"Happiness" | ||||
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Single by the 1975 | ||||
from the album Being Funny in a Foreign Language | ||||
Released | 3 August 2022 | |||
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Length | 5:04 (album version) 3:55 (Dance Floor Edit) [5] | |||
Label | Dirty Hit | |||
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The 1975 singles chronology | ||||
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"Happiness" on YouTube |
"Happiness" is a song recorded by English band the 1975. It was released on 3 August 2022 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022).
The song peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and 65 in Ireland.
"Happiness" is a disco song. [2] The song is performed in the key of B major with a tempo of 118 beats per minute in common time. The band's vocals span from F♯3 to G♯4 and follows a chord progression of B–G♯m7–F♯–B–G♯m7–D♯m7. [6]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [7] | 65 |
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [8] | 4 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] | 29 |
UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 46 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] | 20 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [12] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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