Happiness (The 1975 song)

"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).

"Happiness"
Single by the 1975
from the album Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Released	3 August 2022
Genre	Dance-pop[1] disco[2] indie pop[3] pop[4]
Length	5:04 (album version) 3:55 (Dance Floor Edit)[5]
Label	Dirty Hit
Songwriter(s)	Matthew Healy George Daniel DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
Producer(s)	Matthew Healy George Daniel Jack Antonoff
The 1975 singles chronology
"Part of the Band" (2022) "Happiness" (2022) "I'm in Love with You" (2022)
Music video
"Happiness" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and 65 in Ireland.

Composition

"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]

Charts

Chart performance for "Happiness"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
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

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Happiness"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• The 1975 discography
• List of songs by Matty Healy