Happiness (Goldfrapp song)

"Happiness"
Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Seventh Tree
B-side
  • "Road to Somewhere"
  • "Monster Love"
  • "Eat Yourself"
Released14 April 2008 (2008-04-14)
GenreFolktronica[1]
dream pop
Length
  • 4:17 (album version)
  • 3:37 (single version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alison Goldfrapp
  • Will Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"A&E"
(2008) 		"Happiness"
(2008) 		"Caravan Girl"
(2008)

"Happiness" is a song by the English duo Goldfrapp from their fourth studio album, Seventh Tree (2008). Written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, the song was released as the album's second single on 14 April 2008. It was featured in advertisements for the newly rebranded SyFy network.[2] It reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and remains their last top 40 hit. In Scotland, the single peaked at number 6.

Music video

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The music video for "Happiness" was directed by Dougal Wilson.[3] The video features a young man (George Foster) dressed in a white suit, jumping joyfully around Addington Square in Camberwell, South London. The video, a homage to the "Street Dance" sequence from the 1953 American musical film Small Town Girl, begins with Alison Goldfrapp sitting on the front steps of a house when suddenly the young man appears jumping up a set of steps next to her. Goldfrapp makes additional cameo appearances in the video as a black-haired bus traveller, a policewoman, a topiarist, and a braided flower stand keeper. Will Gregory makes similar appearances as, among others, a street sweeper and a postman. The video concludes with the cast of background characters coming together along with the young man, who then jumps in a circle with young children and a dancing dog. In the final scene, two elderly people—Goldfrapp and Gregory—arrive to join the revelry.

Track listings

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  • CD single 1
  1. "Happiness" (Single Version) – 3:38
  2. "Road to Somewhere" (Acoustic Version) – 3:48
  • CD single 2
  1. "Happiness" (Beyond the Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation) – 7:49
  2. "Monster Love" (Goldfrapp vs. Spiritualized) – 5:36
  3. "Eat Yourself" (Yeasayer Remix) – 2:25
  • 7-inch limited picture disc
  1. "Happiness" (Single Version) – 3:38
  2. "Happiness" (Metronomy Remix feat. The Teenagers) – 4:10
  • Digital single (2019)
  1. "Happiness" (Single Version) – 3:37
  2. "Happiness" (Metronomy Remix feat. The Teenagers) – 4:10
  3. "Road to Somewhere" (Acoustic Version) – 3:50
  4. "Happiness" (Beyond the Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation) – 7:48
  5. "Monster Love" (Goldfrapp vs. Spiritualized) – 5:37
  6. "Eat Yourself" (Yeasayer Remix) – 2:26
  7. "Happiness" (Live at the Union Chapel)* – 4:42
  • *Recorded 4 March 2008.

Personnel

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The following people contributed to "Happiness":[4]

Musicians

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Production

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Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[5] 81
Scotland (OCC)[6] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 25

References

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  1. ^ "Goldfrapp review: An hour's enough for skulking diva". The Scotsman. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ YouTube "House of Imagination"
  3. ^ Knight, David. "Goldfrapp's Happiness by Dougal Wilson". Promo News. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008. Archived May 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Seventh Tree (CD liner notes). Mute Records. February 2008.
  5. ^ "Goldfrapp Album & Song Chart History – European Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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