Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Simple Minds
Performer
Charlie Burchill
Guitar
Sam Swallow
Piano
Dave Stewart
Bass Trombone
Gavin McNaugton
Bassoon
Vezio Bacci
Bass
Adrian Bradbury
Cello
Dave Daniels
Cello
Ian Burdge
Cello
Jonny Byers
Cello
David Fuest
Clarinet
Jon Carnac
Clarinet
Chris Laurence
Double Bass
Richard Pryce
Double Bass
Roman Roth
Drums
Karen Jones
Flute
Paul Edmund-Davies
Flute
Katy Woolley
French Horn
Richard Berry
French Horn
Richard Watkins
French Horn
Hugh Webb
Harp
Skalia Kanga
Harp
Dave Clayton
Keyboards
David Thomas
Oboe
Janey Miller
Oboe
Frank Ricotti
Percussion
Anna Noakes
Piccolo Flute
Clare Findlater
Piccolo Flute
Andy Wood
Tenor Trombone
Ed Tarrant
Tenor Trombone
Mark Nightingale
Tenor Trombone
Gary Kettel
Timpani
Andy Crowley
Trumpet
Craig Wild
Trumpet
James Fountain
Trumpet
Mike Lovatt
Trumpet
Phil Cobb
Trumpet
Oren Marshall
Tuba
Owen Slade
Tuba
Andy Parker
Viola
Bruce White
Viola
Chris Worsey
Viola
Helen Kamminga
Viola
Lydia Lowndes-Northcott
Viola
Nick Barr
Viola
Reiad Chibah
Viola
Roger Chase
Viola
Cathy Thompson
Violin
David Williams
Violin
Emlyn Singleton
Violin
Everton Nelson
Violin
Goguslaw Kostecki
Violin
Ian Humphries
Violin
Jackie Hartley
Violin
Jenny Sacha
Violin
John Bradbury
Violin
Kathy Gowers
Violin
Magnus Johnston
Violin
Marianne Haynes
Violin
Mark Berrow
Violin
Martyn Jackson
Violin
Matt Ward
Violin
Natalia Bonner
Violin
Oscar Perks
Violin
Patrick Kiernan
Violin
Paul Willey
Violin
Perry Montague-Mason
Violin
Richard George
Violin
Rick Koster
Violin
Roger Garland
Violin
Steve Morris
Violin
Jim Kerr
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charlie Burchill
Songwriter
Michael Joseph Macneil
Songwriter
James Kerr
Songwriter
Sam Swallow
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer
Gavin Goldberg
Mixing Engineer
Andy Wright
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You turn me on
You lift me up like the sweetest cup
I'd share with you
You lift me up, don't you ever stop
I'm here with you
Now it's all or nothing
'Cause you say, you'll follow through
You follow me and I-I-I follow you
[Verse 2]
What you gonna do when things go wrong?
What you gonna do when it all cracks up?
What you gonna do when love burns down?
What you gonna do when the flames go up?
Who is gonna come and turn the tide?
What's it gonna take to make a dream survive?
Who's got the touch to calm the storm inside?
Who's gonna save you?
[Verse 3]
Alive and kicking
Stay until your love is
Alive and kicking
Stay until your love is
Until your love is alive
[Verse 4]
Whoa, you lift me up to the crucial top
So I can see
Oh, you lead me on till the feelings come
And the lights that shine on
But if that don't mean nothing
Like if someday it should fall through
You'll take me home where the magic's from
And I'll be with you
[Verse 5]
What you gonna do when things go wrong?
What you gonna do when it all cracks up?
What you gonna do when love burns down?
What you gonna do when the flames go up?
Who is gonna come and turn the tide?
What's it gonna take?
Who's got the touch to calm the storm inside?
(Don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye)
(In the final seconds, who's gonna save you?)
[Verse 6]
Ooh, oh, whoa, oh
Alive and kicking
Oh, stay until your love is, love is
Alive and kicking
[Verse 7]
Ooh, oh, oh, oh
Alive and kicking
Oh, stay until your love is, love is
Alive and kicking
[Verse 8]
Ooh, oh
Alive and kicking
Stay until your love is
Alive and kicking
[Verse 9]
Ba-da-da-da, ba-ba-da-da-da
Ba-da-oh, ba-da-oh
Ba-da-da-da, ba-ba-da-da-da
Ba-ba-da-oh, ba-da-oh
[Verse 10]
Ba-da-da-da, ba-ba-da-da-da
Ba-ba-da-oh, ba-da-oh (Stay until your love is)
Ba-da-da-da, ba-ba-da-da-da (Alive and kicking)
Ba-ba-da-oh, ba-da-oh (Oh, stay until your love is)
Ba-da-da-da, ba-ba-da-da-da
Ba-ba-da-oh, ba-da-oh
Written by: Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr, Michael Joseph Macneil