Happy (Surface song)

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"Happy"
Single by Surface
from the album Surface
ReleasedMarch 13, 1987
Recorded1986
GenreR&B
Length3:57
Songwriter(s)Bernard Jackson, David Conley, David Townsend
Producer(s)Bernard Jackson
Surface singles chronology
"Let's Try Again"
(1986) 		"Happy"
(1987) 		"Lately"
(1987)

"Happy" is a song originally recorded by British funk band Hi-Tension in 1984, titled as "You Make Me Happy". In 1987, it was covered by Surface from their self-titled album. A hit single, Surface's version reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 16 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.[1] "Happy" was also featured on Surface's album Perfect 10 and was produced by Bernard Jackson, David "Pic" Conley and David Townsend.

Track listing[]

  1. Happy
  2. Let's Try Again

Charts[]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 56
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

MN8 version[]

"Happy"
Happy (MN8 Cover).jpg
Single by MN8
from the album To the Next Level
B-side"I've Got a Little Something for You (OJI Remix)"
ReleasedJuly 3, 1995
GenreR&B, new jack swing
Length4:10
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)D Townsend
B Jackson
D Conley
Producer(s)Dennis Charles
Ronnie Wilson
MN8 singles chronology
"If You Only Let Me In"
(1995) 		"Happy"
(1995) 		"Baby It's You"
(1995)

"Happy" was recorded by British R&B group MN8.[5][6][7][8][9][10] It was released in July 1995 as the third single from their debut album, To the Next Level and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart,[11] 33 in Belgium,[12][13][14] number 1 in France[15] and number 11 in New Zealand.[16][17][18][19]

The track was also notably remixed by Dalvin DeGrate[20][21] of Jodeci. MN8's version is notably the highest charting version of the song and is often included in compilations.[22]

Track listing[]

CD 1 / 12"
  1. "Happy" (Radio Edit) — 4:10
  2. "Happy" (Jodeci Mix) — 4:11
  3. "Happy" (2B3 Street Mix) — 5:17
  4. "I've Got a Little Something for You" (OJI Remix) — 4:12
CD 2
  1. "Happy" (Radio Edit) — 4:10
  2. "Happy" (Dance Mix) — 5:55
  3. "Happy" (2B3 Pay Black Mix) — 5:17
  4. "I've Got a Little Something for You" (Bad Boy Main Pass Mix) — 4:17
Cassette single
  1. "Happy" (Radio Edit) — 4:10
  2. "I've Got a Little Something for You" (OJI Remix) — 4:12

Charts[]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[23] 33
France (SNEP)[24] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[25] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[26] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 11
UK Singles (OCC) 8

References[]

  1. ^ "Surface: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "Surface Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Surface Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Surface Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine". Billboard Newspaper. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 1995.
  6. ^ Happy single review and lyrics. Top of the pops magazine. July 1995. p. 40.
  7. ^ The Downloader's Music Source Book: How to Find What You Want on the Net. Carlton Books, Limited. 2005. p. 2607. ISBN 9781844425013. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ MN8 - Happy Songwords & Review. Smash Hits. August 1995. p. Pull Out Book.
  9. ^ "Happy - MN8". All Music.
  10. ^ "From pop star to mystical figure in TV show". Kurrent Music.
  11. ^ "Happy - Official Charts". Official Charts.
  12. ^ "Ultra Top - MN8 Happy". Belgique francophone - Le seul classement officiel.
  13. ^ "MN8 - Happy". Dutch Charts.
  14. ^ "MN8 - Happy". germancharts.com.
  15. ^ "Top Of The Pops". BBC.
  16. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". NZ Top 40 Singles Chart.
  17. ^ "MN8 - Happy". lescharts.com.
  18. ^ "MN8 - Happy". charts.nz.
  19. ^ "MN8 - Happy". australiancharts.com.
  20. ^ "From pop star to mystical figure in TV show". Kurrent music.
  21. ^ "MN8 Soul Addict". Soul Addict.
  22. ^ "happy". Official Charts. Official Charts Company.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – MN8 – Happy" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  24. ^ "Lescharts.com – MN8 – Happy" (in French). Les classement single.
  25. ^ "MN8 – Happy" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  26. ^ "MN8 - HAPPY" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Charts.nz – MN8 – Happy". Top 40 Singles.

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