(Themes & Thoughts) Misc Track: Alive 

Overview

Alive is a bonus track from Secret Codes and Battleships. It is an unreleased song written for Irish pop band, Westlife.

Themes and meaning

Alive is a simple, pure pop love song, it reminds me a lot of ‘So Beautiful’, I feel like if Alive was released in a similar manner it would probably get a similar amount of wedding play time.

The song is about being with someone who makes you feel inspirited, exhilarated and like life is really hitting a high point. It’s a very positive song and showcases Darren’s falsetto beautifully.

Tags

Below are a bunch of tags I’ve associated with ‘Alive’, click on the tags to find songs with similar themes!

Thoughts

I came across ‘Alive’ when I was looking up unreleased Darren Hayes songs and this absolute gem ended up being a staple on my favourite songs playlist for ages.

Unrelatedly down the line I was reading up on some things about my favourite Westlife album, ‘Where We Are’ and found out that ‘Alive’ was actually a song Darren had written for that album. 

‘Where We Are’ is, in my opinion, hugely the best Westlife album and I can see how this song would have fit on it so well, and it’s a shame it didn’t make the cut. But because of that we also get to hear the song as a bonus track from Darren himself, and it’s stunning.

Darren has wrote a few songs for other artists I love, specifically ‘Tears on the Dancefloor’ by Steps is another great one. I’d love to know what else he’s written for Westlife though, his lyrics on their tracks feels like a match made in heaven. It’s a real shame there isn’t a lot of public information on tracks Darren has written, but not released himself.

Nevertheless, ‘Alive’ is probably my favourite of his unreleased tracks, it’s a simple but gorgeous song.

Videos

Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJdrG34PWVY

Something missing?

Do you have a piece of interview footage, information or missing media related to ‘Alive’? Please get in touch if you’d like me to add it to this page!