"Be Okay" is a song written and produced by Mitchy Collins, Danielle Bouchard, Christian Medice, Phoebe Ryan, Denis Lipari, and Larzz Principato and recorded by indie pop band

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. It was re-released in March 2014 as a part of the band's EP ''With Love'' (2014).

Content

According to Billboard.com, song is one that mixes an effervescent, melodic chorus with equally upbeat lyrics It was described as a "sun-kissed, feel-good jam that will help you get over your end-of-summer blues" by the

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Background

After releasing their first EP known as ''With Love'' in November 2013, which included their first single "Be Okay", things began to move quickly for Oh Honey.

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added ''Be Okay'' to their rotation. Not long after,

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found the band and Oh Honey became a part of their record label in February 2014. With Love - EP was re-released on March 25, 2014 under the Atlantic Record label.

In other media

"Be Okay" was featured and covered by

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and

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in " New Directions", the thirteenth episode of ''

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''s fifth season. It was also featured on an exclusive music video sung along to by the cast of ''

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'' as a preview for the premiere of the show. A short clip of the song can be heard in a

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commercial that debuted near the end of 2014.

Music videos

Official video

The official music video for "Be Okay" was released on November 5, 2013 on

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Online. On March 10, 2015, the video hit two million views on

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Commercial performance

"Be Okay" made it onto ''Billboard''s Adult Top 40 chart where it reached number 25. It stayed on the charts for 10 weeks. "Be Okay" was made available for purchase on the

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on September 19, 2013. It made the top songs playlist.

References

External links

Oh Honey Music
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