"Alright" was the fifth single to be released from
I Should Coco. While "
Caught by the Fuzz", "
Mansize Rooster", "Lose It", and "
Lenny" all charted and were warmly received by the critics, it was "Alright/Time" – the final release from the album – which proved to be their breakthrough single, largely due to the popularity of the song "Alright". In his weekly UK chart commentary,
James Masterton wrote, "If every band has their masterpiece in them, then this is surely the one for Supergrass." He added, "Sounding like a cross between the
Small Faces and
Duran Duran, "Alright" was a smash before it had even been released, one of those perfect pop records that makes you want to turn the radio up as loud as possible whenever you hear it."
David Bennun from
Melody Maker praised it as "that delicious, jaunty paean to innocent hedonism". The magazine's Paul Mathur said, "'Alright' sounds just like
The Rutles' 'I Must Be in Love', enough already to give it semi-sanctified status. Then they go and throw in the most brilliantly dumb lyrics you could ever hope to hear." A reviewer from
Music Week gave the song four out of five, commenting, "The irrepressible trio manage yet again to come up with a catchy summer single that could almost become an anthem for the younger generation. These boys can do no wrong." Roger Morton from
NME named it "Single of the Week". Another
NME editor, Steve Sutherland, wrote, "'Alright' is their '
...Satisfaction', their '
My Generation', their '
Lazy Sunday'. From the instant it jumpstarts on pounding piano, it's a good-to-be-alive rollercoaster ride through making no big deal about sleeping around, rolling motors and generally living it up." Leesa Daniels rated it five out of five in the 5 July issue of
Smash Hits, calling it "a lovely jaunty affair with plinky, plonky piano and guitars." "Alright/Time" reached number two in the
UK Singles Chart, ==Music video==