Peak
10
Weeks
23
Score
4,113
Chart Year
2002
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position10
Peak DateJun 29, 2002
Weeks at Peak5
Weeks Charted23
Weeks in Top 4020
Weeks in Top 105
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc1,741
Weekly Calc2,372
Total Score4,113
Rankings
Year Ranking#32
Decade Ranking#409
Billboard Year#34
Top 5000#1,805
Details
- Label
- Epic records
- Genre
- Rhythm & Blues
- Composer(s)
- Lorraine Cheryl Cook/Ronald LaPread/Jennifer Lopez/Troy Oliver/Corey Rooney
- Entered Chart
- Apr 27, 2002
- Peak Date
- Jun 29, 2002
- Released
- April 1, 2002
- Recorded
- Studio Sony Music (New York City)
- Catalog #
- Epic 79759
- B-Side
- "Alive"
Music Video
Lopez said that the music video of "I'm Gonna Be Alright" was reminiscent of her thriller film, Enough (2002). During the video, she had to leave a relationship with a "baddy". Lopez explained: "The song relates to the movie that's coming out at the same time [sic] It's about being in a relationship that you know is not good for you but you know you're gonna be OK [once you end it]. [The video] is basically about a day in the life of this girl who has this going on in her head. I also wanted the set in a neighborhood that was real and capture the essence of how I grew up. I grew up in the Bronx — it had the same kind of urban, city flavor. [The video captures] all the essences — guys playing dominoes, girls sunning on the side of the street because they don't wanna take the bus to the beach."[2] The music video was shot on April 16 and 17, 2002.[28] The music video for "I'm Gonna Be Alright" was directed by Dave Meyers[29] and filmed in the Bronx, New York City, featuring Nas. The video begins with the atmosphere of a hot day in Spanish Harlem. Lopez and Nas appear singing in front of a barbed wire fence. Lopez sings in the neighborhood about letting go of a relationship that is not good for her, as the local male residents look on and stare. She appears at a barber shop with her then-husband, Cris Judd,[30] and later at a coin laundry and record shop. She is also playing baseball with men on the street. She later dumps one of her lovers on the street. The clip ends with Lopez winning the baseball game. In 2011, a writer from Daily Express likened the sex appeal from her music video for "On the Floor" to that of "I'm Gonna Be Alright", writing: "[Lopez] once told us in song that 'I’m Gonna Be Alright' and now she’s proved it. The curves she displayed when she recorded the hit video nine years ago have been replaced by a leaner, fitter look.
Notes
"I'm Gonna Be Alright" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez from her second studio album, J.Lo (2001). It was written by Lopez, Lorraine Cheryl Cook, Ronald LaPread and producers Cory Rooney and Troy Oliver. "I'm Gonna Be Alright" was remixed by Poke & Tone of Trackmasters for Lopez's first remix album, J to tha L–O! The Remixes (2002). It was released on April 1, 2002, by Epic Records as the album's second single. The remix features rapper Nas and peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Lopez's sixth US top-10 single. The original Track Masters Remix features 50 Cent. At the time of the single release, Epic Records chose Nas for the radio version. Nas re-recorded new rap verses and the track was cut down to 2:52, becoming the Track Masters Remix Radio Edit. Nas replacing 50 Cent caused controversy; and the rappers, who were previously like "brothers" have resented each other since. The remix's beat contains re-adaptions of the instrumental used on Luniz's 1995 song "I Got 5 on It" featuring Michael Marshall, a song which itself sampled Club Nouveau's 1987 song "Why You Treat Me So Bad".
Oh, yes Yes, I did, baby Yes, I did It's funny 'cause for a while I walked around with a smile But deep inside, I could hear Voices telling me this ain't right Don't you know he's not for you? I always knew what I had to do But it's hard to get away 'Cause I love you, I just tried to stay I used to say I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes, I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh, yes) Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And I know inside I'ma be alright (I'ma be alright) I said I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes, I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh, yes) Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright Friends of mine say to me Say you got control over me You're not alone, I played my part I saw the way you were from the start Could I expect so much from you? You had a girl when I first met you Did the best that you could do Now I realize that I can't change you I used to say I couldn't do it but I did it (Ooh) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And I know inside I'ma be alright (Be alright) I said I couldn't do it but I did it (Yes, I did it) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Oh, yes) Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright Said I wouldn't walk away Some days I want to stay (Days I want to stay) But leaving you is what I need (Need to do) to do to be okay (For me to be okay) Never thought it would be true (Would be true) Me living without you (Living without you) But now it's time for me to make that move, oh whoa Ah, ah I used to say I couldn't do it but I did it (But I did, baby) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Wasn't with it) Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it (To my eyes) And I know inside I'ma be alright (Be alright) I said I couldn't do it but I did it (But I did) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (Wasn't with it) Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright I used to say I couldn't do it but I did it (Oh, no) After telling everybody that I wasn't with it Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And I know inside I'ma be alright (Be alright) I said I couldn't do it but I did it After telling everybody that I wasn't with it (I wasn't, no) Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright I used to say I couldn't do it but I did it After telling everybody that I wasn't with it Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And I know inside I'ma be alright I said I couldn't do it but I did it After telling everybody that I wasn't with it Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And that voice inside says I'm gonna be alright I used to say I couldn't do it but I did it After telling everybody that I wasn't with it Though it brings tears to my eyes, I can feel it And I know inside I'ma be alright
Chart History (23 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 27, 2002 | 69 | 57 |
| 2 | May 4, 2002 | 52 | 74 |
| 3 | May 11, 2002 | 36 | 90 |
| 4 | May 18, 2002 | 33 | 93 |
| 5 | May 25, 2002 | 26 | 100 |
| 6 | Jun 1, 2002 | 18 | 108 |
| 7 | Jun 8, 2002 | 16 | 110 |
| 8 | Jun 15, 2002 | 14 | 112 |
| 9 | Jun 22, 2002 | 11 | 115 |
| 10 | Jun 29, 2002 | 10 | 116 |
| 11 | Jul 6, 2002 | 10 | 116 |
| 12 | Jul 13, 2002 | 11 | 115 |
| 13 | Jul 20, 2002 | 10 | 116 |
| 14 | Jul 27, 2002 | 10 | 116 |
| 15 | Aug 3, 2002 | 10 | 116 |
| 16 | Aug 10, 2002 | 13 | 113 |
| 17 | Aug 17, 2002 | 15 | 111 |
| 18 | Aug 24, 2002 | 18 | 108 |
| 19 | Aug 31, 2002 | 21 | 105 |
| 20 | Sep 7, 2002 | 21 | 105 |
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