| "It's Alright" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CD No. 1 cover | ||||
| Single byEcho & the Bunnymen | ||||
| from the albumFlowers | ||||
| Released | 23 April 2001 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Songwriters | Will Sergeant,Ian McCulloch | |||
| Producers | Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch | |||
| Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| CD No. 2 cover | ||||
| 7" single cover | ||||
![]() | ||||
"It's Alright" is a single byEcho & the Bunnymen which was released on 23 April 2001 on theCooking Vinyl record label. It was the first single to be released from the 2001 albumFlowers. It reached number 41 on theUK Singles Chart.[1]
The single was released as a7-inch single and as two separateCD versions – apart from the title track, all three releases had different track listings and each with a different cover. The covers of the three different versions, like their parent albumFlowers, are pictures taken from the bookWisconsin Death Trip.[2]
Written and produced byWill Sergeant andIan McCulloch, the title track also had additional production,engineering andmixing by Pete Coleman. The version of "Rescue" on CD No. 1 was mixed by Joe McKechnie.
The song has received mixed reviews.Allmusic described the song as rolling with "layered guitars", with McCulloch experimenting vocally for a "rough-edged spiral of psychedelics and '60s pop flair" and chose the song as an AMG pick from theFlowers album.[3] CanEhdian.com described the single as having "both the style and beat that seems to be needed for commercial success".[4]NME was less positive, describing it as "a dead-on pastiche of the swirling, Doors-y acid rock" and "not a great song".[5]
Acover version of "It's Alright", performed byBombones, is included on the 2005 Spanish tribute albumPlay the Game: Un Tributo a Echo & the Bunnymen.[6]
All tracks written byWill Sergeant andIan McCulloch except where noted.
| Chart (2001) | Peak position | Weeks on Chart |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[1] | 41 | 1 |