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Born to Be Alive - The Original Spotify streams & play count

Patrick HernandezBorn to Be Alive (The Original)19783:08

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Spotify streams

399,392,363

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 3 Nov 2026, 05:43 UTC.

Popularity
78 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score

History

Play count history

One reading so far: 399,392,363 plays on 3 Nov 2026. A reading is added each day the store refreshes, and the change per day is drawn from the second one on.

Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
399,392,363First reading

Track details

Released
Track number
1
Duration
3:08
Explicit
No
Tempo
132 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • Disco
  • Dance
  • Funk
  • Club
  • Soul Funk

Moods

  • Energetic
  • Nostalgia
  • Upbeat
  • Happy
  • Fast

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

More by Patrick Hernandez

  1. Born To Be Alive - Up Tempo Mix691,350 plays

Patrick Hernandez's other tracks this site keeps a page for, most played first. Patrick Hernandez's artist page

For developers

Get Born to Be Alive - The Original's play count from the API

One request returns the play count above as JSON: GET /tracks?ids=3XIEWK1V9n25PS9Vb6axj5&include=playcount. Read its reference.

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No code: Spotify Play Count Scraper on Apify (opens in a new tab) exports play counts for a list of links to CSV or JSON. How play counts work.

Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Born to Be Alive - The Original have on Spotify?

Born to Be Alive - The Original by Patrick Hernandez had 399,392,363 streams on Spotify as of 3 Nov 2026 (UTC). The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Born to Be Alive - The Original released?

1978, on the single Born to Be Alive (The Original).

Who wrote and produced Born to Be Alive - The Original?

Composer: Patrick Hernandez. Lyricist: Patrick Hernandez.

What genre is Born to Be Alive - The Original?

The API's track insights tag it Disco, Dance and Funk, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Born to Be Alive - The Original?

132 BPM, from the API's track insights.