“All Right Now”
Single by Free from the album Fire and Water
B-side	"Mouthful of Grass"
Released	May, 1970
Format	7" 45 RPM
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	5:29 4:13 (single version)
Label	Island, A&M (US/Canada)
Writer(s)	Fraser/Rodgers
Producer	Free
Free singles chronology
"I'll Be Creeping" (1969) "All Right Now" (1970) "The Stealer" (1970)
Music sample
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"All Right Now" is a rock single by the English band Free. The song, released in the summer of 1970, hit #1^{[citation needed]} on the UK rock music charts, #2 on the UK singles chart and #4 on the U.S. charts. "All Right Now" originally appeared on the album Fire And Water, which Free recorded on the Island Records label, formed by Chris Blackwell. Image File history File links Summary Cover to Frees Fire And Water album by Mike Sida Licensing This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Fire & Water, a collaboration between Jean-Jaque Burnel and Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers, is the sound track for the film Ecoutez vos murs directed by Vincent Coudanne. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A&M redirects here. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Andy Fraser (born on 7 August 1952, in London) is an English musician, best known for his songwriting and bass playing with Free. ... This article is about the musician. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... This article is about the genre. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Fire And Water is the third studio album by British rock group Free. ... Island Records is a record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

"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 US by late 1989, and in 2000 an Award was given to Paul Rodgers by the British Music Industry when "All Right Now" passed 2,000,000 plus radio plays in the UK. Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an organization known as a collecting society that protects intellectual property, ensuring that music which is broadcast, commercially recorded, or otherwise used for profit, pays a fee to compensate the creators of that music. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the musician. ...

The song has recently found a home as part of the encore set for Queen + Paul Rodgers. Sandwiched in between "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions", it offers the fans one more chance to sing along. Curiously, 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). The Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration began in late 2004 when Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... We Are The Champions is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. ... Roy Thomas Baker is a English record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Killer Queen is a song by the English rock band Queen. ...   is a song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. ... Dont Stop Me Now ( ) is a 1979 hit single by Queen, from their 1978 album Jazz. ...

According to drummer Simon Kirke, All Right Now was written by bassist Andy Fraser in the Durham Students' Union building, Dunelm House. Durham Students Unions building, Dunelm House The Durham Students Union is a body, set up as the Durham Colleges Students’ Representative Council in 1899 and renamed in 1969, with the intention of representing and providing welfare and services for the students of the University of Durham in Durham, England. ... The Durham Students Union is a body, set up as the Durham Colleges Students’ Representative Council in 1899 and renamed in 1969, with the intention of representing and providing welfare and services for the students of the University of Durham in Durham, England. ...

Versions / Mixes

There are (at least) two mixes of Free's "All Right Now". The most popular version heard on album rock stations is 5:29 and a shorter mix is 4:13. On first glance, the shorter one appears to be simply a slickly edited version of the longer mix, but on closer inspection reveals that the lead-in, signature guitar riffs are slightly more complex. The difference appears in the first seven seconds of the two tracks before Rodgers' "Whoa, whoa, whoa". The jazzier riff is apparent throughout the entire recording; there are also several slight variants to the bassline. In popular music a bassline, also bass line, is an instrumental part, or line, which is in the bass or lowest range and thus lower than the other parts and part of the rhythm section. ...

Furthermore, there are two mixes of the common 4:13 version. The first is the original '1970s' version; this was later remixed using exactly the same vocal track, but replacing the guitars and drums with heavier, rockier sounding ones.

Credits

• Written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
• Produced by Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke and Paul Kossoff

• Paul Rodgers -- Lead Vocals
• Paul Kossoff -- Lead Guitar
• Andy Fraser -- Bass Guitar
• Simon Kirke -- Drums

Andy Fraser (born on 7 August 1952, in London) is an English musician, best known for his songwriting and bass playing with Free. ... This article is about the musician. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Paul Francis Kossoff (September 14, 1950, in Hampstead, North West London, England–March 19, 1976) was a rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free. ...

In pop culture

"All Right Now" has made several notable pop culture appearances. A short list follows.

• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
• The Sopranos (Season 6, episode 74: "The Ride")
• Entourage (Season 2, episode 2: "My Maserati Does 185")
• Supernatural (Season 1, episode 6: "Skin")
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
• American Beauty
• Now and Then
• Wonderland
• Outside Providence
• Lord of War
• Desperado
• FOX coverage of the 2006 World Series
• House
• Heartbeat (2006)
• Snow Cake
• Heroes

The song is also part of the repertoire of the house bands of late-night talk shows on NBC and CBS. It has been used in national ad campaigns for Monster.com and East Coast electronics retailer Tweeter. This article is about the television series. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... This article is about the US TV series. ... American Beauty is a 1999 drama film that explores themes of romantic and paternal love, freedom, sexuality, beauty, self-liberation, existentialism, the search for happiness, and family against the backdrop of modern American suburbia. ... Now and Then Movie Poster Now and Then is a 1995 film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and starring Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rosie ODonnell and Rita Wilson, which tells the story of four friends that have been busy with their lives until an important event takes place and... Wonderland is a 2003 film about the Wonderland Murders starring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth and Lisa Kudrow. ... Outside Providence is a novel by writer, producer, and director Peter Farrelly of Dumb and Dumber and Theres Something About Mary fame. ... Lord of War is a 2005 film written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage. ... Desperado is a 1995 film directed by Robert Rodriguez. ... This article is about the animal. ... Dates October 21, 2006–October 27, 2006 MVP David Eckstein Television network FOX Announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver[1] Umpires Randy Marsh, Alfonso Márquez, Wally Bell, Mike Winters, John Hirschbeck, Tim McClelland The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseballs championship series, began on... House, also known as House, M.D., is an American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. ... Snow Cake is a film due to be released in 2006. ... Landslide is the twenty-second episode in the NBC drama series Heroes. ... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Monster. ... East Coast can refer to: East Coast of the United States East Coast hip hop East Coast Park East-coast liberal East Coast Railway East Coast Akalat East Coast bias East Coast Music Awards East Coast Bays East Coast Main Line East Coast Greenway East Coast Parkway East Coast Swing... A shielded Peerless v-line dome tweeter A tweeter is a driver designed to produce high frequencies, typically from around 2,000 hertz to 20,000 hertz (20,000 Hz is generally considered to be the upper limit of the human ear). ...

"All Right Now" is the de facto fight song of the Stanford Cardinal, played by the Stanford Band after its Football team scores and at the conclusion of games. Having no offical mascot, the athletic teams at Stanford University are referred to as Stanford Cardinal. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

"All Right Now" Is used to advertise Swansea City A.F.C's Games on BBC Wales. The song also is featured in in a 2007 Gatorade commercial (Florida Gators) and a 2007 monster.com commercial. On Oct. 8, 2007, it was used as a lead in on ESPN's Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills.

"All Right Now" was performed by Paul Rodgers at the Ahmet Tribute on December 10th, 2007.

"All Right Now" was performed by David Cook, the finalist on the seventh season of American Idol, on February 26, 2008. The seventh season of American Idol, which premiered on January 15, 2008, is the current season of the annual reality show and singing competition. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cover versions

"All Right Now" has been covered by many bands and artists; the most popular are by The Runaways in 1978, Rod Stewart in 1985, ex-Wham! backing singers Pepsi & Shirlie in 1987, and by Scottish girl band Lemonescent in 2003. It has also been sampled in Tone-Loc's song "Funky Cold Medina" in 1989. This article is about the 1970s band. ... Rod Stewart CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... This article is about the year. ... Wham! (often written WHAM!) was a pop band formed in 1981 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. ... Pepsi & Shirlie were a British pop duo who released two albums, All Right Now, in 1987 and Changes in 1991. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the country. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tone Loc (born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966) is an American hip hop artist turned actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. He is also known for his deep, gravelly, almost hoarse voice. ... Funky Cold Medina is a hip hop song written by Young MC and performed by Tone Lōc, and was the second single from his album Loced After Dark (1989). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

"All Right Now" was also adopted by the Stanford Band as its signature tune. Their version of "All Right Now" debuted as part of a halftime show held at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1972 and in subsequent years displaced "Come Join The Band" as Stanford's de facto fight song. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stanford may refer: Stanford University Places: Stanford, Kentucky Stanford, California, home of Stanford University Stanford Shopping Center Stanford, New York, town in Dutchess County. ... For the single by Marilyn Manson, see The Fight Song. ...

The University of Southern California Spirit of Troy marching band also uses the song after the Trojans gain possession of the ball off a turnover. Though they debuted the song shortly after their rivals at Stanford, the Stanford student section continues to boo the song whenever it is played by opponents at Stanford Stadium. The University of Pennsylvania Band uses the song only after the Quakers win a game and has also recorded their own version of "All Right Now." The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... The Spirit of Troy drumline at Navy Pier in Chicago October 14, 2005 The Spirit of Troy giving a traditional post-game concert, this time celebrating the defeat of the University of Arkansas in Razorback Stadium The Spirit of Troy take the field at Stanford Stadium The Spirit of Troy... Stanford Stadium (capacity 50,000 as of 2006) is a stadium on the Stanford University campus. ... The Penn Band The University of Pennsylvania Band (commonly known as the Penn Band) is among the most active collegiate band programs in the country. ...

"All Right Now", recorded by Mike Oldfield (produced by Tom Newman), with vocals by Wendy Roberts and Pierre Moerrlen, was issued as a one-sided promotional blue flexi-disc 7" single in 1979. The single was given only to Virgin Records executives and was never issued to the public, making it one of the most elusive collectors' items in the Oldfield catalogue. Its catalogue number is "Virgin TT-362". Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... Tom Newman is an English producer and musician, born in 1943 in Perivale. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ...

David Cook did a cover version of this song on American Idol and so did Chris Daughtry. The seventh season of American Idol will premiere in January 2008. ... This article is about the musician. ...

See also

• Return of the Champions
• Super Live in Japan

Return of the Champions is a double compact disc live album by British rock band Queen and Paul Rodgers. ... Super Live in Japan is a DVD by the two remaining members of Queen; Brian May and Roger Taylor, resurrecting the name Queen with another rock legend; Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, in which he was famed as the lead singer. ...

External links

• Approved Fan club for Free, Bad Company and Paul Rodgers
• History of 'All Right Now' from the Stanford Band
• MP3 of the Stanford Band's version of All Right Now from http://www.fightmusic.com
• 'All Right Now' as played by the Penn Band