It's Alright (Ricky Martin song)

"It's Alright"
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Life
Released	March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	3:31
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Danny López Soraya Javier García George Pajon, Jr.
Producer(s)	Ricky Martin Danny López George Pajon, Jr. will.i.am George Noriega
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Drop It on Me" (2005) "It's Alright" (2006) "Tu Recuerdo" (2006)
Audio
"Ricky Martin - It's Alright (Audio)" on YouTube
Music video
"Ricky Martin - Déjate Llevar (It's Alright - Spanish)" on YouTube

"It's Alright" is a song by Ricky Martin, released as the last single from his album Life on March 7, 2006. The Spanish version is called "Déjate Llevar" ("Indulge").

The original version of "It's Alright" contains Ricky Martin vocals only. In 2006, M. Pokora recorded additional vocals in French, and this new version was released as a single in Francophone countries. It was later included on the special edition of M. Pokora's Player album. It was one of the last songs written by singer-songwriter Soraya who died of a relapse of breast cancer later in 2006.

Chart performance

"Déjate Llevar" peaked at number twenty-one on the Hot Latin Songs in the United States.

The solo version of "It's Alright" reached number seventeen in Finland and number sixty-nine on the Dutch Single Top 100.

The duet version of "It's Alright" with M. Pokora peaked at number four on the French Singles Chart and achieved Silver status for more than 111,200 copies sold. It reached also number eleven in Belgium Wallonia and number eighteen in Switzerland.

Music video

Shot in New York City and in Puerto Rico by Liquid Films, the videos for the English and Spanish versions were directed by Simon Brand and produced by Betinna Abascal, Robert Feliciano and Robert Perkins. Maz Makhani was the director of photography. The videos aired in February 2006.

The Ricky Martin featuring M. Pokora live music video, directed by Gérard Pullicino, aired in April 2006.

Formats and track listings

European CD single

1. "It's Alright" – 3:31
2. "Dejate Llevar" ("It's Alright" – Spanish) – 3:34

French CD maxi-single

1. "It's Alright" (duet with M. Pokora; radio edit) – 3:22
2. "It's Alright" (album version) – 3:31
3. "María" (Spanglish Extended Remix) – 7:56

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "It's Alright" Chart (2006) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[1] 18 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] Ricky Martin & M. Pokora 11 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[3] Ricky Martin & M. Pokora 18 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 17 France (SNEP)[5] Ricky Martin & M. Pokora 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 69 Russia (Tophit)[7] 51 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] Ricky Martin & M. Pokora 18 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[9] "Déjate Llevar" 21

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "It's Alright" Chart (2006) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 43 France (SNEP)[11] 41 Certifications and sales Certifications and sales for "It's Alright" Region Certification Certified units/sales France (SNEP)[12] Silver 100,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Ricky Martin – It's Alright" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
2. "Ricky Martin & M. Pokora – It's Alright" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
3. "European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 24th April 2006" (PDF). Music & Media. Australian Web Archive. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-19. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
4. "Ricky Martin: It's Alright" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
5. "Ricky Martin & M. Pokora – It's Alright" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
6. "Ricky Martin – It's Alright" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
7. "It's Alright – Tophit" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. "Ricky Martin & M. Pokora – It's Alright". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
9. "Ricky Martin Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
10. "Rapports annuels 2006" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
11. "Classement Singles - année 2006" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
12. "French single certifications – Ricky Martin – It's Alright" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24.