"Alive" is a song by The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...

 from their album The E.N.D.

The E.N.D.

According to review aggregator Metacritic, The E.N.D. received an average of 60 out of 100 indicating mixed to average reviews from music critics, based on fifteen critiques, higher than their 2005 album Monkey Business but lower than their 2003 breakout Elephunk, with critics agreeing that the...

. The track reached #65 in the Canadian Singles Chart

Canadian Singles Chart

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 and #88 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The song was released on May 23, 2009 in United Kingdom, May 25 in Australia and on May 26 on iTunes

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.It was the second promotional single from the album as part of "The Countdown to The E.N.D., the first being "Imma Be

Imma Be

"Imma Be" is a song performed by the American hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas taken from their fifth studio album The E.N.D. The song's title is a slang expression, meaning "I am going to be" or "I will be" [something or some activity]. Initially released as a promotional single, the song went on...

" and the third being "Meet Me Halfway

Meet Me Halfway

"Meet Me Halfway" is a song by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. It was released as the third promotional single from their fifth studio album The E.N.D. It was later released as the album's third single...

" which were later commercial singles.

Composition

Will.i.am said about the track: "Alive is a song about love, is about a relationship, when that person makes you feel renewed, when the person you love makes you feel anything negative in the world matters, "Alive", I'm so proud of the production of this music, pay attention to the layers, textures and elements, I love this song."

Track listing

Credits and personnel

• Vocals – Will.i.am
  Will.i.am
  William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
  
  , apl.de.ap
  Apl.de.ap
  Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr. better known as apl.de.ap , is a Filipino-American rapper, record producer, and occasional drummer who is best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas.-Early life:Pineda was born in Belfast...
  
  , Fergie, Jaime Gomez
• Songwriting
  Songwriter
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   – Will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Fergie, Taboo Keith Harris
  Keith Harris (producer)
  Keith Harris is an American musical producer, songwriter and musician and is the driving force behind many top 10 singles and Grammy Award winning hits. "Meet Me Halfway" and "Imma Be" by The Black Eyed Peas and Grammy winners "American Boy" by Estelle and "Be Okay" by Chrisette Michele are just a...
  
  , Ricky Walters
• Production
  Record producer
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   – Will.i.am
• Guitar
  Guitar
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   – Josh Lopez
• Bass – Caleb Speir
• Piano
  Piano
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   & Synths – will.i.am

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Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Canada Singles Top 100	62
Japan Hot 100	79
UK Singles Chart	88
U.S. Billboard Digital Songs	74
Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	May 23, 2009	Digital Download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	May 25, 2009
iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....	May 26, 2009