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Happiness (Elliott Smith song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Happiness'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was released on February 8, 2000 by record label DreamWorks as the first single from his fifth studio album, 'Figure 8'. It was also released on 7-inch vinyl by Cavity Search.
Recording and content
Jon Brion sings backup vocals on "Happiness".
On early recording reels, the song was labeled as "Tom's Start".
Release
"Happiness" was released on February 8, 2000 by record label DreamWorks as the first single from his fifth studio album, 'Figure 8'. The single did not chart in the United States.
The single version is a slightly different mix of the song that was released on the album. On 'Figure 8', the track is labeled as "Happiness/The Gondola Man" due to the short instrumental that plays after "Happiness" ends. On the single, an entirely different instrumental follows the song. The instrumental that follows on the single is a reversed clip of "Take a Fall", a song recorded in Smith's early duo called A Murder of Crows. This song shouldn't be confused with other Smith songs "Taking a Fall" and "How to Take a Fall".
Critical reception
'CMJ New Music Report' wrote, "While the tune's production recalls the shimmer of 'XO', it possesses curiously upbeat energy atypical for Smith".
Track listing
# "Happiness (Single Version)"
# "Son of Sam (Acoustic Version)"
Personnel
*Elliott Smith vocals, guitars, bass, drums, piano, organ, marching drum
*Jon Brion backing vocals
References
Category:Elliott Smith songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Rothrock
Category:2000 songs
Category:Songs written by Elliott Smith
Category:DreamWorks Records singles
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