Be Alright (Dean Lewis song)

"Be Alright"
Single by Dean Lewis
from the album A Place We Knew
Released29 June 2018
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lewis
  • Nick Atkinson
  • Edd Holloway
Dean Lewis singles chronology
"Chemicals"
(2018) 		"Be Alright"
(2018) 		"7 Minutes"
(2019)
Music video
"Be Alright" on YouTube

"Be Alright" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis. The song was released in June 2018 as the lead single from Lewis' debut studio album, A Place We Knew.[1] It reached number one and is certified 10× Platinum in Australia and multi platinum worldwide, including 5× Platinum in the United States.[2]

Lewis said: "'Be Alright' is actually written about a few different relationships, some were mine and some from friends, I took little bits and pieces from each experience and combined them into one song." He added: "For people worried about me cause the song's so sad — trust me I'm OK… the song is actually about hope and knowing that in the end things will work out, surrounding yourself with good people."[3] Lyrically, the song is about dealing with a breakup and the reality that you have to move on.

An acoustic single was released on 7 September 2018.[4]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, "Be Alright" was nominated for four awards, winning the ARIA Award for Best Video.[5]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Pop Work of the Year.[6]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2021, the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas.[7]

  1. ^ "DEAN LEWIS". Dean Lewis. June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Aus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Dean Lewis Teases Debut Album With Powerful New Single". The Music. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Acoustic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (28 November 2018). "And the ARIA Award Goes To..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  6. ^ "2019 APRA Awards nominees announced". noise11. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Midnight Oil, Tones And I among big winners at 2021 APRA Music Awards". Industry Observer. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.