Alive (Sia song)

"Alive"
Single by Sia
from the album This Is Acting
Released25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length4:23
Label
  • Inertia
  • Monkey Puzzle
  • RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jesse Shatkin[3]
Sia singles chronology
"Fire Meet Gasoline"
(2015) 		"Alive"
(2015) 		"Bang My Head"
(2015)
Music video
"Alive" on YouTube

"Alive" is the lead single from Australian singer and songwriter Sia's seventh studio album This Is Acting (2016). It was co-written by Sia, Adele, and Tobias Jesso Jr.[4] The song was produced by Jesse Shatkin. "Alive" was released on 25 September 2015. The song was originally intended for Adele's third studio album, 25, along with "Bird Set Free". However, since Adele decided not to use the songs, she let Sia use them for her seventh studio album. Musically, it is a midtempo pop and synth-pop song.

On 22 September 2015, Sia posted a tweet on Twitter which hinted that the single would be released on 25 September. The next day she released a 15-second preview of the music video on her Vevo account. The song achieved moderate commercial success, reaching the top 40 in over 15 countries, including Spain, Belgium and France. In the UK, the song 30 on the UK Singles Chart. The song reached number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100, failing to reach the upper half of the chart. The music video for the song was released on 5 November 2015. It has received over 200 million views.

The song received generally positive reviews, with critics praising Sia's powerful, electrifying vocals. Sia has performed the song multiple times on camera, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Saturday Night Live, and The X Factor.

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  3. ^ "This Is Acting". TIDAL. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sia Shares "Alive" Co-Written With Adele and Tobias Jesso Jr". Pitchfork. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2015.