It's Alright (East 17 song)

"It's Alright" is a 1993 dance-pop song by English boy band East 17. It begins with a slow ballad-like intro for the first minute, before converting to the dance sound for the rest of the track. It was a number-one hit in at least five countries.

"It's Alright"
Single by East 17
from the album Walthamstow
B-side"Remix"
Released27 November 1993
Recorded1993
GenreDance-pop, rave
Length4:41
LabelLondon Records
Songwriter(s)Tony Mortimer
Producer(s)Phil Harding
Ian Curnow
Richard Stannard
Neil James Stainton
East 17 singles chronology
"West End Girls"
(1993)		 "It's Alright"
(1993)		 "Around the World"
(1994)
Music video
"It's Alright" on YouTube

Chart performance

"It's Alright" was very successful on the charts on several continents and remains one of the band's biggest hits to date. In Europe, it peaked at number-one in France, Ireland and Switzerland, while it reached number 2 in both Germany and Latvia. Additionally, the single was a Top 10 hit also in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 4. In the UK, "It's Alright" peaked at number 3 in its seventh week on the UK Singles Chart, on January 9, 1994.[1] The song also was a Top 20 hit in Denmark and a Top 30 hit in Sweden. Outside Europe, it went to number-one also in Australia, where it spent seven weeks in a row and ended the year as the fourth-highest selling single.[2] and in Israel, where the song spent five weeks on the top spot[3] and number 12 in Japan. It earned a gold record in France, a silver record in the UK, and a platinum record in Australia and Germany.

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song. It was uploaded to YouTube in September 2017. As of September 2020, the video has got more than 8 million views.[4]

The song came back to the public eye in February 2009, with the yoghurt company Müller playing "It's Alright" as the background song for their new advert. In the same year, it was featured in another advert, this time for More Th>n car insurance. In 2010, it was also used in the final montage in the series-ending episode of Big Brother's Big Mouth in the United Kingdom.

In June 2015 the song was featured in an advertisement for the mobile network 3, in which it is lip-synched by a purple puppet, made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, named Jackson.[5]

Track listings
CD single / 7" single
  1. "It's Alright" (the guvnor mix) — 4:43
  2. "It's Alright" (the ballad mix) — 5:18
CD maxi
  1. "It's Alright" (the guvnor mix) — 4:43
  2. "It's Alright" (the ballad mix) — 5:18
  3. "It's Alright" (diss-cuss mix) — 6:53
  4. "It's Alright" (diss-uss dub) — 7:02
  5. "It's Alright" (uncles Bob's all strung out mix) — 7:08
12" maxi
  1. "It's Alright" (the guvnor mix)
  2. "It's Alright" (diss-buss mix)
  3. "It's Alright" (uncle Bob's all strung out mix)
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "It's Alright" (uncle Bob's all strung out mix) — 7:10
  2. "It's Alright" (big boss mix) — 3:42
  3. "It's Alright" (swing mix) — 3:53
  4. "It's Alright" (biffCo mix) — 8:59

Charts and sales

Kim Wilde version
"It's Alright"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Snapshots
A-side"Sleeping Satellite"
Released19 August 2011
Recorded2011
GenrePop rock, dance
Length3:20
LabelColumbia SevenOne
Songwriter(s)Anthony Mortimer
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Real Life"
(2010)		 "It's Alright" / "Sleeping Satellite"
(2011)		 "To France"
(2011)

Kim Wilde recorded a cover of the song in 2011 for her album Snapshots. It was released as a double lead single with "Sleeping Satellite", originally performed by Tasmin Archer, on 19 August 2011.[39] A Groove Coverage remix of the song was also released, as the b-side to the album's second single "To France".

Music video

The music video for "It's Alright" premiered on 28 July 2011 exclusively on the German website of video hosting service MyVideo. It was recorded at the Kameha Hotel in Bonn and was directed by Nikolaj Georgiew.

The video features Wilde and her band in a conference room at the hotel, where they perform the song. In between, there are segments featuring Wilde singing in other areas of the hotel.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "It's Alright" (Radio edit) – 3:20
  2. "Sleeping Satellite" (Radio edit) – 3:30

Digital download

  1. "It's Alright" (Radio edit) – 3:20
  2. "Sleeping Satellite" (Radio edit) – 3:30
  3. "It's Alright" (Music video) – 3:14
  4. "Sleeping Satellite" (Music video) – 3:33

Official versions
  • Album version – 4:17
  • Radio edit – 3:20
  • Promo version ("mixed but not mastered") – 4:17
  • Groove Coverage remix – 4:26
  • Groove Coverage remix edit – 2:55

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[40] 98

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