It's Not Right but It's Okay

Single infobox
Name = It's Not Right but It's Okay


Artist = Whitney Houston
from Album = My Love Is Your Love
Released = January 25, 1999
Format = CD single, 12" single
Recorded = 1998
Genre = Soul, R&B
Length = 4:52
Label = Arista
Writer = LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips, Toni Estes
Producer = Darkchild
Certification = Gold (RIAA)
Chart position =

• #3 (UK)
• #4 (U.S.)

Last single = "Heartbreak Hotel"
(1999)
This single = "It's Not Right but It's Okay"
(1999)
Next single = "My Love Is Your Love"
(1999)

"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 song by American singer Whitney Houston, and is the second single from her fourth album "My Love Is Your Love". Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. It also topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, peaked at number seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and was certified Gold. The music video was directed by Kevin Bray. The track won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards.

The song describes a woman evicting her husband from their home when she finds out, from a credit card receipt, that he is having an affair with another woman.

Reception

Although the original Rodney Jerkins-produced track was released and gained prominence, the "Thunderpuss Radio Remix" is arguably the most notable version of the song. In fact, it was only that remix that was released on Houston's 2000 Greatest Hits collection. The original album version was released on the 2007 edition.

The Johnny Vicious remixes were included on the domestic cd maxi-single of "Heartbreak Hotel" as well as the on the import single and are currently available as iTunes downloads. The KCC remix was included on the U.S. version of the "My Love Is Your Love" maxi-single and is also available as an iTunes download. Rodney Jerkins' remixes are the closest to the album version; Club 69 (Peter Rauhofer) also remixed the track for play in the UK. In the US, when it was released as a stand-alone single the mixes that appeared were Rodney Jerkins, Thunderpuss and Club 69.

Tracklisting

# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Rodney Jerkins Smooth mix)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Rodney Jerkins Smooth instrumental)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss radio mix)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Club 69 radio mix)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Johnny Vicious radio mix)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss club mix)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss 2000 dub)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Club 69 Future club mix)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Club 69 Future dub)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Johnny Vicious Momentous mix)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Johnny Vicious dub)
# It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (KCC's Release the Love Groove mix)

ee also

* Number-one dance hits of 1999 (USA)