"All Alright" is a song recorded by the 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.

"All Alright"
Single by Zac Brown Band
from the album The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1
ReleasedApril 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)[1]
GenreCountry
Length4:23[2]
LabelSouthern Ground
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dave Grohl
Zac Brown Band singles chronology
"Sweet Annie"
(2013)
"All Alright"
(2014)
"Homegrown"
(2015)

Content edit

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 Martin, and John Driskell Hopkins wrote the song with Wyatt Durrette, who had written several other songs for the Zac Brown Band, and Eric Church. A. J. Ghent plays an electric guitar solo.[5]

Commercial reception edit

Up to July 30, 2014, the song had sold 58,000 copies.[6]

Critical reception edit

Alanna Conaway of Roughstock gave the single a positive review, stating that it is likely to add another huge hit to the band's ten number one hits and that it was 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, "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 edit

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

Chart performance edit

"All Alright" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of May 10, 2014[9] and 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.

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Music Row : Country Breakout Chart" (PDF). Musicrow.com. April 24, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2022. Zac Brown Band's "All Alright" debut is more than just all right at No. 69
  2. ^ "The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1 - EP by Zac Brown Band on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Zac Brown Band, Parmalee Release New Music". Cmt.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "The Top 30 Digital Singles - July 30, 2014 | RoughStock". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Single Review: Zac Brown Band - All Aright | Country Music Reviews, Taylor Swift to Lady Antebellum | Roughstock.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  8. ^ "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 (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Zac Brown Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  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.