"All Alright" is a song recorded by the American

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group

Zac Brown Band Zac Brown Band is an American country music band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini ( fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar, banjo, ukulel ...

. It was released on April 28, 2014, and is the first single from the band's second

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, ''

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''.

Content

The song is about a man who feels conflict over a relationship, saying that it was "all alright, now it's all wrong." Band members

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, Jimmy De Martin, and

John Driskell Hopkins John Driskell Hopkins (born May 3, 1971) is best known for his role as a founding member, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the Grammy Award winning group Zac Brown Band. Hopkins co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, and Shawn ...

wrote the song with

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, who had written several other songs for the Zac Brown Band, and

Eric Church Kenneth Eric Church (born May 3, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released nine studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's '' Sinners Like Me'', produced three singles on the ''Billboar ...

. A. J. Ghent plays an

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solo.

Commercial reception

Up to July 30, 2014, the song had sold 58,000 copies.

Critical reception

Alanna Conaway of ''Roughstock'' gave the single a positive review, stating that it is likely to add another huge hit to the band's ten number one hits and that it was one of the best singles of 2014. Jon Freeman of '' Country Weekly'' rated it "B+", praising the

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influences of the production and the "impressionistic metaphors" of the lyric, but adding, "It also comes with a challenging, rangy melody that exposes some of the typically solid Zac's weaknesses as a vocalist. But the band's musicianship is as impressive as ever."

Music video

The music video was directed by Cole Cassell and was premiered in July 2014.

Chart performance

"All Alright" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of May 10, 2014 and at number 44 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of May 31, 2014. The song peaked at number 17 on Country Airplay.

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 2013 songs 2014 singles Zac Brown Band songs Songs written by Eric Church Songs written by John Driskell Hopkins Songs written by Zac Brown Songs written by Wyatt Durrette (songwriter)