"Born to Be Alive" is a song written by French singer Patrick Hernandez. It became a worldwide hit and reached number one on the US Billboard National Disco Action chart in early 1979. The song achieved gold status in the United States, Brazil, Germany and Italy, platinum in Australia and Canada, and silver in the United Kingdom.

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version

Born to Be Alive (re-mix '88)

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Cover versions and uses

Disco Kings covered the song in 2005. Their version reached number seven in Finland, number 43 in France, number 66 in Austria and number 78 in Germany. A music video set to the song using footage from Adolf Hitler's many rallies and speeches became a viral hit on the Internet. Elisapie featured an Inuktitut language translation of the song, "Inuuniaravit," on her 2023 album Inuktitut.