Love Is Alright Tonite

"Love Is Alright Tonite" is a song performed by Australian musician Rick Springfield. The song was released as a single in 1981 from the album, Working Class Dog. In February 1982, it reached No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

"Love Is Alright Tonite"
Single by Rick Springfield
from the album Working Class Dog
B-side	"Everybody's Girl"
Released	August 1981
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:28
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield singles chronology
"I've Done Everything for You" (1981) "Love Is Alright Tonite" (1981) "Don't Talk to Strangers" (1982)

Billboard called it a "craftily constructed uptempo pop song filled with melodic hooks and an identifiable lyric line."^[1] Record World praised the "throbbing beat, slashing guitars and Rick's vocal determination."^[2]

Chart history

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[citation needed]	26
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	20
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4]	40

Song usage in other media

• The song appears in the 2001 film, Wet Hot American Summer.