It's OK! (Atomic Kitten song)

"It's OK!" is a song recorded by British girl band Atomic Kitten for their second studio album Feels So Good (2002). It was written by Norwegian musicians Hallgeir Rustan, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen and one out of several songs they produced for the trio under their production moniker Stargate. An mid-paced pop song with a mellow sound, it features an instrumentation consisting essentially of acoustic guitars, soft drums, and synthesized strings. Lyrically, it has the protagonist reminiscing about an emotionally unfruitful relationship with a former loved one from which she has since moved on for the better.

"It's OK"
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Feels So Good
Released	20 May 2002
Recorded	Metropolis Studios
Length	3:16
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Hallgeir Rustan
Producer(s)	Stargate
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"You Are" (2001) "It's OK" (2002) "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)" (2002)

Virgin Records released the song as the lead single from Feels So Good in May 2002. Another commercial success for Atomic Kitten, it became the band's sixth top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three, and reached the top ten in several European nations, including Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, and Switzerland. An accompanying music video for "It's OK!" was direced by Jake Nava and filmed in South Africa in April 2002. It features the trio enjoying a sunny day at the coastline. To further promote "It's OK!", the band performed the song during several televised appearances and at the Party in the Park. In addition, the song was added to the set list of most of their following concert tours, including The Big Reunion concert series in 2013.

Background

"It's OK!" was written by Hallgeir Rustan, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, a trio of Norwegian musicians who work under the production moniker Stargate.[1] It is one out of two tracks they contributed to parent album Feels So Good (2002), the other being "The Last Goodbye".[1] Recording took place at the Metropolis Studios in London and was overseen by Neil Tucker, while mixig was helmed at the StarGate Studios in Norway.[1]

Chart performance

"It's OK!" was selected as the lead single from Atomic Kitten's second studio album Feel So Good (2002). A worldwide success, it sold over 400,000 copies in total. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.[2] While it became the group's third non-consecutive top five single, it was the album's lowest-charting single. "It's OK!" was the 35th best-selling single of 2002 in the UK, selling 218,346 copies and earning a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3] In 2012, the Official Charts Company named "It's OK!" the group's fourth best-selling single in the United Kingdom.[4]

Elsewhere, "It's OK!" reached the forty on the majority of the charts it appeared on. It entered the top 10 in the Republic of Ireland, Austria, and Switzerland, and the top 20 in Wallonia, Germany and Spain. In Denmark, it became Atomic Kitten's highest-charting single, peaking at number nine. In Flanders, "It's OK!" it peaked at number 33, while in the Netherlands, it peaked at number 21 on the Dutch Top 40. In France, the song peaked at number 37, staying in the top 40 for two weeks. In Australia, the song peaked at number 24. It was more successful in neighboring New Zealand, reaching number 16 and becoming the group's fifth top 40 hit in that country.

Music video

The music video for "It's OK!" was filmed in various locations throughout the South African coast.[5]

The accompanying music video for "It's OK!" was direced by British filmmaker Jake Nava and filmed in South Africa in April 2002.[5] In the clip, they portray a trio who have all split up with their boyfriends and decide to take a spontaneous holiday, doing activities such as sunbathing and paddling in the sea. The group then venture the coastline after jumping into a car, which Jenny Frost is driving; admiring the scenery and singing along to the song. During the bridge section of the song, the group attend a party in a bar at the beach, dancing with several people in the evening. During this, it occasionally switches to the group dancing on a pier, during the tranquil sunset. The video then ends with the girls sitting around a campfire, in the dead of night, with the party still in mid-conflict. Throughout the process of the video, the girls are constantly staring at different men in the bar at night.

Track listings

UK CD1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's OK!"	3:15
2.	"Megamix"	6:00
3.	"Whole Again"	3:04
4.	"Whole Again" (US Version – Video)

UK CD2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's OK!"	3:15
2.	"It's OK!" (M*A*S*H Radio Edit)	3:49
3.	"You Are"	3:27
4.	"It's OK!" (Video)

UK cassette

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's OK!"	3:15
2.	"Megamix"	6:00
3.	"True Friends"	3:31

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Feels So Good.[1]

Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – production, writing Jenny Frost – vocals Natasha Hamilton – vocals Tor Erik Hermansen – production, writing

Trond Hillestad – mixing Liz McClarnon – vocals Hallgeir Rustan – production, writing Neil Tucker – recording

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 24 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 33 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 12 Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 17 France (SNEP)[12] 37 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 18 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 19 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 7 Italy (FIMI)[16] 38 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 29 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 16 Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[20] 29 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[21] 16 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[22] 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 21 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 7 Turkey (Türkiye Top 20)[26] 15 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 53 Germany (Official German Charts)[28] 80 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 37 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 35

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Silver	200,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Feels So Good (liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Virgin Records. 2002.CS1 maint: others (link)
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5. "Atomic Kitten Arrive In Cape Town". 17 June 2003. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
6. "Australian-charts.com – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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11. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 24. 8 June 2002. p. 9. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
14. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
15. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's OK!". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
16. "Italiancharts.com – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 5 May 2018.
18. "Dutchcharts.nl – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
19. "Charts.nz – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
20. "Polish Airplay Charts – Lista krajowa 23/2002". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
21. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 33, saptamina 19.08–25.08, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
22. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
23. "Spanishcharts.com – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
24. "Swedishcharts.com – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
25. "Swisscharts.com – Atomic Kitten – It's OK!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
26. TTNET Singles Chart Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
27. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2002" (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
28. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2002" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
29. "Swiss Year-End Charts 2002" (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
30. "British single certifications – Atomic Kitten – It's Ok". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type It's Ok in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics