Alright (Jamiroquai song)

"Alright"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album Travelling Without Moving
B-side Alright (Remix)
Released 28 April 1997 (1997-04-28) (UK)
23 September 1997 (1997-09-23) (US)
Format CD single, cassette single, 12" single
Genre Jazz-funk, R&B
Length 4:25 (Album Version)
3:39 (Radio Edit)
Label Sony Soho Square (UK)
Sony Music (US)
Writer(s) Jay Kay, Toby Smith
Producer(s) Jay Kay, Al Stone
Jamiroquai singles chronology
"Cosmic Girl"
(1996)		 "Alright"
(1997)		 "High Times"
(1997)

"Alright" is the third single from British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai's third studio album, Travelling Without Moving. It was released on 28 April 1997 on Sony Soho Square in the United Kingdom and 23 September 1997 on Sony Music in the United States. The song was written by Jay Kay. The song peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. It is the group's only single to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

The song contains samples from Eddie Harris' "It's All Right Now" and Idris Muhammad's "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This."

The song appears in the next gen version of Grand Theft Auto V on the Non-Stop Pop FM station.

Track listing

UK CD #1 (664235 2)
  1. "Alright" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
  2. "Alright" (Vocal Version) – 6:04
  3. "Alright" (Dub-Vocal) – 5:34
  4. "Alright" (DJ Version Excursion) – 6:47
UK CD #2 (664235 5)
  1. "Alright" (Full Length Version) – 4:23
  2. "Alright" (Tee's In House Mix) – 7:20
  3. "Alright" (Tee's Digital Club) – 7:15
  4. "Alright" (Tee's Radio Jay) – 3:27
US CD single (32K 78703)
  1. "Alright" (Full Length Version) – 4:23
  2. "Alright" (Tee's In House Mix) – 7:20

Music video

The music video, directed by Vaughan Arnell,[1] takes place at a luxury party. Jay Kay is filmed singing in an elevator with the rest of Jamiroquai. Then, they perform the song, and at the end of the clip, the crowd were singing the chorus taken live footage from Argentina. The video starts as a sequel of Cosmic Girl, with Jamiroquai appearing in sports cars, and Kay was driving the same Lamborghini while parking it at the entrance of the party.

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 84
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 38
Finland (Suomen virallinen Radiolista)[5] 13
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 98
Italy (FIMI)[7] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 78
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[10] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[11] 84

References

  1. ↑ "Robin Brown - United Agents". United Agents. p. 2. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jamiroquai – Alright" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jamiroquai – Alright" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Listat - Radio Nova - Suomen suosituimmat vko 42/1997".
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jamiroquai – Alright". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  7. ↑ "Jamiroquai - Alright" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-05-10" UK Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/304158/jamiroquai/chart
  10. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/304158/jamiroquai/chart?f=359
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/304158/jamiroquai/chart?f=367

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