"I Alone" is the second single from Live

Live (band)

Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....

's album, Throwing Copper

Throwing Copper

-Outtakes and B-sides:*"Hold Me Up"*"Susquehanna"*"We Deal in Dreams" -Album:-End-of-decade charts:-Singles:-Personnel:*Ed Kowalczyk: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar*Chad Taylor: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal...

. The single was released to radio stations in the United States, but was only released commercially overseas. It reached #6 on the Billboard

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Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was ranked 62nd best song of the 1990s by VH1

VH1

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Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk said of the songs lyrics, "People think 'I Alone' is a love song but it really wasn't. The lyrics were more abstract, encompassing a much larger message." He explained the line, "The greatest of teachers won't hesitate to leave you there by yourself chained to fate," by saying that a profound lesson he derived from studying spiritual teachings was that religion and truth must be found for oneself and practiced, rather than just accepting the word of others.

Live performed "I Alone" at the Woodstock '99 festival on July 23, 1999 in Rome, New York

Rome, New York

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. The song was featured in a 1995 Homicide: Life on the Streets episode, "Fire: Part 2." and a Beavis and Butt-head

Beavis and Butt-Head

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episode entitled "Oil Change."

Track listings

All songs written by Live:

US promo CD (RAR5P-3123)

1. "I Alone" - 3:53

US promo CD (RAR5P-3249)

1. "I Alone" (Acoustic) - 3:49

Australian CD (MCADS32579)

1. "I Alone" - 3:55
2. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:11
3. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:40

Australian cassette (MCACS32579)

1. "I Alone" - 3:55
2. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:11
3. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:40

1. "I Alone" - 3:55
2. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:11
3. "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:40

UK CD (RAXTD 13)

1. "I Alone" - 3:53
2. "I Alone" (Acoustic Version) - 3:48
3. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:11

UK cassette (RAXC 13)

1. "I Alone" - 3:51
2. "I Alone" (Acoustic Version) - 3:47
3. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:10

1. "I Alone" - 3:51
2. "I Alone" (Acoustic Version) - 3:47
3. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:10

UK 7" (RAX 13)

1. "I Alone" - 3:51

1. "I Alone" (Acoustic Version) - 3:47
2. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:10

UK promo 12" (WRAXT 13)

1. "I Alone" - 3:51

1. "I Alone" - 3:51

French promo CD (RAD 33560)

"I Alone" - 3:53 "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:13

German CD (RAD 32280)

1. "I Alone" - 3:56
2. "I Alone" (Acoustic) - 3:48
3. "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:13

Covers

This song was covered by Anouk

Anouk

Anouk Teeuwe , professionally known by the mononym Anouk, is a Dutch singer.After being discovered by Golden Earring frontman Barry Hay, Anouk had her breakthrough in the Netherlands in 1997 with the single "Nobody's Wife"...

 on her album Lost Tracks.

External links

• Friends Of Live Official Website
• "I Alone" Music Video via YouTube
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