"Be Alright" | ||||
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Promotional single by Ariana Grande from the album Dangerous Woman | ||||
Released | March 18, 2016 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | June 2015 | |||
Genre | Deep house | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
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"Be Alright" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande from her third studio album Dangerous Woman (2016). It was written by Grande, Tommy Brown, Victoria McCants, Khaled Rohaim, Nicholas Audino, Lewis Hughes and Willie Tafa, and produced by Twice as Nice and Brown. The song was released as the first promotional single from the album on March 18, 2016. A song inspired by 1990's deep house, the song also takes influences from R&B and Chicago house. Grande provides breathy ad-libs during the track. Lyrically, it is a carefree song about being optimistic. It was performed live for the first time on Saturday Night Live, with choreography inspired by the vogue style of ballroom culture.
On June 17, 2015, after finishing recording the song, Ariana Grande released two snippets of the track through her Snapchat account. In the following months, she mentioned the song in other social media, such as Twitter and Instagram. Later, on January 11, 2016, a fan tweeted to Grande about the release of the track to what the singer replied that i was coming very soon. Then, on January 20, 2016, Grande posted other two snippets of "Be Alright" on her Snapchat, with MTV News noting that they "reveal a grooving house beat over which Ari croons, 'Baby, we’ll be alright' and 'every little thing’s gonna be alright.'" After hearing the snippets, Bianca Gracie of Idolator classified it as "a warmer sound that is within the same vein of previous, more electronic-based collaborations with Cashmere Cat ('Be My Baby' and 'Adore)'," opining that it sounded infinitely more promising than "Focus". On March 11, 2016, she announced on Ryan Seacrest's radio show that she would perform "Be Alright" on the 41th season of Saturday Night Live on March 12, 2016, and that it would be released on March 18, 2016. It served as the album's first promotional single.