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It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)

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{{Infobox song

| name = It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)

| cover = Eurythmics ItsAlright.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Eurythmics

| album = Be Yourself Tonight

| B-side = Tous les garçons et les filles

| released = 30 December 1985

| recorded = 1985

| studio =

| genre = Synth-pop

| length = 3:45

| label = RCA

| writer = {{hlist|Annie Lennox|David A. Stewart}}

| producer = David A. Stewart

| prev_title = Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = When Tomorrow Comes

| next_year = 1986

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gf_OsStVpzs|"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"}}}}

}}

"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" is a song written and recorded by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released as the fourth and final single from their 1985 album Be Yourself Tonight. The song was produced by Dave Stewart, and the song's brass arrangement was devised by Michael Kamen.

The single became Eurythmics' tenth Top 20 hit in the UK where it peaked at number 12, but was less successful in the United States, stalling at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100. As songwriters, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart received the 1986 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion, The Independent, 28 May 1994

Composition

The song is a blend of R&B and electronica{{Cite web |last=Gerard |first=Chris |date=11 February 2022 |title=The Case for Eurythmics' Induction Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.popmatters.com/case-for-eurythmics-rock-hall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416081537/https://www.popmatters.com/case-for-eurythmics-rock-hall/2 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=PopMatters |page=2}} in the key of D♭ Major, with a tempo of 93 beats per minute. The intro and chorus repeats the chords D♭ Major, C♭ Major, G♭ Major and F♭ Major over a bass pedal point of D♭, while the bridge remains on E♭ minor throughout. The melody of the first line of the lyrics (It's alright, Baby's Coming Back) is identical to the introductory riff of Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles.

Reception

Cash Box said it "carries on the soul groove of earlier outings."{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1986/CB-1986-02-08.pdf|date=February 8, 1986|accessdate=2022-08-03|page=9}}

Track listings

7"

  • A: "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" (LP Version) - 3:50
  • B: "Conditioned Soul" (LP Version) - 4:32

12"

  • A: "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" (LP Version) - 3:50
  • B1: "Conditioned Soul" (LP Version) - 4:32
  • B2: "Tous les garçons et les filles" (Non-LP Track) - 3:29

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Willy Smax,{{cite web|url=http://www.willysmax.com/#!cv/c240r|publisher=willysmax.com|title=Willy Smax Official Site |access-date=2016-11-09}} is a combination of live shots and computer animation, an innovative look for a music video in the mid-1980s. The video depicts a story in which Annie Lennox is in a car accident at the beginning of the video and her partner, portrayed by Dave Stewart, is so connected to her that he can instantly tell that something is wrong and immediately travels from the Orient to get to her. She is seen lying in a hospital bed with a heart monitor in the background. She performs the song as an out of body experience. The main focus of the video is Stewart's race to get to Lennox's side, which he finally does by the end of the video. When he opens the door to her hospital room, her eyes instantly pop wide open and the two embrace and then turn into pieces of abstract animation.

Personnel

;Eurythmics

  • Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboard sequencers
  • David A. Stewart – guitars, sequencers

;Additional Personnel

  • Dean Garcia – bass guitar
  • Olle Romo – drums
  • Dave Plews – trumpet
  • Martin Dobson – saxophones
  • Michael Kamen - brass arrangement idea

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"

! scope="col"| Chart (1986)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |page=105 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}

| 32

{{single chart|Austria|14|artist=Eurythmics|song=It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Flanders|26|artist=Eurythmics|song=It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|37|chartid=0658|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-02-22-OCR-Page-0004.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Eurotipsheet |volume=3 |issue=7 |date=22 February 1986 |page=11 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

| 14

{{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=It's Alright|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|20|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|21|artist=Eurythmics|song=It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|18|artist=Eurythmics|song=It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|23|artist=Eurythmics|song=It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|12|artist=Eurythmics|artistid=27723|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|78|artist=Eurythmics|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}
scope="row"| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19860308.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending March 8, 1986 |work=Cash Box |access-date=30 May 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030042306/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19860308.html |url-status=dead }}

| 79

{{single chart|West Germany|22|songid=1396|artist=Eurythmics|song=It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)|rowheader=true|access-date=30 May 2020}}

References

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External links

  • {{YouTube|xGmx8Gvm2rs|"Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) [Remastered]"}}
  • {{YouTube|84XCFNyPVgc|"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (2018 Remastered)"}}
  • {{YouTube|CFUBgX20YLo|"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (Peacetour Live)"}}
  • {{YouTube|kbq8tAjNz4o|"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (Remastered Version)"}}
  • {{YouTube|7A8T1qCGlHU|"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) (Remastered Version)"}}
  • {{YouTube|5ravKkYKzW8|"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"}}

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Category:1985 songs

Category:1985 singles

Category:Eurythmics songs

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Songs written by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)

Category:Songs written by Annie Lennox

Category:Song recordings produced by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)