| "Happiness" | ||||
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| Single by The Blue Nile | ||||
| from the album Peace at Last | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
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| Label | Warner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Buchanan | |||
| Producer(s) | The Blue Nile | |||
| The Blue Nile singles chronology | ||||
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"Happiness" is a song by Scottish band The Blue Nile, which was released in 1996 as the lead single from their third studio album Peace at Last . It was written by Paul Buchanan and produced by the band. "Happiness" reached No. 88 on the UK Singles Chart and remained on the Top 100 for two weeks. [1]
In a review of Peace at Last, The Dundee Courier & Advertiser wrote, "Peace at Last arrives in superb style with the opening 'Happiness', a song which has little to do with its title but is as magnificently grandiose as anything you're likely to hear." [2] Music & Media described "Happiness" as "a great gospel song, climaxing with the help of a choir". [3]
In a 1996 feature on the band, George Byrne said, "There's the presence of a gospel choir at the close of 'Happiness' which caused me to jump when I first heard it but even that departure from [the band's] usual form fits in perfectly with the tone of the song." [4] Adrian Dawson of The Stage described the song as a "hymn to triumph over adversity". [5]
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| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC) [6] | 88 |
| Scotland (OCC) [7] | 37 |