CRITICAL PRAISE FOR YOU’LL BE ALRIGHT, KID
” the year’s biggest pop chart breakout so far…”
“[‘Ordinary’ is a] brooding ballad…which explores an extraordinary rush of romantic love and spiritual connection.”
“Warren’s luminous voice and lit-from-within songcraft contribute to an unmistakable hit in which [Warren] seems able to leap from unutterable sadness to unmitigated joy.”
-VARIETY
“[‘On My Mind’ is a ] …somber, likable folk-pop sing-along…”
“…[On ‘Burning Down’] Warren’s deep, husky voice frees himself from the blame of an unhealthy relationship over a stomping piano beat.”
-Billboard
“…[a] catalogue of folk-tinged anthems…”
“…a continuation and more complete version of his Chapter 1 LP”
-Rolling Stone
“[‘Ordinary’ is] A stark and brooding ballad”
“… combines the moody theatrics of early Sam Smith with the highly buffed textures of Imagine Dragons”
– LA Times
“Alex Warren is anything but ‘Ordinary'”
-SPIN
“..a soaring, sing-along chorus, and a knee-slapping backwoods rhythm, ‘Bloodline’ is a rousing slice of Americana riding the line between the late-aughts bluegrass breakout and today’s pop-country resurgence.”
“Alex Warren & Rosé get lost in memories [on ‘On My Mind’]…nostalgic ballad about being unable to let go after a breakup.”
-UPROXX
(July, 2025 – Johannesburg, ZA) – Today, singer-songwriter Alex Warren releases his new album You’ll Be Alright, Kid via Atlantic Records – listen here. Alongside the album, Alex Warren drops the music video for the highly anticipated song,“Eternity” – watch here.
You’ll Be Alright, Kid features all the songs on You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), released last fall, alongside 11 entirely new tracks. Amongst these new tracks are Warren’s smash hit “Ordinary,” “Bloodline (with Jelly Roll)” and“On My Mind (with ROSÉ)”. The majority of the album is co-written by Alex Warren, Cal Shapiro, Mags Duval and produced by Adam Yaron. While You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1) focuses on dealing with grief, You’ll Be Alright, Kid turns the page with healing, resilience and optimism.
Warren’s earth-shattering hit, “Ordinary,” was released in February to rave reviews, counting over 1 billion streams to date, and topping the charts. The smash hit spends its sixth week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Ordinary” also spent five weeks as #1 across the Global 200 and Global 200 Ex US. The single is currently #1 at Top 40 Radio, and Hot AC Radio, holds the largest US radio audience. “Ordinary” was not only Warren’s first top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it also makes him the first male soloist to earn an initial Hot 100 #1 this year.
“Ordinary” also spent 12 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the UK chart. This marks the longest running No.1 in the UK by a US male solo act in OCC chart history and the longest running No. 1 of the 2020s. It recently returned to #1 for its 13th week. In Australia, “Ordinary” at its 16th week is officially the third longest running #1 single on the ARIA charts. This marks the longest running by a lead international act, and the second longest running #1 for this decade. Warren now tallies over 2.4 billion career streams to date.
Earlier this week, Alex Warren performed at BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge a cover of Hall and Oates “Rich Girl” and hit single “Ordinary.” Warren made his award show debut with a powerful performance at the 2025 American Music Awards – watch here. Earlier this year, Warren also made his late night debut with a performance of “Ordinary” on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – watch here. He also performed the song with Ed Sheeran at a local bar around Coachella – see his Instagram post here.
Warren recently wrapped his first leg of his Cheaper Than Therapy Tour, hitting major cities across Europe and North America. To celebrate the release of You’ll Be Alright, Kid he will embark on a 15 date extension to additional cities throughout the US, kicking off in August, see routing below.
You’ll Be Alright, Kid Track List:
DISC ONE
- Eternity
- The Outside
- First Time on Earth
- Bloodline (with Jelly Roll)
- Never Be Far
- Ordinary
- Everything
- Getaway Car
- Who I Am
- You Can’t Stop This
- On My Mind (with ROSÉ)
DISC TWO
- Burning Down
- Catch My Breath
- Carry You Home
- Troubled Waters
- Heaven Without You
- Before You Leave Me
- Save You a Seat
- Chasing Shadows
- Yard Sale
- You’ll Be Alright, Kid
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About Alex Warren
Burgeoning pop artist Alex Warren is one of 2025’s breakout stars worldwide. Now boasting an impressive over 2.4B total career streams and over 53M monthly listeners on Spotify, his hit single “Ordinary,” released in February, is taking over the world. With over 1 billion streams and counting, the song reigns at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, and spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 songs chart and the Global 200 Ex US. It is also #1 at Top 40 Radio, and Hot AC Radio, currently holding the largest radio audience. The track has also just reached its 13th week at #1 on the UK songs chart. Alex has delivered soul bearing performances of the track making his award show debut at the 2025 American Music Awards, his late night television debut on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,’ performing an acoustic rendition with Ed Sheeran in an underplay at Coachella and joining Jelly Roll during Stagecoach.
Adding to his accolades, Alex was named Billboard’s January Chartbreaker with his track “Burning Down” with Joe Jonas joining for a reimagined version. The single marked Alex’s first time breaking onto the Billboard Hot 100, has now amassed over 185 million streams, and reached #1 on the global charts in 8 countries. He follows his record-breaking success with live shows as he recently wrapped his sold out, headlining Cheaper Than Therapy Global Tour, hitting 47 cities across Europe and North America. He extended the tour to add 15 more shows later this summer.
In 2024, Warren released his acclaimed full-length debut album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), which instantly skyrocketed onto charts around the world. The album is further highlighted by Warren’s global success with another standout track, “Carry You Home,” which has garnered nearly half a billion streams worldwide. Known for his vulnerable pop melodies, passionate vocals, and lyrical candor, Warren has won over fans with these deeply personal singles. He was named to People Magazine’s list of “Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark”, Sirius XM’s Artist Accelerator Program, and was named one of 2025’s artists to watch by both Tidal and Amazon Music. Most recently he was named an iHeart Radio “On The Verge” artist.
