"Alright" is the third single from British Acid Jazz

Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...

 band Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...

's third studio album, Travelling Without Moving

Travelling Without Moving

Travelling Without Moving is the third studio album released by British Acid Jazz band Jamiroquai. Released in 1996, the album features the international hit single "Virtual Insanity"...

. The song was written by Jay Kay

Jason Kay

Jason "Jay Kay" Luís Cheetham , is a Grammy Award-winning English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai...

. The song peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. It is the group's only single to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. The group recorded an updated version of the song for their 2006 greatest hits compilation.

Track listing

UK CD1 (664235 2)

1. "Alright" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
2. "Alright" (Vocal Version) – 6:04
3. "Alright" (Dub-Vocal) – 5:34
4. "Alright" (DJ Version Excursion) – 6:47

UK CD2 (664235 5)

1. "Alright" (Full Length Version) – 4:23
2. "Alright" (Tee's In House Mix) – 7:20
3. "Alright" (Tee's Digital Club) – 7:15
4. "Alright" (Tee's Radio Jay) – 3:27

Music video

The music video takes place at a party. Jay Kay is filmed singing while in an elevator with the rest of Jamiroquai. Then, they play at a party and the end scene is live footage from Argentina. The video starts as a sequel of Cosmic Girl, with Jamiroquai appearing in sports cars, and Kay driving the same Lamborghini.

Chart positions

Chart (1997)	Position
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...  (Wallonia)	38
Finnish Singles Chart	38
German Singles Chart	98
Italian Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	78
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	84