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"Still Alive" is a song Jonathan Coulton wrote for the Valve game ''Portal''. The song is currently being rerecorded for release on Coulton's [[Artificial Heart (album)|new album]], with Sara Quin on lead vocal, Chris Anderson on bass guitar, Marty Beller on drums, Joe McGinty playing 'keyboardy things', and Dorit Chrysler on theremin.<ref>[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2011/04/10/still-alive-clarifications/ Still Alive Clarifications]</ref>
 
 
 
== Information ==
 
Coulton wrote and performed a song titled "Still Alive" for the ending credits of Valve's 2007 video game ''[[Wikipedia: Portal (video game)| Portal]]'', with vocals by Ellen McLain.
 
== Availability ==
 
A version with Coulton's vocals was included on The Orange Box Original Soundtrack, in addition to the one heard at the end of the game. The song was made available on April 1, 2008 for the game ''Rock Band'' as downloadable content. It is one of the few tracks available for free download in the ''Rock Band'' Store.
 
 
 
The song makes a return in a later Valve game, ''[[Wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]''. A jukebox in "The Parish" campaign can be operated, playing a randomly selected song. Still Alive is one of the songs, although it is very rare. One of the other songs is [[Re: Your Brains]].
 
 
 
A live version is one of the tracks on Jonathan's 2009 live album, ''[[Best. Concert. Ever.]]''
 
 
 
== References & Trivia ==
 
* This song was performed at MIT as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDzWSdndJbw&feature=player_embedded a demonstration of a Rubens Tube], which visualizes the musical tones using flaming gas jets.
 
* The game's A.I., GlaDOS, appears as a character in [http://xkcd.com/375/ this XKCD] comic strip, with dialogue quoting the song.
 
* The song's second line ("I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS") has become a minor Internet [http://tinyurl.com/6gt796t meme] (e.g. as referenced in the [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax-presents/saw Rifftrax commentary] for the film "Saw").
 
 
 
== Themes ==
 
* [[Cake]]
 
* [[Not Dead Yet]]
 
 
 
== Copyright information ==
 
Unlike JoCo's other songs, Still Alive is owned by [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve]], and is <i>not</i> subject to [[Creative Commons]].
 
 
 
==Citations==
 
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Revision as of 12:57, 15 August 2011

Wait, I caonnt fathom it being so straightforward.