Alright (Janet Jackson song)
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American 12" maxi single cover
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| Single by Janet Jackson from the album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 |
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| A-side | "Alright" (7" R&B Mix) | ||||
| B-side | "Alright" (7" Remix) | ||||
| Released | March 1990 (U.S.) June 1990 (UK) 1996 (AUS re-release) |
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| Format | 7" single, 12" maxi single | ||||
| Genre | R&B, dance-pop, funk | ||||
| Length | 6:26 | ||||
| Label | A&M | ||||
| Writer(s) | Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | ||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | ||||
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| Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 track listing | |||||
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UK cover
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European 7" single cover
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"Alright" is the fourth single from American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).
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[edit] Song information
"Alright" samples Lyn Collins' 1972 song "Think (About It)". The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number one on the Hot Dance Club Play . While it was to become the only single of the seven released off the Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album to not hit the top two on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the fourth consecutive single off the album to reach number one on the dance chart, helping Jackson break a record set by Madonna. Jackson received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for "Alright". The UK 7" single contains the Spanish-sung track "Vuelve a Mi" ("Come Back to Me") in various versions.
[edit] Music video
The video to the song, which was styled to resemble a 1930's musical, featured Cyd Charisse, The Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway in one of his last on-screen appearances. The video begins with Jackson and two male dancers in flashy suits sitting on a bench. A paperboy throws newspapers on them. They wake up and read the frontpage of the newspaper. They find out Cab Calloway is in town. Jackson and her dancers take a cross town journey to Cab Calloway's movie premiere "Alright". At the premiere, Jackson, her dancers, and Calloway fans wait for Calloway to make his grand entrance. Jackson imagines herself as Calloway's guest and gets pushed on to the red carpet. Calloway takes her hand and helps her up. Jackson and her dancers get in Calloway's limo. They arrive at large dance out in the middle of a street. Jackson and her dancers climb on the back of a car and Jackson notices her watch is missing. They get off the car and are sprayed by a street cleaning truck. They sit on the bench. Later that night, Jackson and her dancers are homeless people asleep on the bench—revealing the video to have been a dream. Cab Calloway, in the meantime, walks to the bench and places Jackson's watch in her hand. He sneaks away saying, "Alright". There is also an extended version that features rapper Heavy D. Jackson won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Music Video. Tevin Campbell also appears in the video.
The video is similar in to that of "When I Think of You", which had the same video director.
MTV's first ever Icon paid tribute to Janet Jackson. During the ceremony, singer Usher paid tribute to Jackson by be re-enacting the sidewalk bench routine from the "Alright" music video.
On May 24, 2007, the video was added to iTunes.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 19 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart (1996 re-release) | 43 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 29 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 43 |
| UK Singles Chart | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 2 |
[edit] Official versions/remixes
[edit] 1990
- Album Version – 6:26
- A Capella – 3:26
- 7" Remix – 4:38
- 7" Remix w/ Rap featuring Heavy D – 4:35
- 7" R&B Mix w/o Rap – 4:34
- 7" R&B Mix w/ Rap featuring Heavy D – 4:53
- 7" House Mix w/o Rap – 4:21
- 7" House Mix w Rap featuring Heavy D – 4:59
- 12" R&B Mix w/o Rap – 7:19
- 12" R&B Mix w/ Rap featuring Heavy D – 7:20
- 12" House Mix w/o Rap – 7:12
- 12" House Mix w/ Rap featuring Heavy D – 8:30
- House Dub – 5:58
- Hip Hop Mix Edit featuring Heavy D – 5:11
- Hip Hop Mix featuring Heavy D – 7:24
- Hip House Dub – 6:40
- House Mix – 9:10
- House Mix Edit – 5:03
[edit] 1996
- CJ Radio – 3:40
- CJ Extended Mix – 6:32
- Tee's Club Mix – 6:19
- Tee's Beats – 3:24
| Preceded by "Heaven" by The Chimes |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single May 5, 1990 – May 12, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Vogue" by Madonna |
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