I'm Alive (The Hollies song)
| "I'm Alive" | ||||
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| Single by The Hollies | ||||
| B-side | "You Know He Did" (L. Ransford) | |||
| Released | UK: 21 May 1965 US: June 1965 |
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| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 5 May 1965 Abbey Road Studios[1] |
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| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | UK: Parlophone R5287[2] US: Imperial 66119 |
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| Writer(s) | Clint Ballard, Jr.[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Richards[2] | |||
| The Hollies singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Alive" is a 1965 number-one UK hit single by The Hollies.[3] It was written for them by the US songwriter Clint Ballard, Jr.,[2] who also had chart-topping hits with Linda Ronstadt, Wayne Fontana and Jimmy Jones. However they originally passed the song over to another Manchester band, the Toggery Five, before changing their minds and recording the song, which became their first No 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart. It spent three weeks at number one in the UK and was also a No 1 hit in Ireland.[4] This song appears on the US version of the 1965 Hollies album, Hear! Here!.
The song was covered by Gamma in 1979 on their debut album, Gamma 1.
In 1983 the Hi-NRG group American Fade also covered the song which is listed on HotDiscoMix's Hi-NRG Top 200 - Hit's of the 80's[5]
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 16 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 10 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[8] | 6 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 1 |
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- ↑ "Musicline.de – Hollies, The Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Hollies – I'm Alive" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Hollies – I'm Alive". VG-lista.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1965-06-26" UK Singles Chart.
| Preceded by | UK number-one single 24 June 1965 8 July 1965 |
Succeeded by "Crying in the Chapel" by Elvis Presley "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds |
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