Tonight Alright

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. 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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Music Emissions	(favorable)[2]
Slant	[3]

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

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)[4]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Rank
Australian Albums Chart[5]	65
Australian Artist Albums Chart[6]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	March 2004	CD	Universal	9817558
Australia	26 July 2024	LP	Universal	6500068

References

1. "Tonight Alright - Spiderbait". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Dennis Scanland (1 October 2004). "Spiderbait - Tonight Alright Review from Music Emissions". musicemissions.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
3. Sal Cinquemani (11 August 2004). "Spiderbait: Tonight Alright". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Spiderbait – Tonight Alright". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
5. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
6. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top Australian Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.