastica Dub (7:43)
Produced by: Phunk Investigation for Absolutely Records
Remixed by: Phunk Investigation
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White Spaces Electro Decade Mix (5:55)
Produced by: Phunk Investigation for Absolutely Records
Mixed by: White Spaces
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Niki B & Christian E.F.F.E. Remix (9:50)
Produced by: Phunk Investigation for Absolutely Records
Remixed by: Giuliano Palmieri, Niki B and Christian E.F.F.E
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Live Version (3rd Dec 1985) (7:39)
Recorded: Ahoy, Rotterdam
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
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Live Version (4:56)
Recorded: Black And White Tour 2006
Mixed By Jez Coad
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Live Version (3rd November 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (6:05)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (6:05)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (5:59)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (6:16)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (6:06)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (6:15)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (6:14)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (6:18)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (6:13)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (6:03)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (6:07)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (6:27)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (6:11)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (6:06)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (6:24)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (6:32)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (6:11)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (6:09)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (6:01)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (6:07)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (6:07)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th June 2011) (6:06)
Recorded: Bedgebury Pinetum And Forest, Gouldhurst, Kent, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (16th June 2011) (6:01)
Recorded: Hampton Court Palace Festival, London, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (25th June 2011) (6:03)
Recorded: Cannock Chase Forest, Near Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (16th July 2011) (6:05)
Recorded: City Rocks, Inverness, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (29th March 2013) (6:43)
Recorded: Sands Centre, Carlisle, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (6th April 2013) (6:43)
Recorded: Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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Live Version (15th April 2013) (6:26)
Recorded: O2 Academy, Bournemouth, UK
Mixed By Concert Live
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downloads
Live Version (16th Feb 2006) (6:33)
Recorded: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Recording Engineer: Patrick Demoustier
Mixed By Jez Coad, Charlie Burchill and Andy Gillespie
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White Spaces Electro Decade Mix (5:55)
Produced by: Phunk Investigation for Absolutely Records
Mixed by: White Spaces
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Live Version (16th July 2009) (6:12)
Recorded: iTunes Festival, Roundhouse, London
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Live Version (3rd November 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (6:05)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (6:05)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (5:59)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (6:16)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (6:06)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (6:15)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (6:14)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (6:18)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (6:13)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (6:03)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (6:07)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (6:04)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (6:27)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (6:11)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (6:06)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (6:24)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (6:32)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (6:11)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (6:09)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (6:01)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (6:07)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (6:07)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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videography
live history
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