Happiness (Goldfrapp song)

"Happiness"
Single by Goldfrapp
from the album Seventh Tree
Released	14 April 2008 (2008-04-14)
Format	CD single, digital download, 7" picture disc
Genre	Folktronica
Length	4:17 (album version) 3:37 (single version)
Label	Mute
Writer(s)	Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Producer(s)	Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"A&E" (2008) "Happiness" (2008) "Caravan Girl" (2008)

"Happiness" is a folktronica 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.

Music video

The music video for "Happiness" was directed by Dougal Wilson. The video features a young man, 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. It was done utilizing one camera and one continuous shot, with no pauses or photographic cutaways. This made it necessary for Goldfrapp and Gregory to change costumes while getting into position in time for the camera to arrive and shoot their next characters.

Track listings

UK CD 1

(CDMUTE392; Released 14 April 2008)

1. "Happiness" (Single Version) – 3:38
2. "Road to Somewhere" (Acoustic Version) – 3:48

UK CD 2

(LCDMUTE392; Released 14 April 2008)

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

UK 7" picture disc

(MUTE392; Released 14 April 2008; Limited edition)

A. "Happiness" (Single Version) – 3:36

B. "Happiness" (Metronomy Remix featuring The Teenagers) – 4:08

UK iTunes EP #1

(Released 14 April 2008)

1. "Happiness" (Single Version) – 3:37
2. "Happiness" (Metronomy Remix featuring The Teenagers) – 4:10
3. "Happiness" (Beyond the Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation Edit) – 6:58
4. "Happiness" (Live at the Union Chapel) – 4:42

UK iTunes EP #2

(Released 14 April 2008)

1. "Happiness" (Single Version) – 3:37
2. "Road to Somewhere" (Acoustic Version) – 3:49
3. "Monster Love" (Goldfrapp vs. Spiritualized) – 5:37
4. "Eat Yourself" (Yeasayer Remix) – 2:26

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Happiness":

Musicians

• Alison Goldfrapp – vocals
• Flood – keyboards
• Charlie Jones – bass
• Metro Voices – choir
• Jenny O'Grady – choir master
• Damon Reece – drums, percussion

Production

• Alison Goldfrapp – producer, engineer, art direction
• Will Gregory – producer, engineer
• Cathy Edwards – art direction
• Flood – co-producer
• Tony Hoffer – mixing
• Serge Leblon – photography
• Mat Maitland – art direction, design
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Bill Mims – assistant mixing
• Tim Oliver – engineering

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles	81
UK Singles Chart	25

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics