"Keep Hope Alive" is a single featured on the studio album Vegas by the electronica group The Crystal Method.[1] The single was released on October 1, 1996, on the City of Angels label,[2] and received 4.5 out of five stars in a review from AllMusic.[3] The single was re-released on 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]
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| Single by The Crystal Method | ||||
| from the album Vegas | ||||
| Released | October 1, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Big beat | |||
| Length | 6:12 | |||
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| Producer(s) | The Crystal Method | |||
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In popular culture
edit"Keep Hope Alive" is used in an early action sequence, and found on the soundtrack, for the movie The Replacement Killers.[6] It is also heard in a disco scene in the 1995 film Species. It is used as the theme song for the TV show Third Watch and is frequently heard on Ninja Warrior.[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" as well as FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 also used their earlier song "Now Is the Time".[7][8]
"Keep Hope Alive" is a selectable song to play while aboard the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida.[9]
It was the main theme for the now defunct brazilian Cyberscript IRC client, playing during startup.[10]
1996 track listing
edit- "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
edit- "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
edit- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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 Archived 2008-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FIFA 98 Soundtrack". FIFPlay. 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida". Orlando Informer. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Musica de abertura do CyberScript (mIRC) - Darkside". forum.darkside.com.br. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
