Happy (Danny Elfman song) explained
| Happy |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Danny Elfman |
| Album: | Big Mess |
| Genre: | Industrial[1] |
| Length: | 4:35 |
| Label: | |
| Producer: | |
| Next Title: | Sorry[2] |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"Happy" is a song written and performed by American singer, musician, and composer Danny Elfman. It was released by Anti- on October 29, 2020.[3] [4] The single is Elfman's first solo pop release since the 1984 album So-Lo.[5]
In a statement, Elfman said, "I originally wrote 'Happy' to perform at Coachella 2020. It was written to be an absurd anti-pop song, designed to begin as a very simple pop tune that degrades into something more subversive. The cynical nature of the lyrics echo how I feel about living in a semi-dystopian world turned upside down."[6]
This should not be confused with Elfman's 1987 song of the same name, which was included on the soundtrack to the film Summer School.[7]
Credits
Adapted from Bandcamp:[3]
References
- Web site: DANNY ELFMAN's New Song "Happy" is Unsettling Industrial Madness . 30 October 2020 .
- See Danny Elfman's Creepy Video for Self-Described 'Alien Orchestral Chamber Punk' Song 'Sorry' . . 11 January 2021 .
- Web site: Happy Danny Elfman . . October 29, 2020 . October 29, 2020 .
- Web site: Happy - Single by Danny Elfman on Apple Music . October 29, 2020 . October 29, 2020.
- Hear Danny Elfman's First Solo Pop Song in Nearly 40 Years, 'Happy' . October 29, 2020 . October 29, 2020 . Rolling Stone.
- Halloween Is Almost Here: Is Danny Elfman "Happy"? . October 29, 2020 . Anti- Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030003224/http://createsend.com/t/d-BCAA78844E6769802540EF23F30FEDED . October 30, 2020.
- Web site: Original Soundtrack - Summer School review. . AllMusic. November 12, 2020.
