Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)

"Alright" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar featured on the artist's third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). 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. 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.

"Alright"
Single by Kendrick Lamar
from the album To Pimp a Butterfly
ReleasedJune 30, 2015
Recorded2014–15
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pharrell Williams
  • Sounwave
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Bad Blood"
(2015)
"Alright"
(2015)
"These Walls"
(2015)
Music video
"Alright" on YouTube

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. In 2019, it was named the best song of the 2010s by Pitchfork. Lamar, alongside notable artists Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem & more, performed "Alright" at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022.

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