“Happiness” is the opening track to the Pet Shop Boys’s thirteenth studio album, SUPER. Described as “almost instrumental” by lead singer/lyricist Neil Tennant, the upbeat EDM-inflected-synthpop number does feature “a sort of truthful, philosophical statement” repeated seven times.
Of the song’s fu...
[Intro]
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
[Chorus]
It's a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I'm gonna get there, boy, the only way I know
'Cause it's a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I'm gonna get there, boy, the only way I know
[Refrain]
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
[Chorus]
It's a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I'm gonna get there, boy, the only way I know
'Cause it's a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I'm gonna get there, boy, the only way I know
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
It's a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I'm gonna get there, boy, the only way I know
'Cause it's a long way to happiness, a long way to go
But I'm gonna get there, boy, the only way I know
[Bridge]
It's a long way to happiness
And when we get there, is anybody's guess
[Refrain]
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S
[Outro]
To happiness, to happiness, to happiness, to happiness
To happiness, to happiness, to happiness, to happiness
To happiness, to happiness, to happiness, to happiness
To happiness, to happiness, to happiness, to happiness
Happiness was written by Chris Lowe & Neil Tennant.
Happiness was produced by Stuart Price.
Pet Shop Boys released Happiness on Fri Apr 01 2016.