| Alright | |
| Cover: | Kross Alright.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kris Kross featuring Super Cat |
| Album: | Da Bomb |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
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| Producer: | Jermaine Dupri |
| Chronology: | Kris Kross |
| Prev Title: | It's a Shame |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | I'm Real |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"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]
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]
| Chart (1993) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 97 | |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 72 | |
| Europe (European Dance Radio)[8] | 13 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[9] | 14 | |
| Portugal (AFP)[10] | 1 | |
| UK Dance (Music Week)[11] | 21 | |
| UK Club Chart (Music Week)[12] | 29 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[13] | 18 |