{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Alive 2007 | type = live | artist = [[Daft Punk]] | cover = Daft Punk Alive 2007.JPG | alt = | released = 19 November 2007 | recorded = 14 June 2007 | venue = [[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]] (Paris, France) | genre = * [[French house]] | length = 84:00 | label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] | producer = * [[Thomas Bangalter]] * [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]] | prev_title = [[Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005]] | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = [[Tron: Legacy (soundtrack)|Tron: Legacy]] | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{Singles | name = Alive 2007 | type = live | single1 = [[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger#Live performances|Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)]] | single1date = 15 October 2007 }} }}
'''''Alive 2007''''' is the second live album by the French electronic music duo [[Daft Punk]], released on 19 November 2007 by [[Virgin Records]]. It features Daft Punk's performance at the [[Accor Arena|Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]] arena in Paris on 14 June 2007 during their Alive tour.<ref name="SPIN">[https://www.spin.com/2007/08/exclusive-daft-punk-unveil-live-album-details-midlake-release-ep/ Exclusive: Daft Punk Unveil Live Album Details] [[Spin (magazine)|Spin.com]]. Retrieved on 16 September 2007.</ref><ref name="DaftMusique">[http://www.daft-musique.com/alive/ Alive 2007 teaser] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011040553/http://www.daft-musique.com/alive/ |date=11 October 2007 }} daft-musique.com. Retrieved on 16 September 2007.</ref> The set features an assortment of Daft Punk's music, incorporated with synthesisers, mixers and live effects.<ref name="AliveEquipment">[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44892-daft-punks-magical-pyramidspaceship-infiltrated "Daft Punk's Magical Pyramid/Spaceship: Infiltrated!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011005330/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44892-daft-punks-magical-pyramidspaceship-infiltrated|date=11 October 2007}}. [[Pitchfork Media|pitchfork.com]]. Retrieved on 10 December 2007</ref>
The retail release of ''Alive 2007'' in North America was delayed to 4 December 2007 due to production problems.<ref name="Newsletter">[http://www.emi-artistes.com/daftpunk/push/071030/images/part5.jpg Daft Punk's Newsletter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251101105727/http://www.emi-artistes.com/daftpunk/push/071030/images/part5.jpg |date=1 November 2025 }} EMI. Retrieved on 2 November 2007.</ref> It was released as a [[music download|download]] on 20 November 2007, and was released in the United Kingdom on 25 February 2008.<ref name="YouTube">[https://www.youtube.com/daftpunkalive Daft Punk's YouTube channel] [[YouTube|youtube.com]]. Retrieved on 16 September 2007.</ref> A performance of "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" was released as a single. The album won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album|Best Electronic/Dance Album]] in 2009.<ref name="GrammyWin">{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list|access-date=2 December 2010|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
== Content and release == [[Image:Daft Punk, 14-6-2007, Bercy, Paris.jpg|thumb|Daft Punk performing at [[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy|Bercy]] during the ''Alive 2007'' tour]]''Alive 2007'' is taken from Daft Punk's performance at the [[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], Paris, on 14 June 2007.<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite magazine |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=14 August 2007 |title=Exclusive: Live Album To Chronicle Daft Punk Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/exclusive-live-album-to-chronicle-daft-punk-tour-1049888/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> The performance includes remixed versions of many of their most popular tracks<ref>[http://www.mycow.eu/article.php?id=622&PHPSESSID=681d93ba383388979581817da484bdf4 "French Touch Is Back in Its Homeland"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720165136/http://www.mycow.eu/article.php?id=622&PHPSESSID=681d93ba383388979581817da484bdf4|date=20 July 2011}}. mycow.eu. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.</ref> such as mixing vocal elements from "Too Long" with new music,<ref name="club">[http://www.thedaftclub.com/news.php?item.29.7 Bercy Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211194053/http://www.thedaftclub.com/news.php?item.29.7|date=11 December 2007}} thedaftclub.com. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.</ref> and mixed elements of "Television Rules the Nation" with "Crescendolls", "[[Around the World (Daft Punk song)|Around the World]]" with "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" and "Superheroes" with "[[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]".<ref>[http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc/culture/200724/daft-punk-embrase-bercy_29323.html Daft Punk Embrase Bercy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914071032/http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc/culture/200724/daft-punk-embrase-bercy_29323.html|date=14 September 2007}} {{in lang|fr}} lejdd.fr. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.</ref> The album includes elements of the [[Busta Rhymes]] song "[[Touch It (Busta Rhymes song)|Touch It]]", the original version of which was produced by [[Swizz Beatz]] featuring a sample of "[[Technologic]]". Also featured are elements of [[Gabrielle (singer)|Gabrielle]]'s "[[Forget About the World]]", the original version of which was remixed by Daft Punk for her single. The encore of the ''Alive 2007'' set features Bangalter's side projects: Stardust's "[[Music Sounds Better with You]]" and [[Together (French duo)|Together]]'s self-titled track "[[Together (Together song)|Together]]".<ref name="LinerNotes">''Alive 2007'' ([[liner notes]]). [[Daft Punk]]. [[Virgin Records]], a division of [[EMI|EMI Music France]]. 2007.</ref> The special edition of the album includes a 50-page book containing photographs from the tour taken by [[DJ Falcon]], as well as the encore on a second disc.<ref name="Billboard" />
In December 2014, two vinyl editions of the album were released.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/daft-punk-16-1222491 |title=Daft Punk's 'Alive 2007' to be released on vinyl for first time |last=Britton |first=Luke |date=11 April 2014 |website=NME |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref> The first is standard black dual LP, while the second is a limited edition collectors box set. The box set edition was shipped along with a reissued ''[[Alive 1997]]'' vinyl with stickers, dual vinyls in white in a threefold sleeve, and a separate white LP containing the encore. Also included is a large hardback 52-page photo book, an ''Alive 2007'' concert pass replica, a Daft Punk printed [[slipmat]], and a download code for the digital versions of the songs.
In the video game ''[[Fortnite]]'', an excerpt of ''Alive 2007'' was incorporated into an interactive experience that recreates the tour's stage show with additional visual elements. The experience launched on September 27, 2025 and was developed in collaboration with [[Cédric Hervet]], creative director for Daft Punk.<ref name="Fortnite">{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Adam |date=2025-09-22 |title=How Daft Punk Became Fortnite's Newest Stars |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-daft-punk-became-fortnites-newest-stars |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Tour == In early 2006, Daft Punk announced a number of shows. On 29 April, they performed at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] in California, their first US performance since 1997.<ref>Merry Swankster, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060628170459/http://www.merryswankster.com/archives/2006/05/coachella_spotl.html/ Coachella Show Review]}}(5 May 2006). Retrieved 25 February 2006.</ref> [[Thomas Bangalter]] initially suggested there would be a DVD release of the show,<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview at French Touch Forum |url=http://frenchtouch.forumactif.com/ftopic1349.Thomas-Bangalter-s-InterView-at-BelFort-s-After-Show.htm |accessdate=7 March 2007}} {{registration required}}</ref> but later said he felt amateur footage shared online was more compelling.<ref name="Vagoose">[http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2007/oct/25/chatting-with-a-robot/ Las Vegas Weekly: Chatting with a robot] Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 26 October 2007.</ref> Daft Punk later announced shows at [[Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy|Bercy]], Paris,<ref name="DaftPunkMySpace">[http://www.myspace.com/daftpunk Daft Punk's Official MySpace Page] myspace.com. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref> [[Wireless Festival]] and [[RockNess]] in June 2007, the [[Oxegen]] festival in July and [[Lollapalooza]] in August.<ref>[http://www.rockness.co.uk/ Rockness '07] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216022537/http://www.rockness.co.uk/|date=16 February 2007}} rockness.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/london/ Wireless Festival '07] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618204815/http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/london/|date=18 June 2007}} wirelessfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.oxegen.ie/ Oxygen '07] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040725050135/http://www.oxegen.ie/|date=25 July 2004}} oxegen.ie. Retrieved 24 February 2007</ref><ref>[http://lollapalooza.com/ Lolla '07] lollapalooza.com. Retrieved 12 April 2007.</ref>
Daft Punk played at the [[RockNess Festival]] by the banks of [[Loch Ness]], Scotland, on 10 June 2007 as the headline act in the 10,000-capacity Clash tent. Part of the tent was removed to allow thousands of people outside to see the show.<ref name="Rock Ness">[http://www.clashmagazine.com/clash-rockedness/#more-831 Clash Magazine Rock Ness Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929003824/http://www.clashmagazine.com/clash-rockedness/#more-831|date=29 September 2007}}. [[Clash (magazine)|clashmagazine.com]]. Retrieved 17 June 2007.</ref> On 16 June, Daft Punk headlined the third day of the [[O2 Wireless Festival]].<ref name="timesonline">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616140948/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article1949838.ece Wireless Festival review] ''[[The Times]]''. Retrieved 6 July 2007</ref> Daft Punk headlined Stage 2/NME Stage at the Oxegen music festival on 8 July 2007. Their live set was preceded by a showing of the trailer for the film ''[[Daft Punk's Electroma]]''.<ref name=":2">[https://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/29572 Daft Punk close Oxegen with robotic spectacular] ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved 12 July 2007.</ref><ref name=":3">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093826/http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/21584 Daft Punk Closes Out Oxegen Festival] shoutmouth.com. Retrieved 12 July 2007.</ref> Four days later, the duo played at Traffic Torino Free Festival in Parco della Pellerina in [[Turin]], Italy.<ref>[http://www.trafficfestival.com/en/events/mainstage/daftpunk.asp Daft Punk at Traffic Torino Free Festival] trafficfestival.com. Retrieved 13 July 2007. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509093958/http://www.trafficfestival.com/en/events/mainstage/daftpunk.asp|date=9 May 2008}}</ref>
Daft Punk headlined the [[AT&T Inc.|AT&T]] stage on 3 August 2007, the first night of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago. Their show there was praised by [[Pitchfork Media|''Pitchfork'']], which wrote that it "was a much-needed reminder of the still-potent power of communicative pop."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213072356/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44663-lollapalooza-report-friday-scott-plagenhoef Lollapalooza Report Friday (Scott Plagenhoef)] [[Pitchfork Media]]. Retrieved 7 August 2007.</ref> On 5 August, Daft Punk performed at the [[International Centre]] in Toronto followed by a 9 August performance at [[KeySpan Park]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York.<ref name="Sideline">[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25543_0_2_0_C Daft Punk Announce Live Album] side-line.com. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref> They headlined the [[Vegoose]] festival in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] on 27 October, along with [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]] and [[Queens of the Stone Age]].<ref name="DaftPunkMySpace" /> At the end of October, Daft Punk performed in [[Mexico City]].<ref>[http://vivirmexico.com/2007/11/01/revision-daft-punk-ciudad-de-mexico/ Révision: Daft Punk Ciudad de México] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208115550/http://vivirmexico.com/2007/11/01/revision-daft-punk-ciudad-de-mexico/ |date=8 February 2009 }} {{in lang|es}} vivirmexico.com. Retrieved 6 November 2007.</ref> They also performed on Friday 2 November 2007 at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico and Guadalajara.<ref>[http://www.urb.com/features/425/DaftPunkMonterreyWeekendPartOne.php Daft Punk Monterrey Weekend: Part One] ''[[URB (magazine)|URB]]''. Retrieved 6 November 2007. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501140218/http://www.urb.com/features/425/DaftPunkMonterreyWeekendPartOne.php|date=1 May 2009}}</ref>
[[Modular Records]] announced that Daft Punk would appear in Australia for an event in December 2007 called Never Ever Land.<ref>[http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/33866/Daft_Punk_ARE_coming_to_Australia_Presented_by_Michael_Coppel_Modular_supported_by_inthemix Daft Punk ARE coming to Australia] inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2007.</ref> Daft Punk were supported by their regular acts [[Sebastian (French electro artist)|SebastiAn]] and [[Kavinsky]] at the appearances, which had been announced as an extension to the ''Alive 2007'' tour.<ref name="DaftPunkMySpace" /> Never Ever Land toured to Melbourne at the [[Sidney Myer Music Bowl]], Perth at the Esplanade, Brisbane at the Riverstage and finally Sydney at the [[Sydney Showground (Homebush Bay)|Sydney Showground]] Main Arena.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Never Ever Land site |url=http://www.nevereverland.com.au |url-status=dead |accessdate=30 August 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918210104/http://www.nevereverland.com.au/ |archivedate=18 September 2008}}</ref> A [[Triple J]] interview with Pedro Winter (Busy P) revealed that Daft Punk's Sydney appearance on 22 December would be their final show for 2007 and the last to feature the pyramid light scheme.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2039545.htm Daft Punk to Play Last Shows in Australia] Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 October 2007.</ref> Tickets for the Australian tour sold more quickly than for any Daft Punk-related event in their history.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/zan/cohost/busyp.asx Zan Rowe Interviews Busy P on Triple j] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108183408/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/zan/cohost/busyp.asx|date=8 November 2012}} triplej.net.au. Retrieved 30 September 2007.</ref>
For the 2007 shows, Daft Punk added the tracks "[[Burnin' (instrumental)|Burnin']]" and "Phoenix" and an encore.<ref name="club" /> Bangalter explained that the 2006 sets were initially designed for performances within larger festivals, but later refined to accommodate Daft Punk-centric shows, saying "The goal was to try and bring a complete global experience to the audience."<ref name="Weekly">[http://www.laweekly.com/2007-10-25/music/buy-it-use-it-break-it-fix-it/ Buy It Use It Break It Fix It] ''[[LA Weekly]]''. Retrieved on 6 November 2007.</ref> The introduction for the live show featured the five-note sequence used in ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''.<ref name="Third">[http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/29861 "Daft Punk thrill massive LA crowd"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007124849/http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/29861|date=7 October 2012}}. ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved on 14 November 2007.</ref>
=== Technical elements === For the performances, Daft Punk used [[Ableton Live]] software on "custom-made supercomputers"<ref name="AliveEquipment" /> controlled remotely with [[Behringer]] BCR2000 [[MIDI controller]]s. They also used [[Minimoog Voyager]] RME<ref name="AliveEquipment" /> units, which, with the mixers, allowed them to "mix, shuffle, trigger loops, filter, distort samples, EQ in and out, transpose or destroy and deconstruct synth lines". The majority of the equipment was stored within offstage towers during the performances.<ref name="AliveEquipment" />
The tour visuals were set up by XL Video.<ref name="XL">[https://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/xl_video/ XL Video's profile on Apple] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211051948/http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/xl_video/|date=11 December 2011}} Apple. Retrieved on 9 November 2007.</ref> The company provided eight-core [[Mac Pro]] units running Catalyst v4 and [[Final Cut Pro]]. Daft Punk approached the company with their visual concept for the shows. "They came to us with a pretty fixed idea of what they wanted", said head of XL Video, Richard Burford. "They wanted to mix live video with effects. Using the eight-core Mac Pros, we were able to take in eight digital sources and treat them as video streams. Then they could use Catalyst to coordinate the video with lighting effects and add their own effects in on the fly. The final digital video streams ran to [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] screens."<ref name="XL" />
=== Reception === The Alive 2007 tour was acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Craig |date=24 February 2021 |title=Daft Punk Gave Us More Than Enough Time |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/essay-daft-punk-breakup-tribute.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303222612/https://www.vulture.com/article/essay-daft-punk-breakup-tribute.html |archive-date=3 March 2021 |access-date=3 March 2021 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' described the set as a "memorable sensory spectacle, both dazzling and deafening" and ''ThisisLondon'' declared it "an almost faultless set of relentless [[Electro (music)|electro]] [[euphoria]]".<ref name="timesonline" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=This is London Magazine |url=https://www.thisislondontickets.co.uk/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=This is London Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' wrote that the performance was "a robotic spectacular", while Shoutmouth described the set as "typically triumphant".<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> The tour is credited for bringing dance music to a wider audience, especially in North America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Szatan |first=Gabriel |date=26 February 2021 |title="They left an indelible mark on my psyche": how Daft Punk pushed pop forward |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/26/how-daft-punk-pushed-pop-forward-skrillex-erol-alkan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227165307/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/26/how-daft-punk-pushed-pop-forward-skrillex-erol-alkan |archive-date=27 February 2021 |access-date=27 February 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nabil |title=Cover Story: Daft Punk |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/daft-punk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225043233/http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/daft-punk/ |archive-date=25 February 2021 |access-date=28 February 2021 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> The ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' journalist Gabriel Szatan likened it to the [[The Beatles|Beatles]]' 1964 performance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', which brought [[British Invasion|British rock and roll]] to the American mainstream.<ref name=":0" />
=== Dates === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="width:150px;" |Date ! style="width:150px;" |City ! style="width:200px;" |Country ! style="width:300px;" |Venue |- |29 April 2006{{efn|The performance in Indio on 29 April 2006 was part of the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].}} |[[Indio, California|Indio]] |United States |[[Empire Polo Club]] |- |30 June 2006{{efn|The performance in Belfort on 30 June 2006 was part of [[Eurockéennes|Les Eurockéennes de Belfort]] Festival.}} |[[Belfort]] |France |[[Lac de Malsaucy]] |- |14 July 2006{{efn|The performances in Barcelona on 14 July 2006 and in Madrid on 15 July 2006 were part of the [[Summercase]] Festival.|name=SPA}} |[[Barcelona]] | rowspan="2" |Spain |[[Parc del Fòrum]] |- |15 July 2006{{efn|name=SPA}} |[[Madrid]] |[[Boadilla del Monte]] |- |26 July 2006{{efn|The performance in Stratford-upon-Avon on 26 July 2006 was part of the [[Global Gathering]] Festival.}} |[[Stratford-upon-Avon]] |United Kingdom |[[Long Marston Airfield]] |- |5 August 2006{{efn|The performance in Zambujeira do Mar on 5 August 2006 was part of the [[MEO Sudoeste|Festival Sudoeste]].}} |[[Zambujeira do Mar]] |Portugal |Herdade da Casa Branca |- |12 August 2006{{efn|The performances in Chiba on 12 August 2006 and in Osaka on 13 August 2006 were part of the [[Summer Sonic Festival]].|name=JP}} |[[Chiba (city)|Chiba]] | rowspan="2" |Japan |[[Makuhari Messe]] |- |13 August 2006{{efn|name=JP}} |[[Osaka]] |WTC Open Air Stadium |- |19 August 2006{{efn|The performance in Hasselt on 19 August 2006 was part of the [[Pukkelpop]] Festival.}} |[[Hasselt]] |Belgium |Domein Kiewit |- |28 August 2006 |[[Dublin]] |Ireland |[[Marlay Park]] |- |9 September 2006{{efn|The performance in Warsaw on 9 September 2006 was part of the Summer of Music Festival.}} |[[Warsaw]] |Poland |Służewiec Racetrack |- |27 October 2006{{efn|The performances in Rio de Janeiro on 27 October 2006 and in São Paulo on 29 October 2006 were part of the TIM Festival.|name=BRA}} |[[Rio de Janeiro]] | rowspan="2" |Brazil |[[Marina da Glória]] |- |29 October 2006{{efn|name=BRA}} |[[São Paulo]] |Tom Brasil |- |2 November 2006{{efn|The performance in Santiago on 2 November 2006 was part of the Santiago Urbano Electrónico Festival.}} |[[Santiago]] |Chile |Espacio Riesco |- |4 November 2006{{efn|The performance in Buenos Aires on 4 November 2006 was part of the BUE Festival.}} |[[Buenos Aires]] |Argentina |Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires |- |11 November 2006{{efn|The performance in Miami on 11 November 2006 was part of the Bang! Music Festival.}} |[[Miami]] |United States |[[Museum Park (Miami)|Bicentennial Park]] |- |10 June 2007{{efn|The performance in Inverness on 10 June 2007 was part of the [[RockNess]] Festival.}} |[[Inverness]] |Scotland |Clunes Farm |- |14 June 2007 |[[Paris]] |France |[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy|Palais Omnisports Bercy]] |- |16 June 2007{{efn|The performances in London on 16 June 2007 and in Leeds on 17 June 2007 were part of the [[Wireless Festival]].|name=ENG}} |[[London]] | rowspan="2" |England |[[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] |- |17 June 2007{{efn|name=ENG}} |[[Leeds]] |[[Harewood House]] |- |23 June 2007 |[[Istanbul]] |Turkey |[[Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena]] |- |26 June 2007 |[[Nîmes]] |France |[[Arena of Nîmes]] |- |29 June 2007 |[[Düsseldorf]] | rowspan="2" |Germany |[[Mitsubishi Electric Halle|Philips Halle]] |- |30 June 2007 |[[Berlin]] |[[Velodrom (Berlin)|Velodrom]] |- |4 July 2007 |[[Amsterdam]] |Netherlands |[[AFAS Live|Heineken Music Hall]] |- |6 July 2007 |[[Esch-sur-Alzette]] |Luxembourg |[[Rockhal]] |- |8 July 2007{{efn|The performance in Naas on 8 July 2007 was part of the [[Oxegen]] Festival.}} |[[Naas]] |Ireland |[[Punchestown Racecourse]] |- |12 July 2007{{efn|The performance in Turin on 12 July 2007 was part of the Traffic Free Festival.}} |[[Turin]] |Italy |Parco della Pellerina |- |21 July 2007 |[[Los Angeles]] | rowspan="5" |United States |[[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] |- |27 July 2007 |[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] |[[Hearst Greek Theatre]] |- |29 July 2007 |[[Seattle]] |[[WaMu Theater]] |- |31 July 2007 |[[Morrison, Colorado|Morrison]] |[[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]] |- |3 August 2007{{efn|The performance in Chicago on 3 August 2007 was part of the [[Lollapalooza]] Festival.}} |[[Chicago]] |[[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]] |- |5 August 2007 |[[Mississauga]] | rowspan="2" |Canada |[[International Centre|Arrow Hall]] |- |7 August 2007 |[[Montreal]] |[[Bell Centre]] |- |9 August 2007 |[[New York City]] | rowspan="2" |United States |[[KeySpan Park]] |- |27 October 2007{{efn|The performance in Las Vegas on 27 October 2007 was part of the [[Vegoose]] Festival.}} |[[Las Vegas]] |[[Sam Boyd Stadium]] |- |31 October 2007 |[[Mexico City]] | rowspan="3" |Mexico |[[Palacio de los Deportes]] |- |2 November 2007 |[[Monterrey]] |[[Monterrey Arena]] |- |4 November 2007 |[[Zapopan]] |[[Telmex Auditorium]] |- |6 December 2007 |[[Kobe]] | rowspan="3" |Japan |[[World Memorial Hall]] |- |8 December 2007 | rowspan="2" |[[Chiba (city)|Chiba]] | rowspan="2" |Makuhari Messe |- |9 December 2007 |- |13 December 2007 | rowspan="2" |[[Melbourne]] | rowspan="5" |Australia | rowspan="2" |[[Sidney Myer Music Bowl]] |- |14 December 2007 |- |16 December 2007 |[[Perth]] |[[Esplanade Reserve|The Esplanade]] |- |20 December 2007 |[[Brisbane]] |[[Riverstage]] |- |22 December 2007 |[[Sydney]] |[[Sydney Showground (Olympic Park)|Showground Main Arena]] |}
== Critical reception == {{Album ratings | MC = 78/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/alive-2007/daft-punk|title=Reviews for Alive 2007 by Daft Punk|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic review">{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/alive-2007-mw0000750377|title=Alive 2007 – Daft Punk|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' | rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite web|last=Battaglia|first=Andy|date=4 December 2007|url=https://www.avclub.com/daft-punk-alive-2007-1798203480|title=Daft Punk: Alive 2007|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Boston Phoenix]]'' | rev3score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="The Phoenix review">{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=10 December 2007|url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/52600-daft-punk-alive-2007/|title=Daft Punk {{!}} Alive 2007|work=[[The Boston Phoenix]]|access-date=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513064721/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/52600-daft-punk-alive-2007/|archive-date=13 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev4score = A−<ref name="EW review">{{cite magazine|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|date=23 November 2007|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20160383,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121143140/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20160383,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2007|title=Alive 2007|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|date=23 November 2007|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/23/electronicmusic.shopping|title=Daft Punk, Alive 2007|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[MSN Music]]'' ([[Robert Christgau#"Consumer Guide" and "Expert Witness" columns|Consumer Guide]]) | rev6score = A−<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=March 2008|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2008-03.php|title=Consumer Guide|work=[[MSN Music]]|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev7score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Richards|first=Sam|date=16 November 2007|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/9244|title=Daft Punk: 'Alive 2007'|work=[[NME]]|access-date=26 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080235/http://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/9244|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev8score = 8.5/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|date=20 November 2007|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10925-alive-2007/|title=Daft Punk: Alive 2007|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=3 September 2008}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev9score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Rolling Stone review">{{cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=16 November 2007|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/alive-2007-20071116|title=Alive 2007|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=December 2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3jk52QtJvGoC&pg=PA119|title=Save the Robots|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=23|issue=12|access-date=15 November 2018|page=119}}</ref> }} On the review aggregator [[Metacritic]], ''Alive 2007'' has a score of 78 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews".<ref>{{Citation|title=Alive 2007 by Daft Punk|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/alive-2007/daft-punk|language=en|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' regarded it as "the Ultimate Daft Punk Mixtape", finding that songs from ''[[Human After All]]'' had been "constantly improved and born anew" for the live set.<ref name="Pitchfork"/> The sentiment was also shared by [[AllMusic]], stating that "It has the feel of a greatest-hits-live concert, but energized by Daft Punk's talents at weaving songs in and out of each other."<ref name="Allmusic review"/> AllMusic considered it weaker than ''[[Alive 1997]]''.<ref name="Allmusic review" /> A review by ''[[Toronto Star|The Star]]'' noted that the release and Daft Punk's concurrent tours restored the duo's reputation following the mixed reception for ''Human After All''.<ref name="The Star review">[[Ben Rayner|Rayner, Ben]] (4 December 2007). [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2007/12/04/daft_punk_redemption.html "Daft Punk redemption"]. ''[[Toronto Star|The Star]]''. Retrieved on 3 September 2008.</ref> Critics also reconsidered songs from ''Human After All'' after they were integrated into the tour.<ref name="HAA2007">[http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2297&page=2 "Daft Punk and the Rise of the New Parisian Nightlife"]. ''Paper Magazine''. Retrieved on 3 November 2007.</ref>
Dave de Sylvia of Sputnikmusic gave ''Alive 2007'' a score of four stars out of five and said, "Despite a few individual disappointments, ''Alive 2007'' is as exciting a collection of music as any released this year."<ref>{{cite web|last=de Sylvia |first=Dave |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=14504 |title=Daft Punk - Alive 2007 Review |date=4 December 2007 |work=Sputnikmusic |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071212143701/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=14504 |archive-date=12 December 2007 |url-status = dead|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' felt that the live crowd enhanced the positive mood of the performance.<ref name="EW review"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' stated that ''Alive 2007'' "loses some of the essential experience" of attending the live Daft Punk events.<ref name="Rolling Stone review"/> ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Boston Phoenix]]'' also felt that the album package would have benefited from more video content, expressing that a key factor of the live show was its implementation of visual elements.<ref name="The Phoenix review"/> In his first positive review for a Daft Punk album, [[Robert Christgau]] wrote that a full video representation was avoided because "too much scale, flesh and bodily effluvia would be lost".<ref name="Christgau" /> [[Thomas Bangalter]] expressed his reasons of not releasing a DVD by stating "the thousands of clips on the internet are better to us than any DVD that could have been released."<ref name="Pitchfork"/>
At the [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|51st Grammy Awards]], ''Alive 2007'' won the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album|Best Electronic/Dance Album]], and the single "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger#Live performances|Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" won for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording|Best Dance Recording]].<ref>{{cite web |title=51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008) |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards}}</ref>
In 2025, ''[[Resident Advisor]]'' ranked ''Alive 2007'' third in their list of "The Best Electronic [[DJ mix|Mixes]] of 2000–25";<ref name="Aquilina et al">{{cite web |last1=Aquilina |first1=Bella |last2=Hawthorn |first2=Carlos |last3=Szatan |first3=Gabriel |last4=Almeida |first4=Rachel Grace |title=The Best Electronic Mixes of 2000-25 |url=https://ra.co/features/4483 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=12 December 2025 |date=12 December 2025}}</ref> contributor Hattie Lindert wrote how Daft Punk "injected new blood into their life's work, all but creating the blueprint for modern [[electronic dance music#United States|American EDM]] in the process", further describing the album as "blood-pumping, head-thrashing, live-(ish) electronic music that's the paragon of '[[FOMO]].'"<ref name="Aquilina et al" />
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = [[Thomas Bangalter]] and [[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]], except where noted.<ref name="LinerNotes"/> | title1 = [[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]] / Oh Yeah | length1 = 6:27 | writer1 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, Kae Williams | title2 = [[Touch It (Busta Rhymes song)|Touch It]] / [[Technologic]] | length2 = 5:29 | writer2 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, [[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]], [[Swizz Beatz]] | title3 = Television Rules the Nation / Crescendolls | length3 = 4:50 | writer3 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, Dwight Brewster, Aleta Jennings | title4 = Too Long / Steam Machine | length4 = 7:01 | writer4 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, [[Romanthony|Anthony Moore]] | title5 = [[Around the World (Daft Punk song)|Around the World]] / [[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]] | length5 = 5:42 | writer5 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, [[Edwin Birdsong]] | title6 = [[Burnin' (instrumental)|Burnin']] / Too Long | length6 = 7:11 | writer6 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, Anthony Moore | title7 = [[Face to Face (Daft Punk song)|Face to Face]] / Short Circuit | length7 = 4:55 | writer7 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, [[Todd Edwards|Todd Imperatrice<!--as credited in liner notes-->]] | title8 = [[One More Time (Daft Punk song)|One More Time]] / [[Aerodynamic (instrumental)|Aerodynamic]] | length8 = 6:10 | writer8 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, Anthony Moore | title9 = Aerodynamic Beats / [[Forget About the World]] | length9 = 3:31 | writer9 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, [[Gabrielle (singer)|Gabrielle]], Ben Barson, Andy Dean, Ben Wolff | title10 = [[The Prime Time of Your Life|Prime Time of Your Life]] / Brainwasher / Rollin' & Scratchin' / Alive | length10 = 10:22 | title11 = [[Da Funk]] / Daftendirekt | length11 = 6:36 | title12 = Superheroes / [[Human After All (song)|Human After All]] / Rock'n Roll | length12 = 5:41 | writer12 = Bangalter, de Homem-Christo, [[Barry Manilow]], [[Marty Panzer]] | title13 = Human After All / [[Together (Together song)|Together]] / One More Time / [[Music Sounds Better with You]] | length13 = 9:59 | writer13 = Bangalter, [[DJ Falcon|Stephane Quême]], Keith Nash, Anthony Moore, Benjamin "Diamond" Cohen, [[Alan Braxe|Alain Quême]], [[Frank Musker]], Dominic King | total_length = 83:54 }} {{small|'''Note''': The physical standard edition of the album omits track 13.}}
==Chart positions== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2007–08) !Peak<br/> position |- |{{album chart|Australia|14|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|Flanders|6|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|Wallonia|6|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|Netherlands|47|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|France|2|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|Ireland2|34|artist=Daft Punk|access-date=13 December 2020}} |- |{{album chart|Italy|98|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=13 December 2020}} |- |{{album chart|Mexico|25|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012|M|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016183634/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Daft+Punk&titel=Alive+2007&cat=a|title=Mexicancharts.com – Daft Punk – Alive 2007}} |- |{{album chart|Switzerland|17|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|UK|86|artist=Daft Punk|album=Alive 2007|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|Billboard200|169|artist=Daft Punk|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |- |{{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|1|artist=Daft Punk|accessdate=30 May 2012}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable" !Chart (2007) !Position |- |French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2007|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2007|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|36 |} {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (2008) !Position |- |Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2008/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2008|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|86 |- |French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2008|title=Top de l'année Top Albums 2008|publisher=SNEP|language=fr|access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|82 |- |US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref> |align="center"|12 |} {{col-end}}
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Alive 2007|artist=Daft Punk|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2008|relyear=2007}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=Alive 2007|artist=Daft Punk|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2009|certmonth=2|relyear=2007|relmonth=11}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Alive 2007|artist=Daft Punk|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2009|relyear=2007|certmonth=12|source=infodisc}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Alive 2007|artist=Daft Punk|type=album|award=Silver|certyear=2014|relyear=2007|id=13103-1040-2}} {{Certification Table Bottom}}
==Notes== <references group="lower-alpha" responsive="1"></references>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160408143516/http://www.daftalive.com/ Official ''Alive 2007'' website] * {{Discogs release|id=1141123}} * {{Metacritic album}}
{{Daft Punk}} {{Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album}} {{Authority control}}
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