Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive (Columbia Records 1978)

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"Born to Be Alive" is a song written by French singer Patrick Hernandez. It became a worldwide smash hit and reached number one on the US Disco chart. It was first conceived as a hard rock song.The song also gained gold status in the USA. After this single hit record, Hernandez dropped out of the music business, making occasional TV appearances.

Patrick Hernández is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979. Born to a Spanish family, Hernández grew up in the 1960s and was interested in music. He toured dancehalls and ballrooms of southern France with a number of groups over the next decade. Hernández met his music partner Hervé Tholance, an arranger, guitarist, and vocalist, during that period. The two formed a duo and started achieving local success backing French musicians such as Francis Cabrel, Laurent Voulzy, and the French group Gold.

In 1978, Hernández met the producer Jean Vanloo with disco music at its peak, and signed a recording contract. Hernández went to Waterloo, Belgium to work on songs.

After working for about a year, the songs were released on the Aariana sub-label Aquarius Records (in France) in November 1978. The first single that was released was the disco song "Born to Be Alive". Its success was immediate, and in January 1979, Hernández received his first gold record from Italy. The song spread throughout Europe, where it hit #1 in France in April and remained there until July. By then, the United States had caught on, and after some remixing, the record was signed to the A-Tom-Mik label and later Columbia Records. The remixed version was released on a commercial 12" single, and it peaked in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart at #1 and crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #16. It sold over one million copies in the US. The track reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart. By year's end, Hernandez had racked up fifty-two gold and platinum record awards from more than fifty different countries.

We were born to be, alive
We were born to be, alive

Born, born to be alive (born to be alive)
You see we're born, born, born, born to be alive

Times was on my side when I was running down the street it was the
By by by
Suitcase and an old guitar and something new to occupy my
Mind mind mind

You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born too be alive)
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born too be alive)

People ask me why I never find a place to stop and settle
Down down down
I never wanted all the things that people need to justify their
Lives lives lives

You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born too be alive)
You see we're born, born, born

It's good to be alive, to be alive, to be alive
It's good to be alive, to be alive, to be alive
It's good to be alive
(repeat)

Times was on my side when I was running down the street it was the
By by by
Suitcase and an old guitar and something new to occupy my
Mind mind mind

You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born too be alive)
You see we're born, born, born
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born too be alive)
You see we're born, born, born
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born too be alive)
You see we're born, born, born
Born to be alive
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born too be alive)
You see we're born, born, born, born to be alive.

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Use to dance to all this great disco music at the Holiday Inn, Thornton, CO. Miss those days.and this music. 😎😍

rosemarywarren

This song is an anthem for the Disco Era. Makes me recall all those wonderful years growing up while listening this kind of music, the Bee gees, KC, Jimmy Bo, Patrick Hermandez, and so many others that made us dance our butts off at the discoteque and at house parties too. Little did we know music like this would never come back again..😢

robinsonjauregui

Great tune. Reminds me of National Lampoons Vegas Vacation every time I hear it. It’s such a happy song!

mattcarter-bennett

The part of the song that I like the most is the one that goes from 0:00 to 7:21
😉❤

Sacha-brgh

This was actually released in November of 1978, excellent song.

CatDJM

I danced to this so many nights back in the fantastic days of disco

chrisdenton

I love that hot "hissing" hi-hat! 🙂

DJhutcherson

Brilliant music, certainly don’t make music like this anymore, great disco music

officialsheildmaiden

I absolutely loved this song when it was first released. I actually own the 12-inch disco single, shown in the video.

StephenBurrus

Lejos, el mejor tema de la era " disco ", gracias Patrick Hernandez , por tan buen momento musical .

miguelbocacini

Just fantastic thank you for posting I can still remember listening and dancing to this song at a fabulous private disco club in Houston TX called Elan's and also at a club called Ciaos I loved disco

chrisdenton

Wish I was at your place of employment!!! I'd wake You up!! I'm 63 and can still get down. Dancing was my thing for twenty five years. I split so many pair of pants!!! L.o.l I always knew the next day If I had a good night of dancing because my knees would be semi bruised!!! Much love to all my disco dancing friends!!!!

francisclause