Happiness (Goldfrapp song)

Infobox Single
Name = "Happiness"


Artist = Goldfrapp
from Album = Seventh Tree
B-side =
Released = start date|2008|4|14
Format = CD single, Digital download, 7" picture disc
Recorded =
Genre = Folktronica, Electronica
Length = 4:18 (Album Version)
3:36 (Single Version)
Label = Mute
Writer = Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Producer = Goldfrapp, Gregory
Certification =
Last single = "A&E"
(2008)
This single = "Happiness"
(2008)
Next single = "Caravan Girl"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = Maxi-CD single "Happiness" is a folktronica song performed by British duo Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's fourth album "Seventh Tree" (2008). It was released as the album's second single on April 14 2008.

Music video

The music video for "Happiness" was directed by Dougal Wilson. [Knight, David. [http://www.promonews.tv/2008/04/07/goldfrapp%e2%80%99s-happiness-by-dougal-wilson/ "Goldfrapp’s Happiness by Dougal Wilson"] . PromoNews.tv. April 7 2008. Retrieved June 14 2008.] The video features a young man, dressed in a white suit, jumping for joy through his neighborhood. The video begins with Alison Goldfrapp sitting on a stoop when suddenly the young man appears from a cellar door. Goldfrapp makes additional Cameo appearances in the video as a black haired bus traveler, a police woman, a bush trimmer, and a braided flower stand keeper. Will Gregory makes similar appearances as, among others, a trash collector and a mailman. 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.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Happiness".

UK CD single
(CDMUTE392; Released April 14 2008)
# "Happiness" (Single version) – 3:36
# "Road To Somewhere" (Acoustic version) – 3:48

UK Maxi-CD single
(LCDMUTE392; Released April 14, 2008)
# "Happiness" (Beyond the Wizards Sleeve Re-animation) – 7:49
# "Monster Love" (Goldfrapp vs. Spiritualized) – 5:36
# "Eat Yourself" (Yeasayer remix) – 2:25

UK 7-inch picture disc
(MUTE392; Released April 14, 2008; Limited edition)
# "Happiness" (Single version) – 3:36
# "Happiness" (Metronomy remix featuring The Teenagers) – 4:08

Digital EP
# "Happiness" (Single version) – 3:36
# "Road To Somewhere" (Acoustic version) – 3:48
# "Monster Love" (Goldfrapp vs. Spiritualized) – 5:36
# "Eat Yourself" (Yeasayer remix) – 2:25

iTunes Exclusive
# "Happiness" (Single version) – 3:36
# "Happiness" (Metronomy remix featuring The Teenagers) – 4:08
# "Happiness" (Beyond the Wizards Sleeve Re-animation Edit) – 6:58
# "Happiness" (Live at the Union Chapel) – 4:43

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Happiness":"Seventh Tree" (CD liner notes). Mute Records. February 2008.]
*Alison Goldfrapp – vocals
*Flood – co-producer, keyboards
*Charlie Jones – bass
*Damon Reece – drums, percussion
*The Metro Voices – choir
*Jenny O'Grady – choir master
*Bill Mims, Tony Hoffer – mixing
*Tim Oliver – engineering
*Stephen Marcussen – mastering
*Serge Leblon – photography

Charts

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