{{Short description|2018 song by Lady Gaga}} {{Good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Is That Alright? | artist = Lady Gaga | album = A Star Is Born | studio = * Five Star Bar (Los Angeles) * Shrine Auditorium, EastWest, The Village West (Los Angeles) | genre = <!--Do not add unsourced genres --> | length = 3:11 | label = Interscope | writer = * Lady Gaga * Mark Nilan Jr. * Nick Monson * Paul "DJWS" Blair * Lukas Nelson * Aaron Raitiere | producer = * Lady Gaga * Mark Nilan Jr. * Nick Monson * Paul "DJWS" Blair | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_vR32XI3Sr4|"Is That Alright?"}}|header=Audio video|type=song}} }} "'''Is That Alright?'''" is a song from the 2018 film ''A Star Is Born'' and soundtrack of the same name, performed by American singer Lady Gaga. It was produced by Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair; writing credits include all of them besides Lukas Nelson and Aaron Raitiere. The track is sung by Gaga's in-movie character, Ally, as a loving ode to Bradley Cooper's character, Jackson. It plays during the end credits of the original, theatrical cut of ''A Star Is Born'', while appearing in the wedding scene in its extended, ''Encore'' edition.
The song received positive reviews, with critics praising Gaga's emotional vocals, drawing comparisons to Adele and Broadway ballads, and highlighting the track's vulnerability and dramatic structure. It charted within the top 30 in Hungary, Scotland, and Slovakia. Gaga performed "Is That Alright?" live for the first time at select dates of her Mayhem Ball tour (2025–2026).
==Background and composition== {{listen | pos = right | filename = Lady Gaga - Is That Alright?.ogg | title = "Is That Alright?" | format = Ogg | description = A 28-second sample of "Is That Alright?", showcasing Gaga's singing style switching from belting to soft whispers. }} "Is That Alright?" first appeared as a snippet shared by Lady Gaga on September 25, 2018, in a teaser for her film, ''A Star Is Born'', for which the song was written.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/movies/2018/9/25/lady-gaga-shares-emotional-alright-star-born|title=Lady Gaga Shares Emotional "Is That Alright" Ballad From A Star Is Born|first=Zachary|last=Zane|work=Out|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2023|archive-date=February 14, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214210203/https://www.out.com/movies/2018/9/25/lady-gaga-shares-emotional-alright-star-born|url-status=live}}</ref> The video gave a minute-long preview of the track, along with various clips from the movie.<ref name="Idolator">{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7686097/lady-gaga-teases-is-that-alright-off-a-star-is-born-soundtrack?safari=1|title=Lady Gaga Teases "Is That Alright?" Off 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack|first=Mike|last=Nied|publisher=Idolator|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=February 18, 2023|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230218075311/https://www.idolator.com/7686097/lady-gaga-teases-is-that-alright-off-a-star-is-born-soundtrack?safari=1&chrome=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> It later appeared as the twenty-fifth track of the standard version of the movie's soundtrack album, released on October 5, 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2018/10/11/a-star-is-born-heads-for-top-in-another-way-via-its-soundtrack/?sh=1417dd142f33|title=Lady Gaga And Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Is Set To Top The Charts|first=Mark|last=Beech|magazine=Forbes|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=February 18, 2023|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218233343/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2018/10/11/a-star-is-born-heads-for-top-in-another-way-via-its-soundtrack/?sh=1417dd142f33|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="liner"/> "Is That Alright?" is a power ballad with piano instrumentation.<ref name="vulturerank"/><ref name="screenrant1"/> It is a "vulnerable" love song, composed in "the same vein" as the soundtrack's "Shallow" and 'I'll Never Love Again".<ref name="screenrant1">{{cite news|first=Benjamin|last=Weiss|url=https://screenrant.com/lady-gaga-best-songs-for-films-top-gun-star-is-born/|title=Top Gun Maverick: 10 Best Lady Gaga Original Songs For Movies|date=June 1, 2022|access-date=April 4, 2026|magazine=Screen Rant|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260404195650/https://screenrant.com/lady-gaga-best-songs-for-films-top-gun-star-is-born/|archive-date=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
The song's writers and producers were Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair, with Lukas Nelson and Aaron Raitiere providing additional writing.<ref name="bustle">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-a-star-is-born-end-credits-song-may-remind-you-of-some-of-lady-gagas-other-iconic-ballads-12160883|title=The 'A Star is Born' End Credits Song May Remind You Of Some Of Lady Gaga's Other Iconic Ballads|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106004649/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-a-star-is-born-end-credits-song-may-remind-you-of-some-of-lady-gagas-other-iconic-ballads-12160883 |date=2018-10-05 |archive-date=2018-11-06|access-date=2018-11-06|first=Tatiana|last=Tenreyro|magazine=Bustle}}</ref> Talking about the writing process for the film, Blair said that "for every song that made it onto the album", they "wrote at least four others, in various iterations", which gave options when they had to decide which songs to keep for the story. He also added that "Is That Alright?" became his favorite song which ultimately ended up on the soundtrack.<ref name="wpost1"/> The track is performed in the key of G flat major with a moderate tempo of 105 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of G–G/B–Em–C during the verses and G–Em–G/B-G during the chorus, and the vocals span from E<sub>3</sub> to E<sub>5</sub>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0190140|title=Lady Gaga 'Is That Alright?' Sheet Music in G Major|first=Stefani|last=Germanotta|publisher=Musicnotes.com|year=2018|access-date=December 5, 2018|archive-date=December 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205201157/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0190140|url-status=live}}</ref> Gaga's singing style shifts from belting to soft whispers in the song.<ref name="screenrant1"/>
==Use in film and lyrical content== "Is That Alright?" played during the end credits in the original, theatrical cut of ''A Star Is Born''.<ref name="wpost1">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/19/are-we-supposed-hate-pop-songs-star-is-born-one-songwriters-weighs/|title=Are we supposed to hate the pop songs in 'A Star Is Born'? One of the songwriters weighs in.|first=Bethonie|last=Butler|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 19, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2023|archive-date=November 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128104246/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/19/are-we-supposed-hate-pop-songs-star-is-born-one-songwriters-weighs/|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> It is Ally's pledge to Jackson (the main characters of the movie, played by Gaga and Bradley Cooper), where she vows to love him until the end of her life.<ref name="Vulture"/> ''USA Today'' wrote that the track is "painting an evocative picture of their whirlwind romance as Gaga alternates between tender storyteller and throaty power belter", declaring "I want you at the end of my life... Wanna see your face when I fall with grace at the moment I die."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/10/05/star-born-soundtrack-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-shallow-not-fluke/1532534002/|title=Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper's stunning 'A Star Is Born' soundtrack proves 'Shallow' was no fluke|first=Patrick|last=Ryan|work=USA Today|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109013505/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/10/05/star-born-soundtrack-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-shallow-not-fluke/1532534002/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Screen Rant'' thought the song "gives audiences another glimpse at what makes their relationship truly special", with Ally, "the up and coming singer ... put[ting] her heart into every verse."<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Austin|url=https://screenrant.com/star-is-born-songs-ranked/|title=10 Best Songs From A Star Is Born, Ranked|date=September 30, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2023|magazine=Screen Rant|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260403142919/https://screenrant.com/star-is-born-songs-ranked/|archive-date=April 3, 2026}}</ref> A ''Vulture'' article argued that by placing "Is That Alright?" at the very end of the story, it can be interpreted as "a tragic ode to future dreams that'll go unfulfilled."<ref name="Vulture">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-lady-gaga-songs-ranked.html|title=Every Lady Gaga Song, Ranked A deep dive into a star who almost single-handedly raised the bar for pop music.|first=Kristen|last=S. Hé|website=Vulture|access-date=May 24, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310131056/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-lady-gaga-songs-ranked.html|archive-date=March 10, 2024}}</ref> The same outlet pointed out the "lunatic level of adoration and tenderness" from Ally's character in the song, underscored by the "Nothing you say wouldn't interest me" line in the lyrics.<ref name="vulturerank"/>
A deleted scene from ''A Star Is Born'', involving Ally's performance of "Is That Alright?", got featured between the DVD/Blu-ray extras of the film in February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/a-star-is-born-blu-ray-details/|title='A Star Is Born' Blu-ray Will Include Never-Before-Seen Musical Performances|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=December 12, 2018|access-date=December 13, 2018|work=Collider|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212221849/http://collider.com/a-star-is-born-blu-ray-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> After a one-week long limited release in cinemas the following March,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/columns/a-star-is-born-encore-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga-1203153653/|title=The Encore Edition of 'A Star Is Born': More Isn't Less, but It's Not More Either|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2023|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230218071650/https://variety.com/2019/film/columns/a-star-is-born-encore-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga-1203153653/|url-status=live|archive-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref> an extended cut of the movie was released to home media in June 2019, titled ''A Star Is Born: Special Encore Edition''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/A-Star-Is-Born-Blu-ray/241324/|title=A Star Is Born Blu-ray: Special Encore Edition|access-date=June 25, 2019|publisher=Blu-ray.com|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626190548/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/A-Star-Is-Born-Blu-ray/241324/|url-status=live}}</ref> This version of the movie gives a longer scene of Jackson and Ally's wedding reception and reinstates "Is That Alright?" into the story.<ref>{{cite news|first=Katie|last=Rothstein|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-lady-gaga-songs-ranked.html|title=A Star Is Born Extended Cut Coming to Theaters So We Can All Take Another Look|date=February 27, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2023|magazine=Vulture|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319093017/https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/a-star-is-born-back-in-theaters-new-scenes.html|archive-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> Ally sits down at the band piano, grabbing the microphone, and says to Jackson: "When we gave our vows at the altar, I just didn't get to say everything I wanted to say. So I wrote it down, and I brought it here. I hope it's okay if I love you forever, Jack."{{efn|These words appeared on the standard version of the soundtrack for ''A Star Is Born'' in the dialogue track titled "Vows".<ref name="vulturencore"/>}} She then sings "Is That Alright?".<ref name="vulturencore">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/star-is-born-encore-re-release-new-ally-jackson-maine-scenes-songs.html|title=The Zipline Scene, "Is That Alright," And More: Everything in the Star Is Born Encore|last=Harris|first=Hunter|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2023|magazine=Vulture|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250817022641/https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/star-is-born-encore-re-release-new-ally-jackson-maine-scenes-songs.html|url-status=live|archive-date=August 17, 2025}}</ref> ''Slate''{{'s}} Heather Schwedel said the track originally was "a bit of a mistery", but the ''Encore'' edition "fills in why this song existed in the first place" with the "sweet" extra scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/03/star-is-born-encore-added-scenes-review.html|title=The Best and Worst New Scenes in A Star Is Born Encore|last=Schwedel|first=Heather|date=March 6, 2019|access-date=February 17, 2023|magazine=Slate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250925144254/https://slate.com/culture/2019/03/star-is-born-encore-added-scenes-review.html|url-status=live|archive-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref>
==Critical reception== [[File:Adele 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|Some outlets found the song to be reminiscent of the style of Adele (''pictured in 2016'').]]
"Is That Alright?" received positive reviews from journalists, who complimented Gaga's vocals and found the track emotional. A column by ''Vulture'' regarded the song "more reminiscent of Adele than Lady Gaga",<ref name="Vulture"/> an opinion concurred by ''The Guardian'', where it was analyzed as one of the tracks from the soundtrack which could have been "in the songbooks of Elton John or Adele for years".<ref name=Guardianreview/> Wren Graves of ''Consequence'' called it a "big Broadway ballad", evoking the ''Wicked''{{'s}} "Defying Gravity" (2003) and ''Evita''{{'s}} "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (1976).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/10/album-review-lady-gaga-a-star-is-born/|title=Album of the Week: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Share Real Chemistry on A Star Is Born|first=Wren|last=Graves|work=Consequence|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=October 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021151543/https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/album-review-lady-gaga-a-star-is-born/|url-status=live}}</ref> It reminded ''Bustle''{{'s}} Tatiana Tenreyro to Gaga's own ballads, "Speechless" (2009) and "Million Reasons" (2016), though she added, "this one has lyrics that feel even more vulnerable, showing how much Ally desires Jackson's love and sees him as The One."<ref name="bustle"/> In his review of the soundtrack, Chris DeVille of ''Stereogum'' felt that the "blustery piano ballad 'Is That Alright?' and 'Always Remember Us This Way' [...] would work as ''Joanne'' bonus tracks, and they're at least as good as "Million Reasons", that album's one true hit."<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2016915/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-review-lady-gaga/columns/the-week-in-pop/|title=The A Star Is Born Soundtrack Could Stand To Go Off The Deep End More Often|first=Chris|last=Deville|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2023|work=Stereogum|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260402155139/https://stereogum.com/2016915/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-review-lady-gaga/columns/the-week-in-pop|archive-date=April 2, 2026}}</ref>
According to Joey Morona from ''The Plain Dealer'', "Is That Alright?" is a "moving" love song with Gaga's "signature emotion and power". He felt the song is on the same level as the album's "Shallow" and "I'll Never Love Again", envisioning a "three-song race" for an Academy Awards nomination in the Best Original Song category.{{efn|"Shallow" ultimately ended up being the nominated song, and later the winner of the category at the 91st Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite news|last=Macke|first=Johnni|title=Oscars 2019 Winners: The Complete List|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1014844/oscars-2019-winners-the-complete-list|access-date=February 25, 2019|work=E! News|date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=February 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225083934/https://www.eonline.com/news/1014844/oscars-2019-winners-the-complete-list|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/10/a_star_is_born_soundtrack_is_m.html|title='A Star Is Born' soundtrack is more than an excuse to listen to 'Shallow' on repeat|first=Joey|last=Morona|work=The Plain Dealer|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014400/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/10/a_star_is_born_soundtrack_is_m.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Vulture''{{'s}} Natalie Walker claimed it is the best track from the soundtrack, thinking "the vocal and energetic bipolarity of this song is what makes it so endlessly affecting". She further added: "High notes are impressive, midrange belting is powerful, light and airy falsetto moments are pretty; the tessitura in which the verses of 'Is That Alright' exist strips Gaga bare of any vocal pyrotechnics, and all we are left to focus on are the specifics of her yearning pleas for all-encompassing intimacy." Gaga's singing "at the bottom of her range" recalled Beyoncé's 2009 single, "Halo" for Walker.<ref name="vulturerank">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-a-star-is-born-soundtrack-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|title=A Person Who Has Not Seen A Star Is Born Ranks Its Entire Soundtrack|last=Walker|first=Natalie|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=August 18, 2022|magazine=Vulture|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531192211/https://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-a-star-is-born-soundtrack-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|url-status=live|archive-date=May 31, 2025}}</ref> Hunter Harris, from the same website, similarly praised "Is That Alright?", calling it "arguably ''A Star Is Born''{{'s}} greatest song", and noted how director Bradley Cooper "made amends" by including the track in the actual movie in its later ''Encore'' version.<ref name="vulturencore"/> Paris Close at iHeart believed "the number is every bit of warm and vulnerable and fearless as the singer-songwriter belts her heart out to her beloved."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-09-25-lady-gaga-teases-new-song-is-that-alright-from-a-star-is-born-listen/|title=Lady Gaga Teases New Song 'Is That Alright?' From 'A Star Is Born': Listen|first=Paris|last=Close|publisher=iHeart|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2023|archive-date=May 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522121328/https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-09-25-lady-gaga-teases-new-song-is-that-alright-from-a-star-is-born-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Ben Beaumont-Thomas of ''The Guardian'' remarked the lyrics "on the page" are "almost ludicrous, but on record it grabs your ribcage". He further added that the song's "earnestness is [...] completely sold by Gaga", and suggested the song could become popular on wedding receptions.<ref name=Guardianreview>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/05/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-review-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper|title=A Star Is Born soundtrack review – instant classics full of Gaga's emotional might|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 5, 2018|work=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014210839/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/05/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-review-lady-gaga-bradley-cooper|archive-date=October 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> At ''The Ringer'', Alyssa Bereznak appreciated "the structural conceit of this song: a stream-of-consciousness outpouring of tender sentiment, followed by a forceful chorus full of demands for eye contact and eternal matrimony, capped off with a sweet, searching question".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/12/5/18127642/a-star-is-born-songs-ranked-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga|title=The Songs From 'A Star Is Born,' Ranked|first=Alyssa|last=Bereznak|publisher=The Ringer|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2026|archive-date=March 26, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260326210054/https://www.theringer.com/2018/12/05/year-in-review/a-star-is-born-songs-ranked-bradley-cooper-lady-gaga|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''The Daily Telegraph'', Neil McCormick opined the song "may be a predictably constructed soapy piano ballad but in the plotline's context of a lovelorn woman grasping for joy in a doomed romance, it won't leave a dry eye in the house."<ref name="Telegraph">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-star-born-soundtrack-review-enjoyable/|title=Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper: A Star Is Born soundtrack, review: an enjoyable but very peculiar album|last=McCormick|first=Neil|author-link=Neil McCormick|date=October 5, 2018|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=October 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260328000645/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-star-born-soundtrack-review-enjoyable/|archive-date=March 28, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> For ''The Washington Post''{{'s}} Bethonie Butler, "Is That Alright?" is a "sweet but cheesy ballad."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/12/all-songs-star-is-born-ranked/|title=All the songs from 'A Star Is Born,' ranked|first=Bethonie|last=Butler|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 12, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2023|archive-date=April 3, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260403010823/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/12/all-songs-star-is-born-ranked/|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Adam White of ''The Independent'' deemed it one of the more forgettable tracks of the soundtrack, though he noted "Gaga belting her heart out against a piano melody as if her life depended on it".<ref name=independent>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/lady-gaga-best-songs-ranked-list-chromatica-rain-on-me-bad-romance-lyrics-a9536916.html|title=Lady Gaga: Every song ranked, from Born This Way to Rain on Me|first=Adam|last=White|date=May 28, 2020|access-date=December 6, 2022|work=The Independent|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221206181810/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/lady-gaga-best-songs-ranked-list-chromatica-rain-on-me-bad-romance-lyrics-a9536916.html|archive-date=December 6, 2022}}</ref>
== Chart performance == "Is That Alright?" is one of five tracks{{efn|The other four being: "Shallow", "I'll Never Love Again", "Always Remember Us This Way", and "Maybe It's Time".<ref name="bbcharting"/>}} from the soundtrack which managed to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, appearing on the chart at number 63,<ref name="bbcharting">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/five-a-star-is-born-songs-hit-hot-100/|title=Five 'A Star Is Born' Songs Hit Hot 100, Led by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's 'Shallow'|first=Xander|last=Zellner|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 18, 2023|archive-date=May 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521235046/https://www.billboard.com/pro/five-a-star-is-born-songs-hit-hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hot100"/> while also charting at number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100.<ref name="can"/> In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 200,000 track-equivalent units in the country.<ref name="uk"/><ref name="bpi"/> In Australia, the song debuted at number 97 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and improved one position the next week.<ref name="aus"/> It peaked at number 40 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.<ref name="nz"/> Additionally, the song reached number 19 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Euro Digital Songs chart,<ref name="eur"/> 22 on the Hungarian Single Top 40 chart,<ref name="hun"/> 20 on the Scottish Singles Sales Chart,<ref name="sco"/> 12 on the Slovak Singles Digitál Top 100 chart,<ref name="svk"/> and 33 on the Spanish Physical/Digital chart.<ref name="spain"/> In 2021, "Is That Alright?" was awarded a gold certification from the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) for track-equivalent sales of 25,000 units in Poland.<ref name="zpav"/>
== Live performances == Gaga performed "Is That Alright?" for the first time ever as part of the Mayhem Ball tour on November 18, 2025, during the second of four shows in Paris, France. She performed the song on piano, and dedicated it to her fans, their loved ones, and her fiancé, Michael Polansky.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lady Gaga emociona en París cantando por primera vez en directo 'Is That Alright?' |url=https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/lady-gaga-emociona-paris-cantando-primera-vez-directo-that-alright_20251119691d726a360d0840bcea04bd.html |access-date=November 19, 2025 |publisher=Europa FM |date=November 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213223256/https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/lady-gaga-emociona-paris-cantando-primera-vez-directo-that-alright_20251119691d726a360d0840bcea04bd.html |archive-date=December 13, 2025 |location=Spain |language=es |trans-title=Lady Gaga thrills in Paris singing for the first time live 'Is That Alright?' |url-status=live }}</ref> She later reprised the song at select dates of the tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goncalves |first1=Julien |title=Lady Gaga reprend "La vie en rose" pour dire au revoir au public français, et c'est sublime ! |url=https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Lady-Gaga/news-134492.html |access-date=December 8, 2025 |website=Pure Charts |date=November 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251227000409/https://www.chartsinfrance.net/Lady-Gaga/news-134492.html |archive-date=December 27, 2025 |location=France |language=fr |trans-title=Lady Gaga covers "La vie en rose" to say goodbye to the French public, and it's sublime! |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of the ''A Star Is Born'' soundtrack album.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes| others=Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper| title=A Star Is Born| year=2018| type=Credits from Liner notes| publisher=Interscope Records| id=B0028726-01| url=http://lyrics.astarisbornmusic.com/| access-date=October 10, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011172931/http://lyrics.astarisbornmusic.com/| archive-date=October 11, 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Management=== * Published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC / SG Songs LLC (BMI) / Happygowrucke / Creative Pulse Music/These Are Pulse Songs (BMI). * All rights administered by These Are Pulse Songs, BIRB Music (ASCAP) / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC * Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / Super LCS Publishing / One Tooth Productions (BMI), Warner-Barham Music LLC (BMI) * Extra administration by Songs of Universal (BMI) / Warner-Olive Music LLC (ASCAP) admin. by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP) * Recorded at Five Star Bar (Los Angeles). Additional recording at Shrine Auditorium, EastWest Studios, The Village West (Los Angeles). * Mixed at Electric Lady Studios (New York City) * Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios (New York City)
===Personnel=== {{div col}} * Lady Gaga – songwriter, producer, primary vocals * Mark Nilan Jr. – songwriter, producer, piano * Nick Monson – songwriter, producer * Paul "DJWS" Blair – songwriter, producer * Lukas Nelson – songwriter * Aaron Raitiere – songwriter * Benjamin Rice – recording * Bo Bodnar – recording assistant * Tom Elmhirst – mixing * Brandon Bost – mixing engineer * Randy Merrill – audio mastering {{div end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Is That Alright?" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{single chart|Australiapandora|96|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20181105130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20181106-0000/Issue1497.pdf|rowheader=true|access-date=November 18, 2018|refname="aus"}} |- {{single chart|Canada|85|artist=Lady Gaga|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2018|refname="can"}} |- ! scope="row"| Euro Digital Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name="eur">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lady-gaga/chart-history/ids/?fbclid=IwAR27qjj22FXCo-MhSx5G9NYRuBuiYkinhqpcAwyU3ej05dAezqewl9BTwYE|title=Chart Search: Lady Gaga: Is That Alright?|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311152708/https://www.billboard.com/artist/lady-gaga/chart-history/ids/?fbclid=IwAR27qjj22FXCo-MhSx5G9NYRuBuiYkinhqpcAwyU3ej05dAezqewl9BTwYE|url-status=live}}</ref> | 19 |- {{single chart|Hungarysingle|22|year=2018|week=41|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2018|refname="hun"}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)<ref name="nz">{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2018-10-12|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 15, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311161543/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4540|url-status=live}}</ref> | 40 |- {{single chart|Scotland|20|date=20181012|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2018|refname="sco"}} |- ! scope="row"| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)<ref name="svk">{{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/43?weekId=2546|title=SK - SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 Měsíc 10/2018|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|language=Slovak|access-date=March 11, 2023|archive-date=March 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162855/https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/43?weekId=2546|url-status=live}}</ref> | 12 |- ! scope="row"| Spain Physical/Digital (PROMUSICAE)<ref name="spain">{{cite web|url=https://spanishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s3&year=2018&date=20181014|title=Physical/Digital Single Top 50|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022193516/https://spanishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s3&year=2018&date=20181014|url-status=live}}</ref> | 33 |- {{single chart|UKdownload|23|date=20181019|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2018|refname="uk"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|63|artist=Lady Gaga|rowheader=true|access-date=October 21, 2018|refname="hot100"}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Is That Alright?"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Lady Gaga|title=Is That Alright?|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=March 8, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Lady Gaga|title=Is That Alright?|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=April 18, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Lady Gaga|title=Is That Alright?|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/|title=Single Certification Search – Lady Gaga – Is That Alright?|website=RadioScope|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 16, 2024|archive-date=January 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106205614/https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Lady Gaga|title=Is That Alright?|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|certmonth=8|access-date=August 11, 2021|refname="zpav"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Lady Gaga|title=Is That Alright?|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|id=18545-2312-1|access-date=December 2, 2022|refname="bpi"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true|nosales=true}}
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