"Happy" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyeon, released as a digital single originally on March 9, 2020 but postponed to May 4, 2020, by SM Entertainment. It is a pop song that reinterprets old school doo-wop and R&B with a modern sound, being described as a special gift for fans with lyrics about emotion and happiness found in the time spent with loved ones. The song was later included in the CD & LP version of Taeyeon's fourth EP What Do I Call You as bonus track.
Background On March 3, 2020, a teaser photo with the title of the single was revealed on Taeyeon's official website. Hours later it was revealed that the release of the single would take place on March 9 in celebration of her birthday.
The music video for "Happy" was released on May 4, 2020. Taeyeon later filmed a live summer performance of the song, which was released on June 26.
Release On March 9, 2020, the day of the song's planned release, the singer intended to commemorate it with a broadcast on V Live; however, SM Entertainment released an official statement saying that the song's release would be postponed until further notice and the subsequent broadcast cancelled due to Taeyeon's father's death on the same day. On April 27, 2020, SM Entertainment announced that the song would be released on May 4. On April 29, 2020, it was announced that the singer would be broadcasting live on V Live on the day of the song's release, as previously planned.
Commercial performance Upon release, "Happy" topped all of South Korea's major realtime charts except Flo. It also topped iTunes Top Song Charts in 15 regions and rose to the top of the Korean music video chart of QQ Music.
It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart with 1,000 downloads sold, becoming her 15th Top 10 entry on the chart. The song also debuted at number four on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart for the chart issue dated May 3–9, 2020, becoming Taeyeon's 22nd top-ten entry in the country.
Track listing
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from Melon.
Studio SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording MonoTree Studio – recording, digital editing SM Big Shot Studio – digital editing, engineered for mix SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing 821 Sound – mastering
Personnel SM Entertainment – executive producer Lee Soo-man – producer Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor Taeyeon – vocals Lee Seu-ran – lyrics Chris Wahle – composition, arrangement Chelcee Grimes – composition, background vocals Samuel Gerongco – composition Robert Gerongco – composition G-High – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating Choi Young-kyung – background vocals Gabriela Geneva (NIIVA) – background vocals Lee Tae-yoon – bass Noh Min-ji – recording Kang Sun-young – recording, digital editing Lee Min-kyu – digital editing, engineered for mix Jung Eui-seok – mixing Kwon Nam-woo – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for "Happy" Chart (2020) Peakposition South Korea (Gaon) 4 US World Digital Songs (Billboard) 9 South Korea (K-Pop Hot 100) 6
Monthly charts Chart (2020) Peakposition South Korean (Gaon) 9
Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position South Korean (Gaon) 127
Sales Region Sales China (digital) 104,522 United States 1,000
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Result2020 12th Melon Music Awards Best R&B/Soul 2021 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – May
Release history Region Date Format Label Various May 4, 2020 SM Entertainment
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