We'll Be Alright

"We'll Be Alright"
Single by Travie McCoy
from the album Lazarus
Released	October 18, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop
Length	3:17
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)	Rob Coombes Danny Goffey Philip Lawrence Bruno Mars Mick Quinn the Stereotypes
Producer(s)	The Smeezingtons The Stereotypes
Travie McCoy singles chronology
"Need You" (2010) "We'll Be Alright" (2010) "Higher" (2010)

"We'll Be Alright" is a song by Travie McCoy, released as the third single from his debut solo album, Lazarus. The song was produced by the Smeezingtons and Stereotypes and written by Rob Coombes, Danny Goffey, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Mick Quinn, Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus and Jeremy Reeves. The song interpolates the 1995 song "Alright" by British alternative rock group Supergrass. The song has charted at number 14 in New Zealand. A second music video features scenes from the film Prom.

In popular culture

The song was featured in the Disney film Prom and appears on its soundtrack. It was also used in a few trailers of Yogi Bear. The song was further featured in season 1 episode 22 of Hawaii Five-0, in the third episode of Love Bites, and in season 2 episode 8 of Royal Pains. The Chipmunks and the Chipettes covered the song as an exclusive iTunes bonus track on the Deluxe Digital Edition of the Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Music from the Motion Picture O.S.T. A few lyrics were changed in this version.

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Travie McCoy
• Producers – the Smeezingtons, Stereotypes
• Writer(s) – Supergrass, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ray Romulus
• Label: Fueled by Ramen

Charts

Chart performance for "We'll Be Alright"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	51
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2]	6
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3]	9
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[4]	26
Israel (Media Forest)[5]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	82
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	14
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	193

Certifications

Certifications for "We'll Be Alright"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9]	Gold	7,500^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "We'll Be Alright"

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia[10]	October 18, 2010	Digital download	Atlantic
Belgium[11]	October 18, 2010
Netherlands[12]	October 18, 2010
New Zealand[7]	October 18, 2010
United States[13]	January 25, 2011	Radio

References

1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
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3. "Travie Mccoy – We'll Be Alright" (in French). Ultratip.
4. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
5. "Media Forest Week 42, 2010". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
6. "Travie Mccoy – We'll Be Alright" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. "Travie Mccoy – We'll Be Alright". Top 40 Singles.
8. "UK Chart Log" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
9. "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. August 21, 2011. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
10. "australian-charts.com - Travie McCoy - We'll Be Alright". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
11. "Travie McCoy - We'll Be Alright". Ultratop.be. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
12. "Travie McCoy - We'll be Alright". Dutchcharts.nl.
13. "Top 40/M Future Releases | Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates". Allaccess.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.