Tonight Alright

Tonight Alright
Primary cover art featuring a silhouette of bassist Janet English
Studio album by Spiderbait
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 Australia
Producer	Sylvia Massy
Spiderbait chronology
The Flight of Wally Funk (2001) Tonight Alright (2004) Greatest Hits (2005)
Alternate cover
Alternate cover art featuring a silhouette of guitarist Damian Whitty
Singles from Tonight Alright
"Black Betty" Released: March 2004 "Fucken Awesome" Released: 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 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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Music Emissions	(favorable)
Slant

Track listing

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Rank
Australian Albums Chart	65
Australian Artist Albums Chart	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	March 2004	CD	Universal	9817558