"Okay Alright" is a pop

Pop music

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, reggae

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 song performed by Portuguese pop, blue-eyed soul

Blue-eyed soul

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 singer Aurea

Aurea (singer)

Aurea is a Portuguese soul singer from Santiago do Cacém, Alentejo. She debuted in 2008 with her single "Okay Alright", which was included on the soundtrack of the Portuguese soap opera "Morangos com Açúcar". In the end of 2008, she performed the song live at the Morangos Live Festival, among with...

. It was Aurea's debut single and it was released in August 2008. It's music video premiered on September 24, 2008. The song was used in the soundtrack for the Portuguese soap opera "Morangos com Açúcar.

Background and composition

The song was written by Aurea and produced by Rui Ribeiro. The song is a pop raggae ballad influencied by well-known music artists such as Bob Marley. Lyrically, the song talks about general love, Aurea compares love with a tiny sparrow, as she says in the line "you can't hold it on a cage no no you can't, it flies free through the morning breeze, only guided by a wild warm heart".

Critical reception

The song met with positive reviews. "Memórias Futuras" said: "It is impossible to not like this voice! People can say whatever they want, but this is pure talent, it doesn't need arrangements! Everything we need is there!".

Music video

The music video for the song was shot in August 2008 and premiered on September 24, 2008 on Blim Records official Youtube channel. The concept for the video is really simple, it features simple images of Aurea with different and contrasting outfits and hair styles walking and singing around in a theater. In the video, we can also see images of Aurea singing in front of a microphone.

The video gained popularity, because Aurea could express her feelings according to the song's theme. To date, the video has been seen more than 250, 000 times on Youtube.

Live performances

Aurea performed the song live in the Morangomania show, a concert created by Portuguese soap opera "Morangos com Açúcar". The song was also used in the soundtrack for that same soap opera.

Credits and personnel

• Aurea: Vocals, writing.
• Rui Ribeiro: Producer, mixer, recorder, programmer, guitar, bass, keyboard, writing.

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Portugal	August 2008	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

Charts

Chart (2008) 1	Peak position
Portugal Singles Chart	11

External links

• Official music video at YouTube
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