Peak
1
Weeks
47
Score
11,009
Chart Year
2014
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position1
Peak DateMar 8, 2014
Weeks at Peak10
Weeks Charted47
Weeks in Top 4041
Weeks in Top 1022
Weeks at #24
Weeks at #110
Scoring
Summary Calc5,936
Weekly Calc5,073
Total Score11,009
Rankings
Year Ranking#6
Decade Ranking#30
Billboard Year#6
Top 5000#71
Details
- Label
- Back Lot Music
- Genre
- Stage & Screen
- Composer(s)
- Pharrell Williams
- Entered Chart
- Jan 18, 2014
- Peak Date
- Mar 8, 2014
- Released
- November 21, 201
- Recorded
- 2013 Studio Circle House Studios, Miami, Florida[2]
- Catalog #
- Back Lot Music 30563
Music Video
To coincide with the single release, the website 24hoursofhappy.com was launched. It features a visual presentation of "Happy" advertised as being "the world's first 24-hour music video." The video was directed by the French directing team We Are from LA[51] with creative director Yoann Lemoine,[52] and shot by steadicam operator Jon Beattie.[53] It consists of the four-minute song repeated multiple times, with various people dancing around Los Angeles and miming along. The website allows users to navigate to various points in the 24-hour timeframe, including all 360 four-minute segments.[54] The video featured appearances by Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler, the Creator, Jamie Foxx, Magic Johnson, Issa Rae, Earl Sweatshirt, Kelly Osbourne, JoJo, Sérgio Mendes, Ryan Heffington, Whit Hertford, Leah LaBelle, Jasper Dolphin, and Despicable Me 2 stars Steve Carell and Miranda Cosgrove. It held the Guinness world record for the longest music video from 2013 to 2020, when it was surpassed by Twenty One Pilots’ 178 day long live stream of fan clips for their single Level of Concern. A four-minute edit of the video was also released onto the iamOTHER and Pharrell's own YouTube channel on November 21, 2013, and January 8, 2014 respectively; both videos have received over 1 billion views as of January 2023.[55][56] It was nominated for Best Male Video and Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.[7][8] The 24-hour music video for "Happy" was also projected at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema in April 2014.
Verse 1:] It might seem crazy what I’m about to say Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space With the air, like I don’t care baby by the way [Hook:] Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I’m happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do [Verse 2:] Here come bad news talking this and that Yeah, give me all you got, don’t hold back Yeah, well I should probably warn you I’ll be just fine Yeah, no offense to you don’t waste your time Here’s why Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I’m happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do [Bridge:] Happy, come on, bring me down Happy, come on, bring me down Love is too happy to bring me down Come on, bring me down I said bring me down Come on, bring me down Love is too happy to bring me down Come on, bring me down I said Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I’m happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I’m happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do [Bridge 2:] Bring me down… can’t nothing… Bring me down… your love is too high… Bring me down… can’t nothing… Bring me down, I said (let me tell you now) Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I’m happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I’m happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I’m happy Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do
Chart History (47 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 18, 2014 | 98 | 28 |
| 2 | Jan 25, 2014 | 56 | 70 |
| 3 | Feb 1, 2014 | 25 | 101 |
| 4 | Feb 8, 2014 | 11 | 115 |
| 5 | Feb 15, 2014 | 8 | 118 |
| 6 | Feb 22, 2014 | 2 | 124 |
| 7 | Mar 1, 2014 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Mar 8, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Mar 15, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Mar 22, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Mar 29, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | Apr 5, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | Apr 12, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 14 | Apr 19, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 15 | Apr 26, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 16 | May 3, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 17 | May 10, 2014 | 1 | 125 |
| 18 | May 17, 2014 | 2 | 124 |
| 19 | May 24, 2014 | 2 | 124 |
| 20 | May 31, 2014 | 4 | 122 |
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