"The New Wave" is the debut single released by Daft Punk in 1994 on their previous label, Soma Records. Later that year, it was released again, but this time, with a UMM label under license from Soma Records. The track later changed to "Alive" which was one of the tracks on the duo's first studio album, Homework released in 1997. The song came along with "Assault", another track from the band.