Alright (Janet Jackson song)

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For the song by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki, see Alright!.

"Alright"

Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Rhythm Nation 1814
Released	March 1990 (US) June 1990 (UK) 1996 (AUS re-release)
Format	7" single 12" maxi single
Genre	R&B/Pop
Length	6:26
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Janet Jackson, James Harris, Terry Lewis
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification	Gold (US)
Chart positions
#4 (U.S.) #19 (AUS) #43 (AUS) re-release #20 (UK)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Escapade" (1990)	"Alright" (1990)	"Come Back to Me" (1990)
Rhythm Nation 1814 track listing
"Livin' in a World (They Didn't Make)" (11)	"Alright" (12)	"Escapade" (14)

Alright was the fourth single by R&B/Pop singer Janet Jackson from the album Rhythm Nation 1814.

1 Song Information
2 Music Video
3 Charts
4 Official versions/remixes
- 4.1 1990
- 4.2 1996

[edit] Song Information

"Alright" samples Lyn Collins' 1972 single, Think (About It), became one of Jackson's most notable tunes in her extensive catalogue. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks and number one on the dance charts. While it was to become the only single of the seven released off the "Rhythm Nation 1814" album to not hit the top 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the fourth consecutive single off the album to reach number 1 on the dance charts, helping Jackson break a record set by Madonna. Jackson received a grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Alright." The single contains the Spanish sung track "Vuelve a Mi" (Come Back to Me) on various versions.

[edit] Music Video

Janet waving goodbye to Cyd Charisse.

The video to the song, which was styled to resemble a 1930's musical, featured Cyd Charisse, The Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway in one of his last on-screen appearances. The video begins with Jackson and two male dancers in flashy suits sitting on a bench. A paperboy throws newspapers on them. They wake up and read the frontpage of the newspaper. They find out Cab Calloway is in town. Jackson and her dancers take a cross town journey to Cab Calloway's movie premiere "Alright." At the premiere, Jackson, her dancers, and Calloway fans wait for Calloway to make his grand entrance. Jackson imagines herself as Calloway's guest and gets pushed on to the red carpet. Calloway takes her hand and helps her up. Jackson and her dancers get in Calloway's limo. They arrive at large dance out in the middle of a street. Jackson and her dancers climb on the back of a car and Jackson notices her watch is missing. They get off the car and are sprayed by a street cleaning truck. They sit on the bench. Later that night, Jackson and her dancers are homeless people asleep on the bench—revealing the video to have been a dream. Cab Calloway, in the meantime, walks to the bench and places Jackson's watch in her hand. He sneeks away saying, "Alright." There is also an extended version that features rapper Heavy D. Jackson won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Music Video.

The video is similar in to that of "When I Think of You," which had the same video director.

During MTV's first ever Icon, singers Pink, Mýa, and Usher paid tribute to Janet Jackson. Usher paid tribute be re-enacting Janet's sidewalk bench routine.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	2
South African Sales Chart	3
Canadian Singles Chart	7
ARIA Top 50	19
Official UK Singles Chart	20
Belgium Sales Chart	29
ARIA Top 50 (1996 re-release)	43
German Singles Chart	43