Love Is Alright Tonite Explained

Love Is Alright Tonite
Cover:Love_is_Alright_Tonite_single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Rick Springfield
Album:Working Class Dog
B-Side:Everybody's Girl
Released:August 1981
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3:28
Label:RCA
Prev Title:I've Done Everything for You
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Don't Talk to Strangers
Next Year:1982

"Love Is Alright Tonite" is a song performed by Australian musician Rick Springfield. The song was released as a single in 1981 from the album, Working Class Dog. In February 1982, it reached No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Billboard called it a "craftily constructed uptempo pop song filled with melodic hooks and an identifiable lyric line."[1] Record World praised the "throbbing beat, slashing guitars and Rick's vocal determination."[2]

Chart history

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles26
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 20

Song usage in other media

Notes and References

  1. Billboard. December 5, 1981. 2023-01-21. 72. Top Single Picks.
  2. Record World. December 5, 1981. 1. 2023-03-02. Hits of the Week.
  3. Rick Springfield - Chart History. . April 20, 2016.