Alive and Kicking (extended version)
~ Recording by Simple Minds
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Alive & Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | Alive & Kicking (gold-mirrored sleeve) | Simple Minds | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VS 817-13 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time (picture disc) | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VP2364 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | V 2364 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time (alt. cover) | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VL 2342 |
| 1.11 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | 1986 Out Now | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Festival Records (Australian), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | HPP.260851 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CS 5092 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:24 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 207 350-8 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album | Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 610 623-225, CDV 2364 | |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 70403-2 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 207 350, 207 350-630 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time (made in West Germany) | Simple Minds | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 5092 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time (made in USA) | Simple Minds | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 5092 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time (made in Japan) | Simple Minds | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 5092 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | cdv 2364 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| A&M Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SP 5092 |
| 1.1 | Alive and Kicking (extended version) | 5:32 | Simple Minds | Alive and Kicking (84 ̷ 85 ̷ 86) (Special Australian Limited Edition Tour EP) | Simple Minds | EP |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SMV0Z01 |
| 1.1 | Alive and Kicking (extended version) | 5:32 | Simple Minds | Alive and Kicking (84 - 85 - 86) EP | Simple Minds | EP |
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| 1.1 | Alive and Kicking | 5:28 | Simple Minds | Themes, Volume 3: September 85 – June 87 | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SMTCD3 |
| 1.1 | Alive and Kicking | 5:28 | Simple Minds | Alive & Kicking | Simple Minds | EP |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 663 356-211, THEME 11 |
| 1.2 | Alive and Kicking (extended version) | 5:25 | Simple Minds | Love Song / Alive and Kicking (CD1) | Simple Minds | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 665 528, 7243 8 90057 2 1, vscdg 1440 |
| 1.2 | Alive and Kicking (extended version) | 5:24 | Simple Minds | Love Song / Alive and Kicking | Simple Minds | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 665 527, 7243890057007, vscdt 1440 |
| 1.6 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Very Best of Rock 1984–86 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Very Best of Music | EMC8486110 |
| 2.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Triple M Unleashed | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 486583 2 |
| 1.3 | Alive and Kicking | 5:22 | Simple Minds | Pop & Wave, Volume 7: The Sound of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 487589 2 |
| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | De Pre Historie 1985, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor) | 262.685 |
| 2.17 | Alive and Kicking | 5:22 | Simple Minds | Pop & Wave, Volume 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 487589 9 |
| 1.7 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Modern Rock: 1984-1985 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 314564685-2, R828-03 |
| 1.8 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best Ever Footy Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 5220272 |
| 1.3 | Alive and Kicking | 5:22 | Simple Minds | Planeta Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 560 267-2 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best of Simple Minds | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVD2953 |
| 2.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best of Simple Minds | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SACDV2953 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best of Simple Minds | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SACDV2953 |
| 1.2 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | Big Hits 1980–2000: Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky Communications B.V. | DO 645352 |
| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | DARCD3038 |
| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 811 469 2 7 |
| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 7243 811 466 2 0 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SIMCDX 7 |
| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Media Markt Collection: The 80s: Maxi‐Versionen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | 0927-44432-2 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best of Simple Minds | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin Music Belgium | 5802202 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best of Simple Minds: Night of the Proms Special Remastered Edition | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5438892 7 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SIMCD7 |
| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Music of the Millennium 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 2.1 | Alive and Kicking | 5:22 | Simple Minds | Full Throttle | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | 901451 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 72438-13016-2-3 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SACDV2364 |
| 1.1 | Alive and Kicking | 5:28 | Simple Minds | I Love Music 1985-1989: Alive and Kicking | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 901804, BX 901805, BX 901806, CB 901789 |
| 2.1 | Alive and Kicking | 5:22 | Simple Minds | Full Speed | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | |
| 3.1 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Excellent 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 36072 |
| 2.7 | Alive and Kicking | 5:21 | Simple Minds | Ultimate Sports Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0946 392819 2 3 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best of Simple Minds | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 50999 5 08300 2 2 |
| 2.11 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: These Dreams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL URB/02 |
| 1.2 | Alive and Kicking | 5:22 | Simple Minds | The Great Big Scottish Songbook | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 1353028 |
| 1.15 | Alive and Kicking | 5:28 | Simple Minds | This Is… 1985 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 5099922790422 |
| 3.5 | Alive & Kicking | 5:21 | Simple Minds | Smash Hits Party! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | WMTV084 |
| 11.1 | Alive and Kicking | 5:28 | Simple Minds | Themes, Volumes 1-5: March 79 – September 92 | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | SMTBOX1 |
| 1.8 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | 50 Jaar Radio Veronica: The 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | JK160681 |
| 2.10 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Dance Classics: Pop Edition, Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rodeo Media | RDM147 |
| 1.8 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | I Love 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Germany GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as a release label!) | 265549 |
| 3.13 | Alive and Kicking | 5:23 | Simple Minds | 101 Moments in Music, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| cdemcj 6670 | |
| 2.14 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Alle 40 Goed: Nummer 1 Hits, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 2.14 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Alle 40 goed: Nummer 1 hits, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Parlophone Belgium | |
| 4.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | 5 Album Set | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 509999 72994 2 4, 9729942 |
| 3.10 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | 100 Hits: Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 103 |
| 1.2 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | Alle 40 goed: Pop Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999 9724162 1 |
| 4.2 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Les plus grands tubes New Wave | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music France | 5343520 |
| 3.2 | Alive and Kicking | 5:24 | Simple Minds | Greatest Ever! Alternative 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | GTSTCD102 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time (deluxe edition) | Simple Minds | Album |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | 0602547220868, 4722086 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | 0602547220721, 4722072 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time (Super Deluxe) | Simple Minds | Album |
| Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC) | |
| 2.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | The Power of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 5372777 |
| 1.53 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | Veronica Car Hits (Autovisie) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | |
| 1.5 | Alive and Kicking | 5:25 | Simple Minds | Joe Top 2000, Volume 9 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium) | 5379885 |
| 4.4 | Alive & Kicking | 5:21 | Simple Minds | Road Trip | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music | ULTIM5CD004 |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.10 | Alive and Kicking (remastered 2002) | 5:26 | Simple Minds | 80’s Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 2.6 | Alive and Kicking | 5:24 | Simple Minds | 4FM You’ve Got the Music in You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.6 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | 1980s Dance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.7 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | A & M CD Club Sampler | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | |
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:27 | Simple Minds | The Best of Simple Minds (made by takt.eu) | Simple Minds | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 11257 2 4, CDVD2953 |
| 1.13 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | TM Century: GoldDisc 141 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Alive and Kicking | 5:26 | Simple Minds | Once Upon a Time | Simple Minds | Album |
| Daily Mail, The Communications Practice, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0102690508 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Martin White (engineer) |
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| engineer: | Moira Marquis Mark McKenna |
| producer: | Bob Clearmountain Jimmy Iovine Steve Lillywhite |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) |
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| recording of: | Alive and Kicking |
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Related works
Alive and Kicking
| writer: | Charlie Burchill Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) Michael MacNeil |
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| publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) EMI Publishing Ltd. |
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