Released August 22, 1994 Length 3:48 | Format 7", 12", Cassette, CD Label Radioactive Records | |
B-side "Pain Lies on the Riverside"
"Selling the Drama" (Acoustic)
"I Alone" (Acoustic Version) Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge | ||
"I Alone" is the second single from Live's album, Throwing Copper. The single was released to radio stations in Canada and the United States, but was only released commercially overseas. It reached #6 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was ranked 62nd best song of the 1990s by VH1.
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Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk said of the songs 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.
Live performed "I Alone" at the Woodstock '99 festival on July 23, 1999 in Rome, New York. The song was featured in the TV shows Homicide: Life on the Streets, Beavis and Butt-head and Hindsight.
Composition
"I Alone" is written in the key of G major (recorded a half step lower in G♭ major). Ed's vocal range spans from C#3-G4.
Charts
The song reached #20 in the Dutch charts and #48 in the UK.
Track listings
All songs written by Live:
- "I Alone" - 3:55
- "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:11
- "Selling the Drama" (Acoustic) - 3:40
- "I Alone" - 3:56
- "I Alone" (Acoustic) - 3:48
- "Pain Lies on the Riverside" - 5:13