Free – All Right Now

“All Right Now” Single by Free from the album Fire and Water
B-side “Mouthful of Grass”
Released 15 May 1970 (UK)
Label Island
Songwriters Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers
Producer Free
Charted No.4 in US, No.2 in UK, No.1 in Denmark, No. 6 in Austria, No. 5 in Germany, No.5 in France

Released as the album’s second single, “All Right Now” peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In July 1973, the song was re-released, peaking at number 15 on the UK chart. In 1991, a Bob Clearmountain remix of the song was released, reaching number eight on the UK chart.

This is the first hit song with vocals by Paul Rodgers. He later joined Bad Company and also played with The Firm and Queen. This song really took off after Free’s performance at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31,1970 at the East Aftom Farm, Aftom Down, where over 600,000 people attended. Los Angeles disc jockey Joe Benson told Paul Rodgers during an on air interview that “All Right Now” is playing over the airwaves somewhere around the world once every 45 seconds.

The album version is over a minute longer than the radio edit, which had a shorter guitar solo.