It's Alright (Deni Hines song)

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"It's Alright"
It's Alright by Deni Hines.jpg
Single by Deni Hines
from the album Imagination
ReleasedOctober 1995
Genre Pop rock, Electronic music, Soul music, R&B
Length3:47
Label Festival Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s) Ian Green, Michelle Lewis
Producer(s) Ian Green
Deni Hines singles chronology
"It's Not Over"
(1992)
"It's Alright"
(1995)
"Imagination"
(1996)
Alternative cover
It's Alright by Deni Hines (EU).jpg
European cover

"It's Alright" is the debut single by Australian singer songwriter, Deni Hines. The song was released in October 1995 as the first single from her debut studio album, Imagination (1996). The single peaked at number 4 in Australia.

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At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, "It's Alright" won the award for 'Breakthrough Artist – Single'. [1] her acceptance speech was: "I don't know, um, thanks and grouse!" [2]

Track listing

Australian Maxi single (D1236) [3]
  1. "It's Alright" (7" Radio Mix) - 3:47
  2. "It's Alright" (D Influence Mix) - 4:18
  3. "It's Alright" (G Division Mix) - 4:22
  4. "It's Alright" (D Influence Extra Bits) - 4:12
European CD single [4]
  1. "It's Alright"(D-Influence Radio Edit) - 3:29
  2. "It's Alright" (Don-E Radio Edit) - 3:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995/96)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [6] 34
France (SNEP) [7] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 43

Year-end charts

End of year chart (1996)Position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 96

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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