# He's Alright

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{{for|1997 song|Wild Orchid (album)}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = He's Alright
| cover      = He'salright.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Kurt Vile](/source/Kurt_Vile)
| album      = [Childish Prodigy](/source/Childish_Prodigy)
| B-side     = "Farfisas in Falltime" & "Take Your Time"
| released   = September 8, 2009
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)
| length     =
| label      = [Matador Records](/source/Matador_Records)
| writer     = [Kurt Vile](/source/Kurt_Vile)
| producer   = Kurt Vile, Jeff Zeigler, [Adam Granduciel](/source/Adam_Granduciel)
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [Pretty Pimpin](/source/Pretty_Pimpin)
| next_year  = 2015
}}

'''"He's Alright"''' is a limited-edition vinyl single by American [indie rock](/source/indie_rock) musician [Kurt Vile](/source/Kurt_Vile), released on September 8, 2009, on [Matador Records](/source/Matador_Records).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2009/09/11/video-kurt-vile-hes-alright-breathin-out/|title = Video: Kurt Vile, "He's Alright" & "Breathin Out"}}</ref> The song appears on Vile's third studio album, ''[Childish Prodigy](/source/Childish_Prodigy)'' (2009), as a [hidden track](/source/hidden_track).

The [b-side](/source/b-side), "Farfisas in Falltime", is an ambient instrumental recorded by Violators bandmate and frequent collaborator [Adam Granduciel](/source/Adam_Granduciel), while "Take Your Time" is an acoustic track recorded with ''Childish Prodigy'' producer Jeff Zeigler.

The song appears in the season two finale of [HBO](/source/HBO)'s comedy series, ''[Eastbound and Down](/source/Eastbound_and_Down)''. Regarding its appearance, Vile noted, "That was really awesome. It was in this cool, emotional part at the end of the season, and I got so lucky to have my song on there, because the song is kind of emotional too."<ref>http://austinist.com/2011/09/15/kurt_vile_interview.php dead link|date=May 2022 https://archive.today/20130628170021/http://austinist.com/2011/09/15/kurt_vile_interview.php</ref>

==Track listing==
'''Side A'''
#"He's Alright"

'''Side B'''
#"Farfisas in Falltime"
#"Take Your Time"

==Personnel==
===Musicians===
*[Kurt Vile](/source/Kurt_Vile) - vocals, guitar
*Jesse Trbovich - vibrato guitars <small>("He's Alright")</small>

===Recording personnel===
*Jeff Zeigler - recording <small>("He's Alright" and "Take Your Time")</small>
*[Adam Granduciel](/source/Adam_Granduciel) - recording <small>("Farfisas in Falltime")</small>

==References==
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Category:2009 singles
Category:2009 songs
Category:Matador Records singles

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