"Everything Is Alright" is a song by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack, released in 2005 as the lead single from the group's second studio album, Commit This to Memory (2005).

[1] Motion City Soundtrack frontman Justin Pierre penned the song as a summary of his OCD (Obsessive–compulsive disorder) tendencies.

[2] Incorporating his deepest feelings into the song was inspired by advice given by a screenwriting professor during his tenure at the Minneapolis Community Technical College in the mid-1990s.

[3] Pierre's most prominent memory of recording the song, told to Alternative Press writer Jason Pettigrew in 2013, was a moment in which he attempted to impress a friend.

[4] Variety's Angelique Jackson called it one of the best emo songs of all-time, observing that the worry-riddled track "has soothed many a fan who battles the same anxieties.

"[5] In a large assessment from Cleveland's Plain Dealer, Troy L. Smith ranked it among the best pop-punk songs ever, stating that: "it sounds like a massive pop hit [...] When a genre goes mainstream, it can fall into complacency.

"[6] Ryan Piers from Alternative Press suggested its frank discussion of anxiety was refreshing: "Contemporary bands never shy from the topic, but early 2000s groups seemed to concern themselves more with lost loves and escaping hometowns.