Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking (PatC's Kicking Mix)

I had this one on my older blog before it got taken down. Sadly, the files have disappeared off of the server I had them on, so I'm re-uploading this one and another one by request tomorrow.

"Alive and Kicking" is a song by the rock band Simple Minds, released as first single from the band's 1985 album, Once Upon a Time.

Following on from the success of previous non-album single, "Don't You (Forget About Me)", "Alive and Kicking" was released as a single, reaching #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (Four weeks at Top Five Billboard) and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.

The music video for "Alive and Kicking" was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński, who directed the video for "All the Things She Said", the third single from the same album.

It was re-released in 1992 as a double A-side with "Love Song" to promote the band's Glittering Prize 81/92 collection. Around the same time, it was used on trailers for BSkyB's recently acquired coverage of FA Premier League matches. The double A-side reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart.

Spin magazine's review of the album Once Upon a Time had mixed messages about the song saying that the song was an "ornate epic", but that the lyrics are so vague that the band "only describes nirvana without attaining it".

Football League Two side Aldershot Town play this song at the start of their home games.

Included here is the original 12" version along with my mix. The longer portion in the middle of the song in my mix was taken from the Instrumental version.

PatC's Kicking Mix (9:16)

Original 12 Inch Version (6:09)