Alive (Jennifer Lopez song)
| "Alive" | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Single by Jennifer Lopez | ||
| From the album J to tha L-O!: The Remixes | ||
| Released | 2002 | |
| Format | Airplay only | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 3:49 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Writers | Jennifer Lopez Corey Rooney | |
| Producers | Corey Rooney | |
| Director | Jim Gable | |
| Certification | ||
| Chart positions | Failed to chart (USA) | |
| Jennifer Lopez singles chronology | ||
| "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (2002) |
"I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)"/"Alive" (2002) |
"Jenny from the Block" (2002) |
"Alive" is the other part of the double A-side along with "I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)", the second and final single from Jennifer Lopez's third album, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes. Released in 2002, the single failed to chart in the USA becoming Lopez's first single to do so.
Song information
The song was written by Lopez and her then husband, Chris Judd and produced by Corey Rooney. "Alive" was written for the soundtrack of Lopez's movie Enough (although it was not included on the CD). Following the themes of that movie, the song is about the struggles of battered women, who are able to overcome their abusive husbands to make it out alive. To explain the message of the song, Lopez sings, "The strength to stand alone...the power of not knowing and letting go..I guess I've found my way it's simple when its right..Feeling lucky just to be here tonight..And happy just be me and be alive." The song has become an anthem for battered women across the country and several women have written to Lopez about how that song has affected them. On an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, a woman even came up to Lopez and explained how that song kept her going even after the abuses she endured.