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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox album | name = Tonight Alright | type = studio | artist = [[Spiderbait]] | cover = Spiderbait - Tonight Alright primary cover art.png | caption = Primary cover art featuring a silhouette of bassist Janet English | alt = | released = 28 March 2004 | recorded = 2003 | studio = * RadioStar ([[Weed, California]]) * Metropolis (Melbourne) | genre = * [[Alternative rock]] * [[hard rock]] * [[garage rock revival]] * [[power pop]] | length = 36:25 | label = [[Universal Music Australia|Universal Australia]] | producer = [[Sylvia Massy]] | prev_title = [[The Flight of Wally Funk]] | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = [[Greatest Hits (Spiderbait album)|Greatest Hits]] | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternate cover | type = studio | cover = Tonightalright.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Alternate cover art featuring a silhouette of guitarist Damian Whitty }} {{Singles | name = Tonight Alright | type = Studio | single1 = [[Black Betty]] | single1date = March 2004 | single2 = [[Fucken Awesome]] | single2date = June 2004 }} }} '''''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 Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] and was certified gold. "[[Black Betty#Spiderbait version|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. {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r705996 |title=Tonight Alright - Spiderbait |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref> | rev2 = Music Emissions | rev2score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=3040 |title=Spiderbait - Tonight Alright Review from Music Emissions |author=Dennis Scanland |date=1 October 2004 |work=musicemissions.com |accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' | rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/spiderbait-tonight-alright/474 |title=Spiderbait: Tonight Alright |author=Sal Cinquemani |date=11 August 2004 |work=Slant Magazine |accessdate=12 August 2011}}</ref> }} == Track listing == {{Track listing | title1 = Take Me Back | length1 = 4:40 | title2 = Live in a Box | length2 = 3:17 | title3 = [[Black Betty]] | length3 = 3:28 | title4 = Put It Down | length4 = 2:41 | title5 = [[Fucken Awesome]] | length5 = 2:24 | title6 = 5th Set | length6 = 3:28 | title7 = The Dog | length7 = 1:34 | title8 = Cows | length8 = 2:21 | title9 = Tonite | length9 = 4:26 | title10 = Alright | length10 = 2:18 | title11 = In This City | length11 = 1:27 | title12 = Picky | length12 = 4:25 }} ==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|14|album=Tonight Alright|artist=Spiderbait|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 February 2019|refname="ARIA Albums Chart"}} |} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Rank |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2004.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2004|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=7 October 2019 }}</ref> | 65 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Artist Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-albums-2004.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top Australian Albums 2004|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=7 October 2019 }}</ref> | 16 |} ==Certifications== {{certification Table Top}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Spiderbait|title=Tonight Alright|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|refname="Album Certification"|access-date=7 October 2019}} {{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}} == Release history == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Country ! Release date ! Format ! Label ! Catalogue |- | Australia | March 2004 | CD | [[Universal Music Australia|Universal]] | 9817558 |- | Australia | 26 July 2024 | LP | [[Universal Music Australia|Universal]] | 6500068 |} == References == {{reflist}} {{Spiderbait}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2004 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Sylvia Massy]] [[Category:Spiderbait albums]]
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