It's Alright (Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek song)

{{Infobox song

| name = It's Alright

| cover = Jayzitsalright.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Memphis Bleek and Jay-Z

| album = Streets Is Watching and Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

| B-side = The Doe

| released = April 21, 1998

| recorded = 1997

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = East Coast hip hop

| length = 4:03

| label = {{hlist|Roc-A-Fella|Def Jam}}

| writer = {{hlist|Shawn Carter|Damon Dash|Imsomie Leeper|David Byrne|Brian Eno|Jerry Harrison|Tina Weymouth|Chris Frantz}}

| producer = {{hlist|Damon Dash|Mahogany Music}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Memphis Bleek

| type = single

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = It's Alright

| year = 1998

| next_title = More Money, More Cash, More Hoes (Remix)

| next_year = 1999

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{{Extra chronology

| artist = Jay-Z

| type = single

| prev_title = Wishing on a Star

| prev_year = 1998

| title = It's Alright

| year = 1998

| next_title = Money Ain't a Thang

| next_year = 1998

}}

}}

"It's Alright" is the only single by Memphis Bleek and Jay-Z that was released from the Streets Is Watching soundtrack for the film of the same name. It was later featured as a bonus track on Jay-Z's third album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It is produced by Damon Dash and Mahogany Music, who sample "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads and "The Hall of Mirrors" by Kraftwerk for the track's beat. Its B-side is "The Doe" by Diamonds in da Rough.

Music video

The video was filmed in Cancun, Mexico. Cameo appearances are made by Damon Dash, Kareem "Biggs Burke, Ja Rule and DJ Clue.

Formats and track listings

=CD=

  1. "It's Alright" (Clean Version) (4:04)
  2. "The Doe" (Clean Version) (4:14)

=Vinyl=

==A-side==

  1. "It's Alright" (Clean Version)
  2. "It's Alright" (Dirty Version)
  3. "It's Alright" (TV track)

==B-side==

  1. "The Doe" (Clean Version)
  2. "The Doe" (Dirty Version)
  3. "The Doe" (TV track)

Charts

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! Chart (1998)

! Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|61|artist=Jay-Z|song=It's Alright|access-date=May 6, 2022|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|32|artist=Jay-Z|song=It's Alright|access-date=May 6, 2022|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|9|artist=Jay-Z|song=It's Alright|access-date=May 6, 2022|rowheader=true}}

See also

References