It's Alright Now

"It's Alright Now"
Single by The Beloved
from the album Blissed Out
B-side"Scarlet Beautiful (Naked & Foxy)"
Released22 October 1990[1]
Recorded1990
Length4:15
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)Jon Marsh
Producer(s)Jon Marsh
The Beloved singles chronology
"Time After Time"
(1990) 		"It's Alright Now"
(1990) 		"Sweet Harmony"
(1993)
Music video
"It's Alright Now" on YouTube

"It's Alright Now" is a single by UK band The Beloved.

Critical reception

Music & Media commented, "Soft-spoken vocals and basic beats and basslines produce a song that is very close to New Order-type of moody dance pop."[2] Nick Robinson from Music Week wrote that this track finds the duo "retouching a track that doesn't sound that dissimilar to their previous singles and recent works by fellow Mancunians Cabaret Voltaire. Undemanding, mellow house grooves that sort of drift in and out with a degree of style. A hit but not a big one."[3]

Music video

The music video for this song features Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington travelling on the London Underground, intercut with footage of Jon Marsh riding in a hot-air balloon. The song was also promoted live on the UK music program Dance Energy, which included a then-unknown Geri Halliwell dancing amongst the studio audience[citation needed].

Track listings

CD single
  1. "It's Alright Now" — 4:10
  2. "It's Alright Now" (Rattling Good Time) — 8:12
  3. "It's Alright Now" (Back To Basics Instrumental) — 5:38
7" single
  1. "It's Alright Now" — 4:15
  2. "Scarlet Beautiful" (Naked & Foxy) — 4:10
12" single
  1. "It's Alright Now" (Rattling Good Time) — 8:12
  2. "It's Alright Now" (Back To Basics) — 5:36
  3. "It's Alright Now" (Feeling Fine) — 5:34
Cassette single
  1. "It's Alright Now" — 4:15
  2. "Scarlet Beautiful" (Naked & Foxy) — 4:10

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 48
Australia (ARIA Charts)[5] 150

References

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (20 October 1990). "This Week - The Next Seven Days in View: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 33. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. November 17, 1990. p. 16. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Robinson, Nick (November 10, 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 27. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart [1] (Retrieved January 7, 2010)
  5. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry (submitted to charts.mail@aria.com.au), received 2015-07-15". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-07-24.