I'm Not Alright
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"I'm Not Alright" is a song by Christian rock
band Sanctus Real
from their album The Face of Love
. It was a number 1 hit on Christian radio in 2006. In 2007, the song was nominated at the GMA Dove Awards for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. This song was also the compilation album WOW Hits 2007
and WOW #1s
.
music review, the song "comfortably [rests] somewhere between Switchfoot's "Meant to Live
" and Coldplay's "Fix You
".
from Sanctus Real's album The Face of Love, and went on to reach number 1 on Christian radio that year. It placed at number 5 on R&R
magazine's 2006 year-end chart for the Christian rock radio format.
"I'm Not Alright" received a GMA Dove Award nomination for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year in 2007.
's mtvU competition in July and was eventually voted in by viewers as the winner among three other contestants.
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Sanctus Real
Sanctus Real
Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt , Chris Rohman , Dan Gartley , Pete Prevost , and Mark Graalman...
from their album The Face of Love
The Face of Love
The Face of Love is the third studio album from Christian rock band Sanctus Real. It was released on April 4, 2006 and peaked at number 158 on the Billboard 200. The singles "I'm Not Alright" and "Don't Give Up" both reached number 1 on Christian contemporary hit radio...
. It was a number 1 hit on Christian radio in 2006. In 2007, the song was nominated at the GMA Dove Awards for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. This song was also the compilation album WOW Hits 2007
WOW Hits 2007
WOW Hits 2007 is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been touted to represent the best of Christian music of 2006. It was released on October 3, 2006. The album features songs by Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, and many more highly renowned groups and singers. The...
and WOW #1s
WOW Number 1s: Yellow
WOW #1s: Yellow is a two-disc compilation album of thirty songs heralded as the biggest Christian hits of 2005-2010. It debuted at #9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.-Disc one:#"God with Us" - MercyMe...
.
Background
During the songwriting process, "I'm Not Alright" was originally planned to be titled "I'll Be Fine" when it was a demo. Sanctus Real lead vocalist Matt Hammit said in an interview: "This song definitely led the way for the honesty that was expressed on this record [The Face of Love] ... We went into the studio with this "I'll Be Fine" song, and we just weren't having it. We were lying to ourselves even trying to write a song like that." In April 2005, during a studio recording session, producer Christopher Stevens was playing chords they had planned for the track. The band decided to rework the lyrics to portray a different theme: "You know what? I'm not all right. ... We're not going to lie. We're not going to try to sit here and try to sugarcoat what's happening right now or say something because it sounds good", Hammit said. "[We] went over it and ended up with 'I'm Not Alright', which was a true confession of how we were feeling and gave us a little of the freedom and emotional release to be honest and vulnerable."Music and lyrics
"I'm Not Alright" has lyrical themes of openness and honesty. According to a Christianity TodayChristianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
music review, the song "comfortably [rests] somewhere between Switchfoot's "Meant to Live
Meant to Live
"Meant to Live" is a single by alternative rock band Switchfoot. It peaked at #5 on the US Modern Rock chart, #6 on U.S. Top 40 radio, and #18 on the U.S. Hot 100. It is the first track on the group's 2003 major-label debut album The Beautiful Letdown, and was also featured in a UK version of a...
" and Coldplay's "Fix You
Fix You
"Fix You" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all four members of the band for their third album, X&Y. The track is built around an organ, that is accompanied by slow tempo drums, and a vocals. It was released on 5 September 2005 as the second single from X&Y and...
".
Release and reception
The song was released on February 21, 2006 as the lead singleLead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from Sanctus Real's album The Face of Love, and went on to reach number 1 on Christian radio that year. It placed at number 5 on R&R
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
magazine's 2006 year-end chart for the Christian rock radio format.
"I'm Not Alright" received a GMA Dove Award nomination for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year in 2007.
Music video
A music video was filmed for the song and officially released in mid-2006. The video was featured on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's mtvU competition in July and was eventually voted in by viewers as the winner among three other contestants.
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| R&R R&R (magazine) R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes... 's Christian CHR Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... format |
1 |
External links
- Sanctus Real's official website
- "I'm Not Alright" music video at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....