In 2020, Monáe performed a version of the song to open the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, with the lyrics modified to reference the event. Critics such as Dan Meade of The Manic American have praised Monáe's "commanding" stage presence during performances of "Come Alive", while others have praised how high energy Monáe's performance is. The band and Monáe continue to sing the song while they are on lying on the stage. During the performances, Monáe and her band members lie down on the stage, and Monáe asks the audience to lie down as well. Monáe performs the song as a 10-minute extended version, incorporating call and response. "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)" has been performed as a final song or during the encore of during Monáe's ArchAndroid Tour (2010), Hooligans in Wondaland (2011) and The Electric Lady Tour (2013), as well as multiple festival performances such as Glastonbury Festival 2011. Janelle Monáe and her band members performing "Come Alive" lying down (2012). The completed video was never officially released.Īs a part of the Kia Soul Collective promotions, Kia Motors held a series of free concerts, one of which featured Fool's Gold and Monáe in West Hollywood, California on November 7, 2009. Ītlanta-based digital content creators Ideas United uploaded a video Monáe filming a music video for "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)" at the Palace of the Dogs (a location where the video for her single " Tightrope" (2010) was filmed.) The music video (called an "emotion picture") depicted Monáe as Patient 57821 at a medical facility, where she rebels against the doctors who forcibly collect "imaginations" from the patients. The website also showed behind-the-scenes recordings of the song at Wondaland Art Society (where Monáe also described her respect for James Brown's delivery and performance). "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)" was unveiled on September 29, 2009, as a free digital download on the promotion's website. In 2009, Janelle Monáe was announced as a member of the Kia Soul Collective project, a collective of artists promoting the Kia Soul crossover vehicle. Monáe often performs the song as the closer to her live performances. It was released as a free digital download in September 2009 as a promotional song for Kia Motors' Kia Soul Collective project, and was the first song announced from Monáe's debut studio album The ArchAndroid (2010).Ĭritics praised Monáe's vocal range and delivery of the song, as well as a mix of genres such as rock and roll and new wave.
" Come Alive (The War of the Roses)" is a song by American singer Janelle Monáe.
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