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| Released | 9 February 2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-Britpop, funk rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jim Abbiss | |||
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Happy People is the second studio album by British indie rock band Peace, released on 9 February 2015. Happy People was produced by Jim Abbiss and Duncan Mills.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | (2/10) [2] |
| The Guardian |   [3] |
| Music OMH | [4] |
| NME | 8/10 [5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
| The Independent | [7] |
| DIY | [8] |
Happy People received generally positive reviews upon release, gaining a score of 8/10 with NME , and 5/5 stars from The Independent , and positive reviews from Redbrick , who stated that "you'll still find yourself singing along to the hook hours after". [9] However, The Guardian gave the album 2/5 stars, calling it "reheated baggy leftovers skilfully marketed at people who hadn't yet been born in 1990". [3] Most reviewers have picked up on the clear 90s influences on the album, stating similarities between Peace and bands such as Oasis and Blur.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O You" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Gen Strange" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Lost on Me" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Perfect Skin" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Happy People" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Someday" | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Money" | 3:10 |
| 8. | "I'm a Girl" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Under the Moon" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "World Pleasure" | 6:23 |
| Total length: | 37:06 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Love Me" | 1:57 |
| 12. | "God's Gloves" | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Imaginary" | 4:13 |
| 14. | "Blue" | 4:06 |
| 15. | "Saturday Girl" | 2:51 |
| 16. | "Flirting USA" | 3:43 |
| 17. | "Fur" | 3:04 |
| 18. | "The Music Was to Blame" | 3:49 |
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