# Felt Better Alive

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Felt Better Alive
| type         = studio
| artist       = [Pete Doherty](/source/Pete_Doherty)
| cover        = Felt Better Alive.jpg
| border       = 
| alt          = 
| released     = 16 May 2025
| recorded     = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = 
| length       = 28:48
| label        = [Strap Originals](/source/Strap_Originals)
| producer     = [Mike Moore](/source/Mike_Moore_(musician))
| prev_title   = The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime
| prev_year    = 2022
| next_title   = 
| next_year    = 
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Felt Better Alive
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Felt Better Alive
 | single1date = 15 January 2025
 | single2     = Calvados
 | single2date = 26 February 2025
 | single3     = The Day That Baron Died
 | single3date = 9 April 2025
 | single4     = Pot Of Gold
 | single4date = 14 May 2025
}}
}}
'''''Felt Better Alive''''' is the fifth solo studio album from the [Babyshambles](/source/Babyshambles) frontman and [The Libertines](/source/The_Libertines) co-frontman [Pete Doherty](/source/Pete_Doherty). It was released on 16 May 2025 through [Strap Originals](/source/Strap_Originals).<ref>{{cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |title=Pete Doherty tells us about new solo album 'Felt Better Alive': "The Libertines are stark-raving mad not to want these songs" |website=NME |date=15 January 2025 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/pete-doherty-felt-better-alive-new-solo-album-interview-tour-3828970 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Music ratings
| ADM = 7.1/10<ref name="adm">{{Cite web |language=en-US |website=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=2025-05-16 |title=''Felt Better Alive'' by Pete Doherty reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/14311/Peter-Doherty-Felt-Better-Alive-.aspx}}</ref>
| MC = 79/100<ref name="Metacritic"/>
| rev1 = ''[The Arts Desk](/source/The_Arts_Desk)''
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="tad">{{cite web |last=Cumming |first=Tim |title=Album: Peter Doherty |website=The Arts Desk  |date=10 May 2025 |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-peter-doherty-felt-better-alive |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[DIY](/source/DIY_(magazine))''
| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="diy">{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Cameron Sinclair |title=Felt Better Alive |website=DIY |date=14 May 2025 |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/peter-doherty-felt-better-alive |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)''
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="independent">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Helen |title=Pete Doherty channels his current domestic bliss and freedom on Felt Better Alive |website=The Independent |date=16 May 2025 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/pete-doherty-felt-better-alive-album-review-b2751285.html |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine))''
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="mojo">{{Cite magazine |last=Aizlewood |first=John |date=June 2025 |title=Peter Doherty: ''Felt Better Alive'' |url=https://archive.org/details/mojo-june-2025/page/88/mode/2up |url-access=registration |access-date=26 April 2025 |magazine=[Mojo](/source/Mojo_(magazine)) |page=88 |via=the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) |issn=1351-0193}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[MusicOMH](/source/MusicOMH)''
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="momh">{{cite web |last=Livesey |first=Donovan |title=Felt Better Alive |website=musicOMH |date=13 May 2025 |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/peter-doherty-felt-better-alive |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)''
| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web |last=Hall |first=James |last2=Perry |first2=Andrew |last3=Platt |first3=Poppie |title=Morgan Wallen's 37-track break-up album leaves a bad taste |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 May 2025 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem-review/ |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine))''
| rev7score = 7/10<ref name="uncut">{{Cite magazine |first= Fiona |last=Shepherd|date=June 2025 |title=Peter Doherty: ''Felt Better Alive'' |magazine=[Uncut](/source/Uncut_(magazine)) |page=31 |issn=1368-0722}}</ref>
}}
''Felt Better Alive'' has received acclaim from critics. At the review aggregator [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a [weighted average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Felt Better Alive'' received a rating of 79 out of 100 based on six critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |title=Reviews for ''Felt Better Alive'' by Peter Doherty |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/felt-better-alive/peter-doherty |access-date=16 May 2025 |publisher=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline      = ''Felt Better Alive'' track listing
| total_length  = 28:48
| title1        = Calvados
| writer1       = [Peter Doherty](/source/Pete_Doherty)
| length1       = 2:48
| title2        = Pot of Gold
| writer2       = {{hlist|Doherty|Alan Wass}}
| length2       = 2:42
| title3        = The Day Baron Died
| writer3       = {{hlist|Doherty|[Mike Moore](/source/Mike_Moore_(musician))}}
| length3       = 3:42
| title4        = Stade Océan
| writer4       = {{hlist|Doherty|Mik Whitnall}}
| length4       = 3:02
| title5        = Out of Tune Balloon
| writer5       = {{hlist|Doherty|[Carl Barât](/source/Carl_Bar%C3%A2t)}}
| length5       = 2:25
| title6        = Felt Better Alive
| writer6       = Doherty
| length6       = 3:20
| title7        = Ed Belly
| writer7       = Doherty
| length7       = 2:20
| title8        = Poca Mahoney's
| writer8       = {{hlist|Doherty|[Lisa O'Neill](/source/Lisa_O'Neill_(singer-songwriter))}}
| length8       = 1:47
| title9        = Fingee
| writer9       = Doherty
| length9       = 1:51
| title10       = Prêtre De La Mer
| writer10      = {{hlist|Doherty|Moore}}
| length10      = 3:02
| title11       = Empty Room
| writer11      = Doherty
| length11      = 1:44
}}

== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from the album's [liner notes](/source/liner_notes).<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Felt Better Alive |others=[Peter Doherty](/source/Pete_Doherty) |date=16 May 2025 |publisher=Strap Originals}}</ref>
{{div col}}
* [Peter Doherty](/source/Pete_Doherty) – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 6–9, 11), art
* [Mike Moore](/source/Mike_Moore_(musician)) – [production](/source/Record_producer), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)) (all tracks); guitar (1–6, 9–11), keyboards (3, 4, 10), backing vocals (4, 10), bass (11)
* [Mark Neary](/source/Mark_Neary) – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer) (all tracks), bass (1–9), [double bass](/source/double_bass) (10)
* Jason Stafford – engineering
* Pascal Bromy – engineering
* Christian Wright – [mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio))
* [Seb Rochford](/source/Seb_Rochford) – drums (1, 2, 6–9, 11), piano (1, 6, 7, 9, 11)
* Gloria Gashi – violin (1, 2, 6)
* Justina Zajancauskaité – violin (1, 2, 6)
* Vincent Dormieu – violin (1, 2, 6)
* Frédéric Deville – [cello](/source/cello) (1, 2, 6)
* Kyle Williams – violin (1, 5, 11), piano (5)
* Matt Hector – drums (3)
* Quentin "Q" Dos Santos – trumpet (3)
* [Adam Falkner](/source/Adam_Falkner_(musician)) – drums (4, 5, 10)
* [Martin Slattery](/source/Martin_Slattery) – [clarinet](/source/clarinet) (7), [bass clarinet](/source/bass_clarinet) (9), saxophone (10)
* [Lisa O'Neill](/source/Lisa_O'Neill_(singer-songwriter)) – vocals (8)
* Father Didier – vocals (10)
* Jean Legoupil – [pump organ](/source/pump_organ) (10)
* Peter Doherty – art
* Thomas Leprêtre – art
* Wayne "Chu" Edwards – design
{{div col end}}

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Felt Better Alive''
! scope="col"| Chart (2025)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|34|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|105|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|52|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=25 May 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|16|id=551797|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20250523|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|91|artist=Peter Doherty|album=Felt Better Alive|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|7|date=20250523|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|2|date=20250523|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2025}}
|}

== References ==
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