Finally Made Me Happy

Infobox Single
Name = Finally Made Me Happy
Artist = Macy Gray featuring Natalie Cole


Album = Big
Released = February 20, 2007 (U.S.)
April 16, 2007 (UK)
Format = Digital download
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Soul
Length = 3:09 (radio edit)
4:02 (album version)
Label = Geffen
Writer = Macy Gray, Teedra Moses, Cassandra O'Neil, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Victor Indrizzo
Producer = Macy Gray, will.i.am, Ron Fair
Certification =
Chronology = Macy Gray singles
Last single = "Love Is Gonna Get You"
(2004)
This single = "Finally Made Me Happy"
(2007)
Next single = "Shoo Be Doo"
(2007)

"Finally Made Me Happy" is the lead single from Macy Gray's fourth studio album, "Big" (2007). It features additional vocals from Natalie Cole. It was made available on iTunes for the week of March 18 – March 24, 2007 and sold over 7,000 downloads. Gray performed the song on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on March 27, 2007 and on "The View" on March 28, 2007.

The single was released on April 15, 2007 in the United Kingdom. The video has so far been the number-one most played video on television channel The Box [ [http://www.musicweek.co.uk UK The Box TV airplay chart position] ] and has been added to the Capital FM and BBC Radio 2 radio playlists (it was playlisted on the C-list of the latter). [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/playlist/ BBC Radio 2 playlist source] ] "Finally Made Me Happy" failed to make the charts, but nevertheless reached the top twenty of the UK club chart, peaking at number eighteen.

Music video

The music video, directed by Meiert Avis, primarily features Gray performing the song with her band, which features will.i.am on the piano. Towards the end of the song, Cole enters the video ad-libbing and singing joyfully with Gray.

The video is similar to that for Prince's 1984 "When Doves Cry". Gray recreates the scenes with the bathtub and singing with the band. Cole comes down the spiral staircases in the same way Prince did in the "When Doves Cry" video. [cite news|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdIOJ8fIIlQ|title="Finally Made Me Happy Video" on YouTube] [cite news|url=http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Prince+When+Doves+Cry&search=Search&session=mEdXAKtvSZorCsax0zwfDwhlAfISCdwF7QS-0GZhpnl_FHj_dHs3-kjbD3wOQ-p9h9pjR-wEBoWfff4jUWTRmX0uVm5uttv3-LeWYzJsk8UWrgvZI7I6ujXwzPpDueYfYocvEKKZ02-17NFPiR888oqcnvpiqmXhI-k8zU8-oQxsrPYGMasxLvKUx7UDvTM3Rszz_kAiFRM=|title=Prince, "When Doves Cry" video on YouTube]

Track listing

CD single [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OMD24U Amazon - "Finally Made Me Happy" track listing confirmation] ]
#"Finally Made Me Happy" (featuring Natalie Cole)
#"Me with You"

References