Everything's Gonna Be Alright (David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney song)

"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" is a song by American country music artist David Lee Murphy as a duet with Kenny Chesney. It was released in November 2017 as the lead single to Murphy's 2018 album No Zip Code. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart, becoming Murphy's first number one since 1995's "Dust on the Bottle". Murphy co-wrote this song with Jimmy Yeary and Chris Stevens.

Content

The song features "reggae rhythms, sing-along choruses and a programmed percussion loop that's more pop than country" with a lyric that "reassures listeners" that "everything's gonna be alright".

Commercial performance

On the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated December 16, 2017, the song entered at number 47, making for Murphy's first appearance on that chart since "Inspiration", which peaked at number 46 in 2004. At this point, the song had also been on the Country Airplay chart for four weeks. In June 2018, the song became Murphy's second number one hit, and his first since "Dust on the Bottle" in 1995. It is also Chesney's twenty-ninth number one hit. As of August 2018, the song has sold over 255,000 copies in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–2018)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)	16
US Billboard Hot 100	66
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	9
US Country Airplay (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	38
US Radio Songs (Billboard)	68

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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"David Lee Murphys' 'Everything's Gonna Be Alright' Enters Country Airplay Chart's Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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v t e David Lee Murphy
Studio albums	Out with a Bang Gettin' Out the Good Stuff We Can't All Be Angels Tryin' to Get There No Zip Code
Notable singles	"Party Crowd" "Dust on the Bottle" "Out with a Bang" "Every Time I Get Around You" "The Road You Leave Behind" "Loco" "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
Related articles	List of songs written by David Lee Murphy Discography

v t e Kenny Chesney 2010s–2020s singles
Albums Singles
Hemingway's Whiskey	"The Boys of Fall" "Somewhere with You" "Live a Little" "You and Tequila" "Reality"
Welcome to the Fishbowl	"Feel Like a Rock Star" "Come Over" "El Cerrito Place"
Life on a Rock	"Pirate Flag" "When I See This Bar"
The Big Revival	"American Kids" "Til It's Gone" "Wild Child" "Save It for a Rainy Day"
Cosmic Hallelujah	"Noise" "Setting the World on Fire" "Bar at the End of the World" "All the Pretty Girls"
Songs for the Saints	"Get Along" "Better Boat"
Here and Now	"Tip of My Tongue" "Here and Now" "Happy Does" "Knowing You" "Everyone She Knows"
Born	"Take Her Home" "Just to Say We Did"
Other songs	"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" "Half of My Hometown"

v t e CMA Musical Event of the Year
1988−1990	"Trio" (1988) "There's a Tear in My Beer" (1989) "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (1990)
1991−2000	"Restless" (1991) "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (1992) "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" (1993) "Does He Love You" (1994) "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (1995) "I Will Always Love You" (1996) "It's Your Love" (1997) "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" (1998) "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (1999) "Murder on Music Row" (2000)
2001−2010	"Too Country" (2001) "Mendocino County Line" (2002) "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (2003) "Whiskey Lullaby" (2004) "Good News, Bad News" (2005) "When I Get Where I'm Going" (2006) "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" (2007) "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" (2008) "Start a Band" (2009) "Hillbilly Bone" (2010)
2011−2020	"Don't You Wanna Stay" (2011) "Feel Like a Rock Star" (2012) "Highway Don't Care" (2013) "We Were Us" (2014) "Raise 'Em Up" (2015) "Different for Girls" (2016) "Funny How Time Slips Away" (2017) "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (2018) "Old Town Road" (2019) "I Hope You're Happy Now" (2020)
2021−present	"Half of My Hometown" (2021) “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” (2022) "Wait in the Truck" (2023) "You Look Like You Love Me" (2024)

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