It's Alright (East 17 song)

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“It's Alright”
Single by East 17 from the album Walthamstow
Released	1993 (UK) 1994 (Australia)
Format	CD single CD maxi 7" single 12" maxi
Recorded	1993
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	4:41
Label	London Records
Writer(s)	Anthony Mortimer
Producer	Phil Harding Ian Curnow Richard Stannard
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 #1 for seven weeks in a row and ended the year as the 4th highest selling single^[1].

The song was also successful on the UK Singles Chart where it reached #3, and it was a number-one hit in France and Switzerland.

[edit] 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-cuss 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)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1993)[2] [3] [4] [5]	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	3
Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6]	1
Austrian Singles Chart	5
Dutch Singles Chart	4
French Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	8
Swedish Singles Chart	26
Swiss Singles Chart	1

Preceded by "Give It Up" by Cut 'N' Move	Australian ARIA Charts number-one single March 6, 1994 - April 17, 1994	Succeeded by "The Power Of Love" by Celine Dion
Preceded by "Move On Baby" by Cappella	Swiss Singles Chart number-one single April 3, 1994 for 2 weeks	Succeeded by "Without You" by Mariah Carey
Preceded by "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen	French Singles Chart number-one single May 7, 1994	Succeeded by "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen

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