The Alternative is the second album by English musical artist IAMX, released on 28 April 2006 in Europe and a year later in the UK and Ireland.

"This Will Make You Love Again" is among a handful of songs to have been edited to include vocals by Janine Gezang.

The Alternative was released on 28 April 2006 in Germany, Poland, Austria and Benelux countries.

[2] The Skinny's Liam Arnold described it as "a raging piece of erotically charged, retro-futurist electro-pop.

"[1] All music is composed by Chris Corner, except where noted'Nightlife' was the third single to be taken from The Alternative.