So Alive (Skepta and N-Dubz song)

"So Alive" is a song by British MC Skepta and British trio, N-Dubz. It was released as an official single on 6 February 2011. It is the fourth single released Skepta's third album Doin' It Again and N-Dubz's third album Love.Live.Life. The single peaked at #99 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

The song's radio edit lasts just under three minutes, while the album version has a longer intro and lasts nearly four minutes Skepta described the song to Digital Spy: "It's a fusion. N-Dubz are seen as a pop group and I'm more of an urban artist. Normally when those two collide the result is a big pop tune, but I wanted to do it the other way around and bring out N-Dubz's grime side. Fortunately fans of mine and N-Dubz both seem to love it!" He also explained the delay of the official single release: "I've been waiting for the right time to get it out. There was a bit of a rat race last year with so many grime artists coming out, but I feel like I've got a clear run at the moment and there's a buzz about it. Timing is everything."^[1]

Music video

The music video for "So Alive" premiered on 19 November 2010 on YouTube. At most points of the video, both Skepta and N-Dubz are all shown rapping in a ring of fire and on top of a building. The video ends with Skepta slowly jumping off the building. Dappy and Fazer are also shown in front of red illuminated gates individually during their verses. The video has over 3,500,000 views as of 22 August 2012.

Track listings

Digital download / CD single^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Alive" (Radio Edit)	2:59
2.	"So Alive" (Cahill Radio Edit)	3:24
3.	"So Alive" (Cahill Club Mix)	6:00
4.	"So Alive" (Document One Mix)	3:06
5.	"So Alive" (Metrik Mix)	4:29
6.	"So Alive" (ShockOne Radio Edit)	4:11

Personnel

Lead vocals – Skepta and N-Dubz
Producers – J. Adenuga
Lyrics – J. Adenuga, Contostavlos, Tulisa Contostavlos, Richard Rawson
Label: All Around the World

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[3]	99
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)^[4]	26

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	6 February 2011	Digital Download, CD single	3 Beat, All Around the World

References

↑ DigitalSpy - Interview with Skepta by Robert Copsey. 2011-01-31
↑ "So Alive by Skepta". Amazon.co.uk.
↑ "Chart Stats – Skepta – So Alive". The Official Charts Company. chartstats.com/. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2010-12-18" UK R&B Chart.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Skepta

Discography

Studio Albums	Greatest Hits (2007) Microphone Champion (2009) Doin' It Again (2011) Konnichiwa (2016)

Mixtapes	Been There Done That (2010) Community Payback (2011) Blacklisted (2012)

Singles	"Rolex Sweep" "Sunglasses At Night" "Bad Boy" "Rescue Me" "Cross My Heart" "So Alive" "Amnesia" "Hold On" "Make Peace Not War" "That's Not Me" "It Ain't Safe" "Shutdown" "Ladies Hit Squad" "Man"

Featured singles	"Too Many Man" "Hospital" "Get Busy" "Hello Good Morning (Remix)" "Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)" "50 Grand"

Promotional singles	"Lay Her Down"

Labels	Boy Better Know All Around the World Universal Island

Associated acts	Roll Deep JME Jammer Wretch 32 Jay Sean Wiley Giggs Big H P. Diddy

N-Dubz

Dappy Tulisa Fazer

Studio albums	Uncle B (2008) Against All Odds (2009) Love.Live.Life (2010)

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (2011)

Singles	"You Better Not Waste My Time" "I Swear" "Feva Las Vegas" "Ouch" "Papa Can You Hear Me?" "Strong Again" "Wouldn't You" "I Need You" "Playing with Fire" "Say It's Over" "We Dance On" "Best Behaviour" "Girls" "Morning Star"

Featured singles	"Number 1" "I Got Soul" "So Alive" "Stuttering"

Tours	Uncle B Tour N-Dubz Christmas Party The Against All Odds Tour

Related articles	Discography Tinchy Stryder Polydor Records All Around the World Records Def Jam Recordings Before They Were Dubz Being... N-Dubz Dubplate Drama

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