It's Alright (East 17 song)

"It's Alright"
Single by East 17
from the album Walthamstow
B-side Remix
Released 27 November 1993
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single,
12" maxi
Recorded 1993
Genre Dance-pop, alternative dance
Length 4:41
Label London Records
Writer(s) Tony Mortimer
Producer(s) Phil Harding
Ian Curnow
Richard Stannard
Neil James Stainton
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 No. 1 for seven weeks in a row and ended the year as the 4th highest selling single.[1]

The song was also highly successful in various countries around Europe. It was a number-one hit in France, Ireland and Switzerland. Also, in the UK Singles Chart where it reached No. 3 and in the German Singles Charts where it reached No. 2.

The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.

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-uss 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

In popular culture

The song came back to the public eye in February 2009, with the yoghurt company Müller playing "It's Alright" as the background song for their new advert. In the same year, it was featured in another advert, this time for More Th>n car insurance. In 2010, it was also used in the final montage in the series-ending episode of Big Brother's Big Mouth in the United Kingdom.

In June 2015 the song was featured in an advertisement for the mobile network 3, in which it is lip-synched by a purple puppet.

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1993–94) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 15
France (SNEP)[7] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 1
Japan (Oricon)[10] 12
Latvia (EHR)[11] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[16] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
UK Singles Chart[17] 44
Chart (1994) Position
Australian Singles Chart[18] 4
Austrian Singles Chart[19] 21
Dutch Top 40[20] 45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[21] 9
French Singles Chart[22] 10
German Singles Chart[23] 9
Swiss Singles Chart[24] 9
UK Singles Chart[17] 95

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[25] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[26] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[27] Platinum 500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Give It Up" by Cut 'N' Move		 Australian ARIA number-one single
5 March 1994 – 16 April 1994 (7 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"The Power of Love" by Celine Dion
Preceded by
"Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen		 French SNEP number-one single
7 May 1994 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen
Preceded by
"Babe" by Take That		 Irish IRMA number-one single
14 January 1994 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"All for Love" by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
Preceded by
"Move on Baby" by Cappella		 Swiss number-one single
3 April 1994 – 10 April 1994 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Without You" by Mariah Carey

Kim Wilde version

"It's Alright"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Snapshots
A-side "Sleeping Satellite"
Released 19 August 2011
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Pop rock, dance
Length 3:20
Label Columbia SevenOne
Writer(s) Anthony Mortimer
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Real Life"
(2010)		 "It's Alright"/
"Sleeping Satellite"
(2011)		 "To France"
(2011)

Kim Wilde recorded a cover of the song in 2011 for her album Snapshots. It was released as a double lead single with "Sleeping Satellite", originally performed by Tasmin Archer, on 19 August 2011.[29] A Groove Coverage remix of the song was also released, as the b-side to the album's second single "To France".

Music video

The music video for "It's Alright" premiered on 28 July 2011 exclusively on the German website of video hosting service MyVideo. It was recorded at the Kameha Hotel in Bonn and was directed by Nikolaj Georgiew.

The video features Wilde and her band in a conference room at the hotel, where they perform the song. In between, there are segments featuring Wilde singing in other areas of the hotel.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "It's Alright" (Radio edit) – 3:20
  2. "Sleeping Satellite" (Radio edit) – 3:30

Digital download

  1. "It's Alright" (Radio edit) – 3:20
  2. "Sleeping Satellite" (Radio edit) – 3:30
  3. "It's Alright" (Music video) – 3:14
  4. "Sleeping Satellite" (Music video) – 3:33

Official versions

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Singles Chart[30] 98

References

  1. ↑ "It's Alright - Australian 1994 End Of Year Charts". ARIA End of Year Charts. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – East 17 – It's Alright". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – East 17 – It's Alright" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – East 17 – It's Alright" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ http://books.google.ca/books?lr=&rview=1&id=RQgEAAAAMBAJ&q=east+17#v=snippet&q=east%2017&f=false
  6. ↑ source: Pennanen, Timo: Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2006. ISBN 9789511210535. page: 280
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – East 17 – It's Alright" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – East 17 – It's Alright". GfK Entertainment.
  9. ↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
  10. ↑ Oricon Singles Chart Oricon Singles Chart (Retrieved 2 November 2012)
  11. ↑ "M-1 TOP 40". M-1.fm. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – East 17 search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – East 17 – It's Alright". VG-lista.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – East 17 – It's Alright". Singles Top 100.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – East 17 – It's Alright". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
  17. 1 2 (Retrieved 12 August 2008)
  18. ↑ 1994 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 12 August 2008)
  19. ↑ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 12 August 2008)
  20. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1994" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  21. ↑ url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=ugsEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
  22. ↑ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 30 January 2009)
  23. ↑ 1994 German Singles Chart . Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  24. ↑ 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 12 August 2008)
  25. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  26. ↑ "French single certifications – East 17 – It's Alright" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (East 17; 'It's Alright')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  28. ↑ "British single certifications – East 17 – It's Alright". British Phonographic Industry. Enter It's Alright in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  29. ↑ Hamard, Jonathan (28 July 2011). "Kim Wilde : un album de reprises le 26 août" (in French). Charts in France. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  30. ↑ "Kim Wilde singles, German Singles Chart". acharts. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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