I'm Gonna Be Alright

"I'm Gonna Be Alright"
Single by Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas
from the album J to tha L-O!: The Remixes
B-side "Alive"
"Walking on Sunshine"
"Pleasure Is Mine"
Released July 1, 2002[1]
Format CD single
Recorded Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre R&B, hip hop
Length 3:45 (Original J.Lo Album Version)
3:20 (Remix - Solo Version)
3:53 (Remix - featuring 50 Cent)
2:52 (Remix - featuring Nas)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Cory Rooney, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Ronald LaPread
Producer Trackmasters
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)"
(2001)		 "I'm Gonna Be Alright"
(2002)		 "Alive"
(2002)
Music video
"I'm Gonna Be Alright" on YouTube

"I'm Gonna Be Alright" is song by Jennifer Lopez from her second studio album, J.Lo (2001). A remix of the song, entitled "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix), was later recorded for Lopez's remix album, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes (2002). Released in 2002 as the album's second single, the remix is produced by Poke & Tone of Trackmasters and features rapper Nas and is a double A-side along with "Alive". It peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lopez's sixth U.S. top ten single.

The original Track Masters Remix features 50 Cent. At the time of the single release Lopez chose Nas for the radio version. Nas re-recorded new rap verses and the track was cut down to 2:52, becoming the Track Masters Remix Radio Edit.

The remix's beat contains re-adaptions of the instrumental used on Luniz's 1995 song "I Got 5 on It" featuring Michael Marshall, a song which itself sampled Club Nouveau's 1987 song "Why You Treat Me So Bad".

Contents

Controversy

Controversy over the radio version versus the album version sparked tension between then-friends 50 Cent and Nas. Lopez and Epic Records decided that it would be better to have Nas for the radio version due to his popularity on the music charts. This however apparently upset 50 Cent causing him to feel betrayed by Nas. At the time of the single release 50 Cent was still upcoming and pretty much unknown to artists in mainstream music. According to rumors, 50 Cent holds no hard feelings towards Lopez, but towards Nas. According to Lopez's management, the switch was purely business. The 50 Cent-featured version appears on the J to tha L-O!: The Remixes album (however, the European version features a no-rap version) while the Nas-featured version appears on the European pressing of Lopez's 2002 album This Is Me... Then. Commercial CD singles were issued containing Nas' version. The 2002 U.S. compilation Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 10 also contains the version featuring Nas.

Music video

The music video, directed by Dave Meyers and filmed in the Bronx, New York City, features Nas. It shows a hot summer day in New York through scenes of Lopez doing the laundry, sunbathing, listening to music in a record shop and playing baseball on the streets. This is also Lopez's second video with her then-husband Cris Judd.

Track listings and formats

U.S. double A-side CD single with "Alive"
  1. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) – 2:52
  2. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:14
  3. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix Instrumental) – 3:14
  4. "Alive" (Thunderpuss Club Mix) – 8:51
  5. "Alive" (Thunderpuss Tribe-A-Pella) – 7:50
European double A-side CD single with "Walking on Sunshine"
  1. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) – 2:52
  2. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:14
  3. "Walking on Sunshine" (Metro Remix) – 5:50
  4. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) (Video)
European CD single
  1. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) – 2:52
  2. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:14
Australian CD single
  1. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix featuring Nas) – 2:52
  2. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:14
  3. "Pleasure Is Mine" – 4:17
  4. "No Me Ames" (Pablo Flores Club Remix) (with Marc Anthony) – 4:34

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 25
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[5] 26
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 29
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 9
European Hot 100 Singles[8] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 18
France (SNEP)[10] 12
Germany (Media Control AG)[11] 6
Hungary (Single Top 10)[12] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 9
New Zealand (RIANZ)[15] 30
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[19] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 32

Certifications

Territory Certifier Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Gold[22] 35,000

External links

References

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  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Lopez Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Jennifer Lopez. Prometheus Global Media.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Lopez Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Jennifer Lopez. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Jennifer Lopez search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  15. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – I'm Gonna Be Alright" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
  20. ^ "Jennifer Lopez Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Jennifer Lopez. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ^ "Jennifer Lopez Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Jennifer Lopez. Prometheus Global Media.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-19. 
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