"I'm Gonna Be Alright" is a song by American singer

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from her second studio album, ''

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'' (2001). It was written by Lopez, Lorraine Cheryl Cook,

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and producers

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and

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. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" was remixed by Poke & Tone of Trackmasters for Lopez's first remix album, ''

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'' (2002). It was released on April 1, 2002, by

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as the album's second single. The remix features rapper

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and achieved moderate success on the music charts worldwide, and peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Lopez's sixth U.S. top ten single. The original Track Masters Remix features

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. At the time of the single release, Epic Records chose Nas for the radio version. Nas re-recorded new rap verses and the track was cut down to 2:52, becoming the Track Masters Remix Radio Edit. Nas replacing 50 Cent caused controversy; and the rappers, who were previously like "brothers" have resented each other since. The remix's beat contains re-adaptions of the instrumental used on

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's 1995 song " I Got 5 on It" featuring Michael Marshall, a song which itself

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's 1987 song "

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Music and production

"I'm Gonna Be Alright" has a length of three minutes and forty-four seconds (3:44). It was written by Lopez, Lorraine Cheryl Cook,

and the song's producers,

and

. She recorded her vocals for the song at

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with Robert Williams. The song was later mixed by

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and mastered by

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at Sterling Sound studios. According to ''J.Los

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, the song contains a re-play of elements from the track " 8th Wonder" (1980) originally recorded by American hip-hop trio

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. Jean-Claude Olivier and Samuel Barnes served as additional writers for the

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remix single version, with Track Masters serving as producers along with Rooney. It features rapper,

. Of working with Nas, Lopez stated: "I love Nas icI've been a fan of his since his first album. I could eciteall the words by heart. It was just a dream to be able to work with him. He said he would do it and he did it just like that.

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shot the video here in

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a few days ago." The remix's beat contains re-adaptions of the instrumental used on

's 1995 song " I Got 5 on It" featuring Michael Marshall, a song which itself

's 1987 song "

Controversy

Controversy ensued over the radio and album versions.

decided to place Nas on the radio version due to his popularity at the time instead of

. 50 Cent became angry at "former" friend Nas. Nas threatened him, stating: "So he's like a kid living in a hip-hop fantasy world. J.Lo is a friend of mine, if she wants to do a record, I'm doing a record with her ic50 was like a little brother to me." In response to 50 Cent's constant slamming of the collaboration, Nas stated: "To sum it all up, 50 is still a new artist. I would say he's got a good five to six more albums before I can really respond to him. With my other battles, it was different. This is not really my thing right here." 50 Cent held no hard feelings towards Lopez, but towards Nas only. According to Epic Records, the switch in artists made on the radio version was "purely business." The 50 Cent-featured version appears on the first American pressings of the ''J to tha L-O!: The Remixes'' album (the European version and later US pressings feature a no-rap version) while the Nas-featured version appears on the European pressing of Lopez's 2002 album, '' This Is Me... Then''. The iTunes & Apple Music version only contains a no-rap version, despite the artists title. Of the original song from ''J.Lo'', Tom Sinclair of ''

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'' called the song "upbeat" but noted that: "I'm Gonna Be Alright for instance — which is based on the Sugarhill Gang's ''8th Wonder'' — is attributed to Lopez and eight other writers (presumably making Jen the ninth wonder.)"

Commercial performance

On the week ending April 27, 2002, "I'm Gonna Be Alright" debuted at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The following week, it jumped to 52, and to 36 the next week. On the week ending May 18, it moved three places to 33 on the Hot 100 and the ''Billboard''

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chart. On the week ending June 1, it broke the top twenty, shifting 26-18 on the Hot 100 and moving to 20 on the Airplay chart. Two weeks later, it moved 14-11. The following week, "I'm Gonna Be Alright" peaked at number 10 on the Hot 100, becoming Lopez's sixth top-ten hit, and Nas' fourth top-ten. It remained at number 10 for five consecutive weeks. It peaked at 29 on the

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and six on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The song also achieved considerable success elsewhere. In Australia, "I'm Gonna Be Alright" debuted and peaked at sixteen on July 21, 2002. It was certified Gold by the

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for sales exceeding 35,000 copies. It debuted at number three on the

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, selling nearly 45,000 copies in its first week on the chart. The song peaked at number nine in

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and six in Germany. In Norway, the song debuted at fifteen and peaked at ten. In New Zealand, "I'm Gonna Be Alright" debuted at 46 on the charted date of July 28, 2002, and peaked at 30 for two weeks. In France, the song debuted at 91 on September 14, 2002, and peaked at twelve, having charted for a total of sixteen weeks. Additionally, it entered the top ten in Denmark, Hungary, Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Music video

Lopez said that the music video of "I'm Gonna Be Alright" was reminiscent of her thriller film, ''

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'' (2002). During the video, she had to leave a relationship with a "baddy". Lopez explained: "The song relates to the movie that's coming out at the same time icIt's about being in a relationship that you know is not good for you but you know you're gonna be OK nce you end it

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is basically about a day in the life of this girl who has this going on in her head. I also wanted the set in a neighborhood that was real and capture the essence of how I grew up. I grew up in the Bronx — it had the same kind of urban, city flavor.

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all the essences — guys playing dominoes, girls sunning on the side of the street because they don't wanna take the bus to the beach." The music video was shot on April 16 and 17, 2002. The

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for "I'm Gonna Be Alright" was directed by Dave Meyers and filmed in

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, featuring Nas. The video begins with the atmosphere of a hot day in

. Lopez and Nas appear singing in front of a

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fence. Lopez sings in the neighborhood about letting go of a relationship that is not good for her, as the local male residents look on and stare. She appears at a barber shop with her then-husband,

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, and later at a

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and

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. She is also playing

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with men on the street. She later dumps one of her lovers on the street. The clip ends with Lopez winning the baseball game. In 2011, a writer from ''

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'' likened the

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from her music video for "

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" to that of "I'm Gonna Be Alright", writing: " opezonce told us in song that I’m Gonna Be Alright and now she’s proved it. The curves she displayed when she recorded the hit video nine years ago have been replaced by a leaner, fitter look."

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''J.Lo''. * Jennifer Lopez – vocalist,

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– songwriter, producer, drum and keyboard programming *

– songwriter, producer, drum and keyboard programming * Jose Sanchez – drum and keyboard programming * Robert Williams – vocal producer, vocal recording engineer * David Swope – assistant recording engineer * Tony Maserati – mixing *

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– assistant mixer * Ted Jensen – mixing * Shelene Thomas – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2001 songs 2002 singles Jennifer Lopez songs Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director) Nas songs Remix singles Songs written by Cory Rooney Songs written by Jean-Claude Olivier Songs written by Jennifer Lopez Songs written by Samuel Barnes (songwriter) Songs written by Sylvia Robinson Songs written by Troy Oliver