Keep Hope Alive
| "Keep Hope Alive" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:TCMKeepHopeAlive.jpg | ||||
| Single by The Crystal Method | ||||
| from the album Vegas |
||||
| Released | October 1, 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 38:00 | |||
| Label | City of Angels | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Jordan & Scott Kirkland | |||
| The Crystal Method singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
"Keep Hope Alive" is a single featured on the studio album Vegas by the electronica group The Crystal Method.[1] This single was released October 1, 1996 on the City of Angels label,[2] and received 4.5 out of 5 stars in a review from Allmusic.[3] The single was re-released July 10, 2001 on the Moonshine Music label.[4] Vocal samples for the song are taken from a 1992 speech by Jesse Jackson titled "You Do Not Stand Alone."[5]
"Keep Hope Alive" is used in an early action sequence, and found on the soundtrack, for the movie The Replacement Killers.[6] It is used as the theme song for the TV show Third Watch.[1][5] The song is featured in the video games FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Motor Mayhem. A live version of the song is featured on the Family Values Tour 1999 CD.
The Third Watch episode "True Love" also used their earlier song "Now Is the Time".[7]
1996 track listing
- "Keep Hope Alive" (There Is Hope Mix)
- "Keep Hope Alive" (Trip Hope Mix)
- "More"
- "Now Is the Time" (The Olympic Mix)
- "The Dubeliscious Groove" (Fly Spanish Version)
2001 track listing
- "Keep Hope Alive" (There Is Hope Mix)
- "Keep Hope Alive" (Trip Hope Mix)
- "More '99 Mix"
- "Now Is the Time" (The Olympic Mix) (Live)
- "Now Is the Time" (Secret Knowledge Overkill Mix)
- "The Dubeliscious Groove" (Fly Spanish Version)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Owen, Rob, TV Q&A with Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 6, 2005
- ↑ Billboard.com - Discography - The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive (US 12" Single)
- ↑ Allmusic.com - Keep Hope Alive (US 12' Single)
- ↑ Billboard.com - Discography - The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Darling, Cary, Who needs radio when you've got prime-time TV?, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 26, 2007
- ↑ Weatherford, Mike, Crystal Method returns for hometown club date, Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 6, 1998
- ↑ TV.com, True Love Episode Summary
