All Right Now

"All Right Now" is a single by the English rock band Free. The song, released in mid-1970, hit #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.^[2] "All Right Now" originally appeared on the album Fire and Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell. In 1991, the song was remixed and re-released, reaching #8 on the UK singles chart.

"All Right Now" was a #1 hit in over 20 territories and was recognised by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) in 1990 for garnering 1,000,000 plus radio plays in the U.S. by late 1989.^[3] In 2006, the BMI London awards included a Million Air award for 3 million air plays of All Right Now in the USA.^[4]

According to drummer Simon Kirke, "All Right Now" was written by bassist Andy Fraser and singer Paul Rodgers in the Durham Students' Union building, Dunelm House.^[5]

One of the engineers during the recordings of "All Right Now" was Roy Thomas Baker, who would later become Queen's producer (he mixed "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Don't Stop Me Now" among others).

Chart position

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	1
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[7]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	10
France (SNEP)^[9]	4
Germany (Official German Charts)^[10]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[13]	1
Sweden (Radio Sweden)^[14]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	4
UK Singles Chart	2

Personnel

Cover versions

"All Right Now", recorded by Mike Oldfield (produced by Tom Newman), with vocals by Wendy Roberts, Pierre Moerlen and Tom Newman, was issued as a one-sided promotional blue 7" single flexi-disc in 1979. The single was given only to Virgin Records executives and never issued to the public, making it one of the most elusive collectors' items in the Oldfield catalogue (number Virgin TT-362).^[17]

Since 1972, "All Right Now" as arranged by Stanford Band has been the de facto fight song of Stanford University athletic teams.^[18]

Uses in popular culture

Free's version appears in a 2016 TV commercial for Chili's restaurants.^[19]

References

1 2 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (10 March 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 20.
↑ "Obsolete song title page". Tsort.info. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
↑ "Paul Rodgers on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
↑ "2006 BMI London Awards | News". BMI.com. 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
↑ Mckay, Neil (5 November 2008). "All Right Now for Free tribute show". The Journal. Newcastle.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Free – All Right Now" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 82 (38): 61. September 1970. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Free – All Right Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
↑ "Musicline.de – Free Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Free ((GBR)) search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Free – All Right Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Free – All Right Now". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 82 (43): 68. October 1970. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Free – All Right Now". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ "Artist Search for "free"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
↑ "Rare Tracks". Amarok (Ommadawn.net). Retrieved 2008-08-14.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
↑ http://www.commercialtunage.com/commercials/chilis-3-for-me

External links

Lyrics of live cover by Queen + Paul Rodgers from Live in Ukraine, from Queen official website

Free

Andy Fraser Simon Kirke Paul Kossoff Paul Rodgers John "Rabbit" Bundrick Tetsu Yamauchi Wendell Richardson

Studio albums	Tons of Sobs Free Fire and Water Highway Free at Last Heartbreaker

Live albums	Free Live! Free – Live at the BBC

Compilation albums	The Free Story Completely Free The Best of Free: All Right Now 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Free Chronicles Free – Live at the BBC

Singles	Walking in My Shadow Broad Daylight I'll Be Creepin' Fire and Water "All Right Now" The Stealer Ride On a Pony The Highway Song "My Brother Jake" Little Bit of Love Wishing Well Travellin' in Style The Hunter Free (EP) Wishing Well (Remix) All Right Now (Remix)

Related	Discography List of songs recorded by Free Kossoff, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit Bad Company

Rod Stewart singles

1970s	"It's All Over Now" (1970) "Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May" (1971) "Every Picture Tells a Story"/"Reason to Believe" (1971) Spain only "(I Know) I'm Losing You"/"Mandolin Wind" (1971) "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972) "You Wear It Well" (1972) "Angel" (1972) "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972) "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987) "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973) "Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973) "Mine for Me" (1974) "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) Stewart/Faces "Sailing" (1975) "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975) "Tonight's the Night" (1975) "The Killing of Georgie" (1976) "Get Back" (1976) "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990) "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978) "Hot Legs" (1978) "I Was Only Joking" (1978) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997) "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979) "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979)

1980s	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980) "Passion" (1980) "Tonight, I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981) "Young Turks" (1982) "How Long?" (1982) "Baby Jane" (1983) "That's What Friends Are For" (1983) "Infatuation" (1984) "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984) "All Right Now" (1984) "People Get Ready" (1985, 1991, 1993) Stewart/Beck "Love Touch" (1986) "In My Life" (1987) "Forever Young" (1988) "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (1988) "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989)Stewart/Isley "Downtown Train" (1989)

1990s	"It Takes Two" (1990)Stewart/Turner "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) "The Motown Song" (1991) "Your Song" (1992) "Ruby Tuesday" (1993) "Have I Told You Lately" (1993) "Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993) "All for Love" (1993) Stewart/Adams/Sting "Lady Luck" (1996) "Ooh La La" (1998) "Rocks" (1998) "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998) "Faith of the Heart" (1999)

2000s	"These Foolish Things" (2002) "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003) "Time After Time" (2003) "What a Wonderful World" (2004) "Blue Moon" (2004) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005) "I've Got a Crush on You" (2005) "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (2006)

2010s	"Everybody Hurts" (2010) "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2012) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2012) "She Makes Me Happy" (2013) "It's Over" (2013) "Brighton Beach" (2013) "Everyday" (2015) "Love Is" (2015)

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Official fight songs of the Pac-12 Conference

Bear Down, Arizona and Fight! Wildcats! Fight! (Arizona)
Maroon & Gold (Arizona State)
Fight for California (California)
CU Fight Song (Colorado)
Mighty Oregon (Oregon)
Hail to Old OSU (Oregon State)
Come Join the Band (Stanford)
Sons of Westwood (UCLA)
Fight On (Southern California)
Utah Man (Utah)
Bow Down to Washington (Washington)
WSU Fight Song (Washington State)

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