Song · Spear Of Destiny
“Never Take Me Alive” by Spear Of Destiny
From the album Outland (1987)
“Never Take Me Alive” by Spear Of Destiny appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1987 on the album Outland. Its best result is #674 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,978 alternative song of all time.
Spear of Destiny put out "Never Take Me Alive" in March 1987, the second single from Outland, their fourth album, hard on the heels of "Strangers in Our Town" in January, and it gave the English band the highest UK chart placing they ever had, reaching 14. Kirk Brandon wrote it, words and music; Zeus B. Held produced it, with Neill King engineering.
The song had a second life, too: it was recorded again in 1999, and the new version surfaced on the band's 2001 album Volunteers.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 674 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
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