I Alone
1994 single by Live
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::summary 1994 single by Live ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | I Alone |
| cover | LiveIAlone.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Live |
| album | Throwing Copper |
| released | |
| genre | Post-grunge |
| length | 3:48 |
| label | Radioactive |
| writer | Live |
| prev_title | Selling the Drama |
| prev_year | 1994 |
| next_title | Lightning Crashes |
| next_year | 1994 |
| misc | {{External music video |
| type | single |
| header | Music videos |
| 1 | |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the song by Live ::
| name = I Alone | cover = LiveIAlone.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Live | album = Throwing Copper | B-side =
- "Pain Lies on the Riverside"
- "Selling the Drama" (acoustic) | released = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Post-grunge | length = 3:48 | label = Radioactive | writer = Live | producer =
- Jerry Harrison
- Live | prev_title = Selling the Drama | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = Lightning Crashes | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{External music video | type = single | header = Music videos | 1 =
"I Alone" is the second single from the American rock band Live's third studio album, Throwing Copper (1994). The single was serviced to radio stations in Canada and the United States but was only released commercially overseas. "I Alone" reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and was ranked 62nd-best song of the 1990s by VH1. Live performed "I Alone" at the Woodstock '99 festival on July 23, 1999, in Rome, New York.
Composition
"I Alone" is written in the key of G major (recorded a half step lower in G♭ major). Kowalczyk's vocal range spans from C3-G4. Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk said of the song's 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.
Track listings
All songs were written by Live.
Australian release
- "I Alone"
- "Pain Lies on the Riverside"
- "Selling the Drama" (acoustic)
UK and German releases
- "I Alone" – 3:51
- "I Alone" (acoustic) – 3:47
- "Pain Lies on the Riverside" – 5:10
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1994–1995) | Peak position | |---|---| | Australia (ARIA) | 97 | | Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) | 15 | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table]
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) | 26 |
| :: |
::data[format=table]
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard) | 39 |
| :: |
Release history
::data[format=table]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. | United States | Europe | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1994 | Radio | Radioactive | |||||
| December 1994 | |||||||
| February 6, 1995 | |||||||
| :: |
References
References
- Yates, Henry. (January 25, 2021). "The story behind I Alone by Live".
- Graves, Wren. (May 20, 2024). "50 Best Post-Grunge Songs".
- "Top 100 Songs of the '90s". [[VH1]].
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7tCbo3ZZpw "Live – I Alone (Woodstock 1999)"] ''[[YouTube]]''
- [http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0084842 Live "I Alone" Sheet Music] ''musicnotes.com''
- "Men With A Message".
- "Live – interview page".
- (1994). "I Alone". [[Radioactive Records]], [[MCA Records]].
- (1995). "I Alone". Radioactive Records.
- (1995). "I Alone". Radioactive Records.
- "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 22 Jan 1995". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
- (August 12, 1995). "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40". [[DV (newspaper).
- (December 24, 1994). "The Year in Music: Hot Modern Rock Tracks".
- (December 23, 1995). "The Year in Music: Hot Album Rock Tracks".
- (June 30, 2019). "How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's ed Kowalczyk – Songwriting Magazine".
- "Live discography".
- (February 4, 1995). "New Releases: Singles".
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