It's Alright (East 17 song)

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“It's Alright”
“It's Alright” cover
Single by East 17
from the album Walthamstow
Released 1993 (UK)
1994 (Australia)
Format CD single
CD maxi
7" single
12" maxi
Recorded 1993
Genre Dance-pop
Length 4:41
Label London Records
Writer(s) Anthony Mortimer
Producer Phil Harding
Ian Curnow
Richard Stannard
East 17 singles chronology
"West End Girls"
(1993)
"It's Alright"
(1993)
"Around The World"
(1994)

"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's Alright" became a smash hit in Australia in 1994 where it hit #1 for seven weeks in a row and ended the year as the 4th highest selling single[1].

The song was also successful on the UK Singles Chart where it reached #3, and it was a number-one hit in France and Switzerland.

[edit] 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-cuss 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)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1993)[2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 3
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 1
Austrian Singles Chart 5
Dutch Singles Chart 4
French Singles Chart 1
German Singles Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 8
Swedish Singles Chart 26
Swiss Singles Chart 1
Preceded by
"Give It Up" by Cut 'N' Move
Australian ARIA Charts number-one single
March 6, 1994 - April 17, 1994
Succeeded by
"The Power Of Love" by Celine Dion
Preceded by
"Move On Baby" by Cappella
Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
April 3, 1994 for 2 weeks
Succeeded by
"Without You" by Mariah Carey
Preceded by
"Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen
French Singles Chart number-one single
May 7, 1994
Succeeded by
"Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen

[edit] References

  1. ^ "It's Alright - Australian 1994 End Of Year Charts". ARIA End Of Year Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "It's Alright", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  3. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  4. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  5. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  6. ^ "It's Alright - Australian chart information". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved March 24, 2008.