Tonight Alright is the sixth studio album by Australian alternative rock band Spiderbait, released on 28 March 2004 through Universal Music Australia. It was primarily recorded in Weed, California, by producer Sylvia Massy. It peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold. "Black Betty", a cover of the traditional African American work song, served as the album's lead single and became Spiderbait's first number-one hit in Australia. The song also appeared on the soundtracks for the 2004 film Without a Paddle and the racing video game Need for Speed: Underground 2. In May 2024, Spiderbait announced a national tour celebrating 20 years of Tonight Alright (and their version of Black Betty). Alongside the announcement of the tour, they announced that the album's going to be issued on vinyl for the first time.
| Tonight Alright | ||||
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 Primary cover art featuring a silhouette of bassist Janet English | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 March 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Studio |
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| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:25 | |||
| Label | Universal Australia | |||
| Producer | Sylvia Massy | |||
| Spiderbait chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 Alternate cover art featuring a silhouette of guitarist Damian Whitty | ||||
| Singles from Tonight Alright | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Music Emissions | (favorable)[2] |
| Slant | [3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take Me Back" | 4:40 |
| 2. | "Live in a Box" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Black Betty" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Put It Down" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Fucken Awesome" | 2:24 |
| 6. | "5th Set" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "The Dog" | 1:34 |
| 8. | "Cows" | 2:21 |
| 9. | "Tonite" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Alright" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "In This City" | 1:27 |
| 12. | "Picky" | 4:25 |
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 14 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[5] | 65 |
| Australian Artist Albums Chart[6] | 16 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Country | Release date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | March 2004 | CD | Universal | 9817558 |
| Australia | 26 July 2024 | LP | Universal | 6500068 |
References
edit- ^ "Tonight Alright - Spiderbait". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Dennis Scanland (1 October 2004). "Spiderbait - Tonight Alright Review from Music Emissions". musicemissions.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Sal Cinquemani (11 August 2004). "Spiderbait: Tonight Alright". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Spiderbait – Tonight Alright". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top Australian Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.