When It's Alright

{{Short description|2009 song by Sam Smith}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

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| type = single

| artist = Sam Smith

| released = {{Start date|2009|4|2|df=yes}}

| recorded = 2008

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| genre = House

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| label = Kosmo Records

| writer = {{hlist|John Conlon|Victoria Hemmings|William John Pearce}}

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| chronology = Sam Smith

| prev_title = Bad Day All Week

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Latch

| next_year = 2012

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"When It's Alright" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released as their second single on 2 April 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sam-Smith-When-Its-Alright/release/2971582|title=When It's Alright|publisher=Discogs|access-date=2 October 2017}}{{cite book|author=Joe Allan|title=Sam Smith - The Biography|publisher=John Blake Publishing Limited|year=2015|isbn=978-1-78418-772-9}}

Background

In February 2009, Venus & Mars Music released promotional singles of "When It's Alright" in the United Kingdom. While it was a pop-soul track in its original form, "When It's Alright" had received remix treatment by Kinky Roland, Per Qx and Kid Massive, and was serviced to club DJs. The remixes transformed the song into a deep house club track. While "When It's Alright" hadn't quite broken into the mainstream, it was gaining positive reviews. Eventually, a German dance label Kosmo Records approached Venus & Mars Music and signed a worldwide license deal for the track. "When It's Alright" was re-promoted in April 2009 with new remixes by German producer, Tom Novy.

Track listing

  • 2009 digital single{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001YT2M3E/|title=When It's Alright|access-date=2 October 2017}}
  1. "When It's Alright" (Tom Novy Radio Edit) – 3:36
  2. "When It's Alright" (Kid Massive Radio Edit) – 3:05
  3. "When It's Alright" (Tom Novy Remix) – 7:41
  4. "When It's Alright" (Kid Massive Remix) – 5:50
  5. "When It's Alright" (Kinky Roland Mix) – 7:24
  6. "When It's Alright" (Per QX Remix) – 6:03

Remixes

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  1. Kid Massive Radio Edit
  2. Kid Massive Remix
  3. Kid Massive Dub
  4. Kinky Roland Radio Edit
  5. Kinky Roland Remix
  6. Kinky Roland Dub
  7. Per Qx Radio Edit
  8. Per Qx Remix
  9. Per Qx Dub
  10. Per QX Instrumental
  11. Tom Novy Radio Edit
  12. Tom Novy Remix
  13. Tom Novy Dub

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Release history

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scope="row"| United Kingdom

| February 2009

| Promotional CD

| Venus & Mars Music

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scope="row" | Various

| 2 April 2009

| Digital download

| Kosmo Records

|

Juun featuring Sam Smith version

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| artist = Juun featuring Sam Smith

| album = The Lost Tapes – Remixed

| released = {{Start date|2013|8|9|df=yes}}

| recorded = 2008

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| genre = House

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=17}}

| label = Kosmo Records

| writer = {{hlist|John Conlon|Victoria Hemmings|William John Pearce}}

| producer = Juun

| chronology = Sam Smith

| prev_title = La La La

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Money on My Mind

| next_year = 2014

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|d5S3ydvZBUo|"When It's Alright"}}}}

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Once Sam Smith became a successful artist, "When It's Alright" was completely transformed and credited to German producers Juun featuring Sam Smith. At first, a music video for Tomcraft Radio Edit was filmed in Ibiza and released on 24 July 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPU3BzOIKFs|title=Juun feat. Sam Smith: "When it's alright" (Tomcraft Edit)|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2 October 2017}} On 9 August 2013, Kosmo Records released Tomcraft remixes of "When It's Alright" digitally.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E55CTJQ/|title=When It's Alright (Remix)|access-date=2 October 2017}} On 24 April 2014, a music video was released for the Juun featuring Sam Smith Radio Edit, using the same Ibiza footage.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZIWm3_UfyY|title=Juun feat. Sam Smith - "When It's Alright" Official (HD)|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2 October 2017}} On 8 May 2014, a new music video premiered and the single was re-released on 16 May 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5S3ydvZBUo|title=Juun - When It's Alright feat. Sam Smith (Official)|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/when-its-alright-feat.-sam/id875355749?i=875355832&app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002234032/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/when-its-alright-feat.-sam/id875355749?i=875355832&app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2017|title=When It's Alright - EP|publisher=iTunes|access-date=2 October 2017}} It became a club hit in Germany and reached number 74 on the main Top 100 Singles chart. This version of "When It's Alright" was later included on Smith's 2015 album, The Lost Tapes – Remixed, which features their early recordings.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/LOST-TAPES-REMIXED-Sam-Smith/dp/B00WAONSI0|title=The Lost Tapes – Remixed|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=2 October 2017}}

=Track listing=

  • 2013 digital single
  1. "When It's Alright" (Tomcraft Radio Edit) – 3:16
  2. "When It's Alright" (Tomcraft Remix) – 5:55
  • 2014 German Digital EP
  1. "When It's Alright" (Radio Edit) – 3:17
  2. "When It's Alright" (HEYHEY's Grand Piano Remix) – 3:10
  3. "When It's Alright" (Tomcraft Remix) – 5:56
  4. "When It's Alright" (Extended Edit) – 5:09
  5. "When It's Alright" (Dinnerdate Remix) – 5:23
  • 2014 German CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/When-Alright-Juun-Feat-Smith/dp/B00KKXKPSO/|title=When It's Alright|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=2 October 2017}}
  1. "When It's Alright" (Radio Edit) – 3:17
  2. "When It's Alright" (HEYHEY's Grand Piano Remix) – 3:10
  • 2014 French Digital EP{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00IPFE34Q/|title=When It's Alright|publisher=Amazon.fr|access-date=2 October 2017}}
  1. "When It's Alright" (Radio Edit) – 3:17
  2. "When It's Alright" (Extended) – 5:06
  3. "When It's Alright" (Tomcraft Remix) – 5:55
  4. "When It's Alright" (Tomcraft Radio Edit) – 3:19

=Charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (2014)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Germany|74|songid=1283973|artist=Juun featuring Sam Smith|song=When It's Alright|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 October 2017|refname="germanchart"}}

=Release history=

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scope="col"|Country

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format

!scope="col"|Label

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scope="row"| Various

| 9 August 2013

|rowspan="2"| Digital download

|rowspan="3"| Kosmo Records

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scope="row" rowspan="2"| Germany

| 16 May 2014

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13 June 2014

| CD single

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References

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