"Keep Hope Alive" is a single taken from the studio album

Studio album

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 Vegas by the electronica

Electronica

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 group The Crystal Method

The Crystal Method

The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo that was created in Los Angeles, California by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. The Crystal Method's music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. The most prominent is the US television...

. This album was released October 1, 1996 on the City of Angels label

Record label

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, and received 4.5 out of 5 stars in a review from Allmusic. The album was re-released July 10, 2001 on the Moonshine Music

Moonshine Music

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 label. Vocal samples for the song are taken from a 1992 speech by Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

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 titled "You Do Not Stand Alone."

"Keep Hope Alive" is used in an early action sequence, and found on the soundtrack, for the movie The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

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. It is used as the theme song for the TV show Third Watch

Third Watch

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. The song is featured in the video games FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, Project Gotham Racing 4

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and Motor Mayhem. A live version of the song is featured on the Family Values Tour 1999

Family Values Tour 1999

Family Values Tour 1999 was a music tour headlined by Limp Bizkit. This was the second Family Values Tour. Artists who played at Family Values Tour 1999 were Limp Bizkit, Primus, Staind, Method Man & Redman, Ja Rule, Korn, The Crystal Method, Mobb Deep and Filter.During the tour Mobb Deep left and...

CD.

The Third Watch episode "True Love" also used their earlier song "Now Is the Time".

1996 track listing

1. "Keep Hope Alive" (There Is Hope Mix)
2. "Keep Hope Alive" (Trip Hope Mix)
3. "More"
4. "Now Is the Time" (The Olympic Mix)
5. "The Dubeliscious Groove" (Fly Spanish Version)

2001 track listing

1. "Keep Hope Alive" (There Is Hope Mix)
2. "Keep Hope Alive" (Trip Hope Mix)
3. "More '99 Mix"
4. "Now Is the Time" (The Olympic Mix) (Live)
5. "Now Is the Time" (Secret Knowledge Overkill Mix)
6. "The Dubeliscious Groove" (Fly Spanish Version)