Guitarist Stone Gossard wrote the music for the song, which he titled "Dollar Short", in 1990 when he was still a member of Mother Love Bone. Remixed versions of the song were included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003), and the 2009 Ten reissue. However, the song did peak at number 16 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and number 18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was available only through import in the United States, so it was not able to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
It also reached the top 20 in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. It was the first Pearl Jam song to receive a certification from the British Phonographic Industry, going Silver in August 2018 for sales and streams of over 200,000. "Alive" charted at number 16 in the United Kingdom and number nine in Australia. Vocalist Eddie Vedder obtained a copy of the tape and wrote lyrics that describe a somewhat fictionalized account of the time when he was told that the man he thought was his father was not actually his biological parent. Written by guitarist Stone Gossard, the song originated as an instrumental titled "Dollar Short" and was included on a demo tape circulated in hopes of finding a singer for the group. It was released on July 7, 1991, 51 days before the release of the band's debut album, Ten, on which "Alive" appears.
" Alive" is the debut single by American rock band Pearl Jam.
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