It's Not Right but It's Okay

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"It's Not Right but It's Okay"

Single by Whitney Houston
from the album My Love Is Your Love
Released	1999
Format	CD single, 12" single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop/R&B
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins, Isaac Phillips, Toni Estes
Producer(s)	Darkchild
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Chart positions
#3 (UK) #4 (U.S.)
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Heartbreak Hotel" (1998)	"It's Not Right but It's Okay" (1999)	"My Love Is Your Love" (1999)

"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a song by Whitney Houston from her fourth album My Love Is Your Love. It deals with a woman turning mad when discovering the infidelity of her husband and, eventually, throwing him out of their house. It starts out when Houston mentions her boyfriend's supposed outing with his friends. It is at this point that she confronts him that he is cheating. However, throughout most of the song she is saying "it is not right, but it's okay".

Initially released as the B-Side of the albums's first single "Heartbreak Hotel" and then as the album's second single, "It's Not Right but It's Okay" was a big hit for Houston, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and peaked at number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The single's video was directed by Kevin Bray.

Although the original version gained popularity, the remix became more popular, eventually spawning a remix video. The remix (Thunderpuss Mix) is one of the most memorable remixes today and is regarded by many (including Thunderpuss themselves) as their best work. The Johnny Vicious remixes were included on the domestic cd maxi-single of "Heartbreak Hotel" as well as the on the import single and are currently available as iTunes downloads. The KCC remix was included on the U.S. version of the "My Love Is Your Love" maxi-single and is also available as an iTunes download. Rodney Jerkins' remixes are the closest to the album version; Club 69 (Peter Rauhofer) also remixed the track for play in the UK. In the US, when it was released as a stand-alone single the mixes that appeared were Rodney Jerkins, Thunderpuss and Club 69.

Rodney Jerkins Smooth mix — 4:29
Rodney Jerkins Smooth instrumental — 4:40
Thunderpuss radio mix — 4:16
Club 69 radio mix — 4:20
Johnny Vicious radio mix — 4:21
Thunderpuss club mix — 9:18
Thunderpuss 2000 dub — 8:22
Club 69 Future club mix — 8:04
Club 69 Future dub — 7:51
Johnny Vicious Momentous mix — 13:06
Johnny Vicious dub — 8:33
KCC's Release the Love Groove mix — 7:01