“Happiness” is the second single from The 1975’s fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The track, which is full of horns and jazzy percussion, returns to a sound that fans of The 1975 are more familiar with, in contrast with the album’s experimental lead single “Part of the Band”.
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[Intro]
Confidence is comical
And I'm, and I'm happy
That's what I like
I'm happiest when I'm doing something that I know is good
That's happiness for me
I'm happiest when I'm doing something that I know is good
That's happiness for me
[Verse 1]
She showed me what love is
I'm actin' like I know myself
Oh, in case you didn't notice
Oh, oh, I would go blind just to see you
I'd go too far just to have you near
In my soul, I've got this feeling I
Didn't know until I seen ya
[Break]
My, my, my, oh
My, my, my, you
Mind my mind, you
Mind my mind, oh
My, my, my, you
Mind my mind, oh
My, my, my
She's insatiable, is what she is
[Verse 2]
Her body's like a modern art
Take it out in front of me
I'm gonna stop messin' it up because I'm
Feeling like I'm messin' it up because I'm
Callin' out your name, and God help me, 'cause
Oh, I'm never gonna love again, hey
I'm never gonna love again, hey, oh
[Chorus]
Show me your love
Why don't you grow up and see?
Show me your love
Why don't you grow up and see?
Show me your love
Why don't you grow up and see?
Show me your love
Why don't you?
[Post-Chorus]
You met me at the right time
Met me at the right time, oh
Show me your love
Why don't you?
Oh, oh, oh
[Bridge]
Confidence is comical
And I'm, and I'm happy
That's what I like
I'm happiest when I'm doing something that I know is good
That's happiness for me
[Verse 3]
She showed me what love is (Showed me what love is)
And now I'm actin' like I know myself (Actin' like I know myself)
Oh, in case you didn't notice (Ooh-ooh)
Oh, oh, oh, I'm never gonna love again, hey
I'm never gonna love again, hey, oh
[Chorus]
Show me your love
Why don't you grow up and see?
Show me your love
Why don't you grow up and see?
Show me your love
Why don't you grow up and see?
Show me your love
Why don't you?
[Outro]
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Happiness was written by George Daniel & Matty Healy & DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ.
Happiness was produced by Matty Healy & George Daniel & Jack Antonoff.
During an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Matty Healy described the making of “Happiness”:
“Happiness is like… there’s literally loads of us in the room on that track. Locked eyes… doesn’t really have much structure. It came through like jamming. And we haven’t done that in like years. S...
‘Happiness’ is where we acknowledged that there was a certain lyrical and sonic identity to what The 1975 was. We felt like it wouldn’t be a ’75 record if we didn’t have a song that owned what we did best. The thing is, we weren’t actually very ’80s; we just used loads of sounds that grunge and Brit...
In ‘Happiness’ there’s a lot of yearning. It’s very dramatic, but it’s done with slink – there has to be some kind of paradox. When I’m sincere on The 1975, I always hace to give it a wink, or do like a funny sex move. I do something that debases the sincerity of it.
(Matty Healy via Spotify)