B-side Alright (Remix) | Genre Jazz-funk, R&B | |
Released 28 April 1997 (1997-04-28) (UK)
23 September 1997 (1997-09-23) (US) Format CD single, cassette single, 12" single Length 4:25 (Album Version)
3:39 (Radio Edit) Label Sony Soho Square (UK)
Sony Music (US) | ||
"Alright" is the third single from British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai's third studio album, Travelling Without Moving. It was released on 28 April 1997 on Sony Soho Square in the United Kingdom and 23 September 1997 on Sony Music in the United States. The song was written by Jay Kay. The song peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. It is the group's only single to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Contents
The song contains samples from Eddie Harris' "It's All Right Now" and Idris Muhammad's "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This."
The song appears in the next gen version of Grand Theft Auto V on the Non-Stop Pop FM station.
Track listing
- "Alright" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
- "Alright" (Vocal Version) – 6:04
- "Alright" (Dub-Vocal) – 5:34
- "Alright" (DJ Version Excursion) – 6:47
- "Alright" (Full Length Version) – 4:23
- "Alright" (Tee's In House Mix) – 7:20
- "Alright" (Tee's Digital Club) – 7:15
- "Alright" (Tee's Radio Jay) – 3:27
- "Alright" (Full Length Version) – 4:23
- "Alright" (Tee's In House Mix) – 7:20
Music video
The music video, directed by Vaughan Arnell, takes place at a luxury party. Jay Kay is filmed singing in an elevator with the rest of Jamiroquai. Then, they perform the song, and at the end of the clip, the crowd were singing the chorus taken live footage from Argentina. The video starts as a sequel of Cosmic Girl, with Jamiroquai appearing in sports cars, and Kay was driving the same Lamborghini while parking it at the entrance of the party.