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"Alright"
Single by Kris Kross featuring Super Cat
from the album Da Bomb
ReleasedJuly 13, 1993 (1993-07-13)
Recorded1992
Genre
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)Jermaine Dupri
Producer(s)Jermaine Dupri
Kris Kross singles chronology
"It's a Shame"
(1993) 		"Alright"
(1993) 		"I'm Real"
(1993)
Music video
"Alright" on YouTube

"Alright" is the first single released from American hip hop duo Kris Kross' second album, Da Bomb (1993). The song was produced and written by Jermaine Dupri and features reggae star, Super Cat on the chorus. Sampling Slave's "Just a Touch of Love", it was officially released on July 13, 1993 by Ruffhouse and Columbia, as the lead single from the album. It became the album's biggest hit, peaking at #1 in Portugal, and at numbers 19 and 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. It was also the duo's third single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart ("Jump" and "Warm It Up" being the first two). "Alright" also contains a diss to rival group, Da Youngstas, who had been critical of Kris Kross due to their success on the Billboard charts and the fact that they did not write their lyrics. Chris Smith AKA "Daddy Mac" responded with the lyric "I didn't come out wack I came out right, unlike them moles who choose to pass da mic", an obvious reference to Da Youngstas single "Pass da Mic".

"Alright" was certified gold by the RIAA on September 14, 1993, for sales of 500,000 copies.[1][2]

Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "What happens to an act when it starts getting too old to be precocious and cute? Kick as hard and adult as possible. Young men who wooed folks last year with "Jump" are back with deeper voices and far more worldly rhymes (which reflect some of their experiences since the onset of fame). Loping, sample-happy funk environment clicks with jazzy guitars and a spirited toasting turn by Super Cat. The road to street juice is long, but duo seems ready to take it."[3] Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box named it Pick of the Week, remarking that here, the duo "return with a much harder sound, a more street-wise theme and, yes, a more mature delivery." He added that it is a "bouncing, funky number."[4] Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, saying that "the lads sound like they're a couple of quavers short of a full octave."[5]

Track listing

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A-side

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  1. "Alright" (Radio Version)- 4:04
  2. "Alright" (LP Version)- 4:04

B-side

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  1. "Alright" (Extended Remix)- 6:01
  2. "Alright" (Instrumental)- 4:04
  3. "DJ Nabs Break"- 1:47

Charts and certifications

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "American certifications – Kris Kross – Alright". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (July 24, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 79. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (July 31, 1993). "Pop Singles: Reviews - Pick Of The Week" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 13. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Cross, Tony (August 4, 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 158.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 34. 1993-08-21. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  8. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 44. 1993-10-30. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  9. ^ "KRIS KROSS FEAT. SUPER CAT - ALRIGHT" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  10. ^ "Kris Kross feat. Super Cat – Alright". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 34. 1993-08-21. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1993-09-11. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  14. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1993-07-24. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  15. ^ "Kris Kross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Kris Kross Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Kris Kross Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "Kris Kross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "Kris Kross Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "Kris Kross Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 2. September 4, 1993. p. 10. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  22. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  23. ^ "American single certifications – Kris Kross – Alright". Recording Industry Association of America.


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