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| Single by Kendrick Lamar | ||||
| from the album To Pimp a Butterfly | ||||
| Released | June 30, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
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| "Alright" on YouTube | ||||
"Alright" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar featured on the artist's third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).[1] The song expresses ideas of hope amid personal struggles and features uncredited vocals in its chorus from co-producer Pharrell Williams. "Alright" was released to radio stations as the album's fourth single on June 30, 2015.[2] Many music publications considered it among the best songs and videos of the year. "Alright" received four nominations at the 58th Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Music Video, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, winning the latter two. It was also nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year.
The song was associated with the Black Lives Matter movement after several youth-led protests were heard chanting the chorus. Publications such as Rolling Stone, People, and Complex noted the song's importance in the protests calling "Alright" the "unifying soundtrack" of the movement.[3] In 2019, it was named the best song of the 2010s by Pitchfork.[4] Lamar, alongside notable artists Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and 50 Cent, performed "Alright" at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022.
In 2024, the song appeared on Williams' soundtrack album Piece by Piece (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).