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Alive (Jennifer Lopez song)
"Alive" is a downtempo ballad recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was written by Lopez, Cris Judd, and Cory Rooney for the Michael Apted-directed thriller, ''Enough'' (2002). Lopez stars in the film as Slim, a waitress who marries a wealthy contractor, and flees with their young daughter as he becomes increasingly abusive. While on the run, Slim, who discovers that her husband is following her, "trains herself for a final, violent confrontation".〔 The producers of ''Enough'' wanted her to write a new song for film, however, Lopez felt as if it was not something that could be forced. In October 2001, while on their honeymoon, Judd played Lopez a melody that he had written on the piano. She thought that the melody was "really beautiful", and that it would be perfect fit for ''Enough''. She incorporated the hardships that Slim went through in the film, as well as her own personal struggles, into the song's lyrics.
"Alive" doesn't appear on the film score of ''Enough'', and instead was included on Lopez's first remix album, ''J to tha L–O! The Remixes'' (2002). It was serviced to radio in the United States on May 21, 2002, by Epic Records. The song was released commercially on a 12" vinyl as a double a-side along with "I'm Gonna Be Alright" on July 30. Music critics were divided on "Alive"; some deemed Lopez's change in musical style to be refreshing, while others felt as if she should stick to the dance arrangements of her previous work. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Jim Gable. It features Lopez playing the piano, writing the lyrics to "Alive" and recording the song, intercut between scenes from ''Enough''. While the song failed to appear on any national charts, it did reach number two on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart. Lopez performed the song live on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' on May 17, 2002.
== Background ==
It was first reported in November 2000 that Jennifer Lopez was in talks to star in the Michael Apted-directed thriller ''Enough''. Sandra Bullock had originally signed on to portray the lead, but was forced to back out of the film due to scheduling conflicts.〔 Lopez's casting in the film was confirmed by MTV News on May 19, 2001. Filming began two days later and took place on location in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.〔 Recording music and filming ''Enough'' at the same time, Lopez became overworked and had a nervous breakdown. She suffered from a lack of sleep and froze up in her trailer. In 2008, Lopez confessed: "I was like – I don't want to move, I don't want to talk, I don't want to do anything."
Lopez stars in ''Enough'' as Slim, a waitress whose life is severely altered after she marries Mitch, a wealthy contractor portrayed by Billy Campbell. Slim flees her increasingly abusive husband with their newborn daughter following her birth. She soon discovers that she is being followed by Mitch. While on the run, Slim "trains herself for a final, violent confrontation" with her husband.〔 For the final act, which required Lopez to "become a believable lean, mean fighting machine", she thought about learning t'ai chi or taekwondo, but was worried about learning it at an expert level in a short period of time.〔 Her personal trainer then suggested that she study Krav Maga, the "official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces which has recently become trendy in the States", according to MTV News. ''Enough'' was initially scheduled to be released in September, but was later pushed back to "early 2002" and eventually saw a release on May 24, 2002.〔
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