Happy Children (song)

"Happy Children"
Single by P. Lion
from the album Springtime
B-side	"Happy Children (Instrumental"
Released	September 1983
Genre	Italo disco
Length	3:20
Label	Discomagic
Songwriter	P. Lion
Producer	David Zambelli
P. Lion singles chronology
"Happy Children" (1983) "Dream" (1984)
Audio video
"Happy Children" on YouTube

"Happy Children" is the debut single by Italian singer P. Lion, released in September 1983, under the label Discomagic Records.

Track listing and formats

• Italian 7-inch single ^[1]

A. "Happy Children" (Vocal) – 3:20

B. "Happy Children" (Instrumental) – 3:30

• Italian 12-inch single ^[2]

A. "Happy Children" (Vocal) – 6:30

B. "Happy Children" (Instrumental) – 6:30

• German 7-inch single ^[3]

A. "Happy Children" – 3:40

B. "Happy Children" (Instrumental) – 3:30

• German 12-inch maxi-single ^[4]

A. "Happy Children" (Vocal) – 5:58

B. "Happy Children" (Instrumental) – 6:31

Credits and personnel

• P. Lion – songwriter, vocals
• David Zambelli – producer
• Roberto Turatti – mixing
• Miki Chieregato – mixing
• Walter Verdi – arranger

Credits and personnel adapted from the Springtime album and 7-inch single liner notes. ^{[5] [1]}

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Happy Children" Chart (1984) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [7] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 15 Spain (AFYVE) [9] 14 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 11 West Germany (GfK) [11] 15

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Happy Children" Chart (1984) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [12] 43 France (SNEP) [13] 54 West Germany (Official German Charts) [14] 54

References

1. Happy Children (Italian 7-inch single liner notes). P. Lion. Discomagic Records. 1983. NP 004.
2. Happy Children (Italian 12-inch single liner notes). P. Lion. Discomagic Records. 1983. AMD 004.
3. Happy Children (German 7-inch single liner notes). P. Lion. Carrere Records. 1983. 817 505-7.
4. Happy Children (German 12-inch maxi-single liner notes). P. Lion. Carrere Records. 1983. 817 505-1.
5. Springtime (LP, Vinyl, CD). P. Lion. Discomagic Records. 1984. LP 191.
6. "P. Lion – Happy Children" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – P. Lion" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
8. "P. Lion – Happy Children" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
9. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
10. "P. Lion – Happy Children". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – P. Lion – Happy Children" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
12. "Jaaroverzichten 1984". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
13. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Fabrice Ferment (ed.). "TOP – 1984". 40 ans de tubes 1960–2000: Les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD Singles (in French). Éditions Larivière. OCLC   469523661. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023– via Top-France.fr.
14. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.