Song written by Anthony Mortimer and originally recorded by East 17.
East 17 version
Produced by Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Richard Stannard and Neil James Stainton, ‘It’s Alright’ is an up-tempo pop song which starts with a slow ballad-like intro. The single reached number 3 in the UK singles chart in 1993 and topped the chart in Australia a year later.
Kim Wilde version
Kim Wilde recorded a cover of ‘It’s Alright’ for her 2011 album Snapshots. It became the lead single of the album.
Formats
‘It’s Alright’ was released on cd-single as a double A-side with ‘Sleeping Satellite‘.
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Versions
There are five versions of ‘It’s Alright’: the album version, the ‘mixed but not mastered’ version from the promotional cd of ‘Snapshots’, the radio edit, the Groove Coverage remix edit and the Groove Coverage remix.
Live performances
‘It’s alright’ was performed live during the Snapshots & Greatest Hits Tour in 2012 only.
Music video
A music video was filmed to promote the single.
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Highest chart positions
Germany: 98 (1 week)
Kim about ‘It’s Alright’
East 17’s song ‘It’s Alright’ I think is a magnificent pop song. I remember the beginning of the Nineties, it was either you’re into Britpop, like Suede and Blur or Oasis, or you were really into the boybands, like New Kids on the Block and Take That and East 17. I loved both schools, I loved what Blur and Suede and everyone were doing but I really was a bit of a sucker for a boyband. My favourite one I think was East 17. I loved all their tattoos and shaved heads and streetwise attitude and they were kindof the bad boys of boypop and I liked that. It was really fun to sing their song. (1)
Credits
Guitars: Joachim Schluter
Additional vocals: Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde & Scarlett Wilde
Produced by Alex G.
Vocal production by Ricky Wilde
Interview source
(1) Track by track commentary, Sony Music, 2011.
Lyrics
Don’t you worry, ‘cos it’s alright
Don’t you worry, child of the night
‘cos in the morning come with the new day sun
love – an everlasting light
We are the seed of the new breed
We’ll succeed our time has come
We are the new, these words are true
Let the light of love shine through
It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
It’s really alright
It’s alright
It’s really alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
It’s ready alright
Listen to me, dreams can come true
Call out to love, it will answer you
Forget your trouble and smile
Let your heart speak awhile
Let the light of love shine through
We are the seed of the new breed
We’ll succeed our time has come
We are the new, these words are true
Let the light of love shine through
It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
It’s really alright
It’s alright
It’s really alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
It’s ready alright
It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
It’s really alright
It’s alright
It’s really alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
It’s ready alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
Everything’s gonna be alright
Alright, alright
It’s really alright