All Alright

"All Alright"
Single by Zac Brown Band
from the album The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1
Released	April 28, 2014[1]
Genre	Country, Southern rock, country rock
Length	4:23[2]
Label	Southern Ground[1]
Writer(s)	Zac Brown Eric Church Jimmy De Martini Wyatt Durrette John Driskell Hopkins[3]
Producer(s)	Dave Grohl
Zac Brown Band singles chronology
"Sweet Annie" (2013) "All Alright" (2014) "Homegrown" (2015)

"All Alright" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released on April 28, 2014 and is the first single from the band's second extended play, The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1.

Content

The song is about a man who feels conflict over a relationship,^[4] saying that it was "all alright, now it's all wrong". Band members Zac Brown, Jimmy De Martini, and John Driskell Hopkins wrote the song with Wyatt Durrette, who has written several other songs for the Zac Brown Band, and Eric Church. A. J. Ghent plays an electric guitar solo.^[5]

Commercial reception

As of July 30, 2014 the song has been sold 58,000 times.^[6]

Critical reception

Alanna Conaway of Roughstock gave the single a positive review, stating that it is likely to add another huge hit to the band's 10 number one hits and it is one of the best singles of 2014.^[7] Jon Freeman of Country Weekly rated it "B+", praising the Southern rock influences of the production and the "impressionistic metaphors" of the lyric, but adding that "It also comes with a challenging, rangy melody that exposes some of the typically solid Zac's weaknesses as a vocalist. But the band's musicianship is as impressive as ever".^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Cole Cassell and premiered in July 2014.^[8]

Chart performance

"All Alright" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of May 10, 2014.^[9] It also debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 31, 2014. The song peaked at number 17 on Country Airplay, their lowest peak to date on that chart.

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)[10]	40
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11]	5
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12]	17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14]	69
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15]	79

References

1. http://www.musicrow.com/calendars-2/single-releases/
2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-grohl-sessions-vol.-1-ep/id771004202
3. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1718777/zac-brown-band-parmalee-release-new-music.jhtml
4. Freeman, Jon (2 June 2014). "Zac Brown Band — 'All Alright'". Country Weekly 21 (22): 67. ISSN 1074-3235.
5. The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 (CD insert). Zac Brown Band. Southern Ground. 2014. SGA022.
6. http://roughstock.com/news/top-30-digital-singles-july-30-2014/
7. http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/single-review-zac-brown-band-all-aright
8. "CMT : Videos : Zac Brown Band : All Alright". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
9. "Chart Highlights: Lorde's 'Tennis Court' Nets Adult Pop Songs Debut". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
10. "Zac Brown Band – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Zac Brown Band.
11. "Zac Brown Band – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Zac Brown Band.
12. "Zac Brown Band – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Zac Brown Band.
13. "Zac Brown Band – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Zac Brown Band.
14. "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
15. "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.