Happy, by Danny Elfman

Happy

by Danny Elfman

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	1.	Happy 04:35	lyrics	buy track
	I’m so happy— Happy! I’m so happy— Happy! I’m so happy— Happy! Everything is crumbling (crumbling,crumbling) Everything is crumbling (crumbling,crumbling) Everything is crumbling (crumbling,crumbling) Happy! - Happy! - Happy! - Happy! - Happy! - Happy! - ——————————————— Choose your Poison - Poison! Choose your Poison - Poison! Choose your Poison - Poison! Everything is shutting down (shutting down, shutting down) Everything is shutting down (shutting down, shutting down) Everything is shutting down (shutting down, shutting down) Poison - Poison - Happy! - Happy! - Happy! - Happy! - ——————————————— EAT (Eat) - FLY (Fly) - SILENCE (Silence) - JOY (Joy) CAT (Cat) - SEQUENCE (Sequence) - FUTURE (Future) - PUPPY (Mother fucking puppy) MY (My) - OWN (Own) - MOTHER (Mother) - FUCKING (Mother fucking) LIFE - BURNED DOWN LIKE A HOLE IN THE WARM SOFT GROUND HOUSE - CHILD - HAPPY - FEAR Of my — own — voice Concentrating on flies Fill me up - knock me down Take my hand, in my hand, and my eloquent knife Through my heart — through my heart Straight through my mother — mother fucking Heart belongs to you - My Heart belongs to you.. Puppy, Puppy, Puppy, Puppy. Eyes for an eye, eye for an eye — Tickety-tackety, tickety-tackety Eye for an eye, Tooth for a tooth — It’s never enough, but it’s never the truth Life is a treat so pretty and pink. Youth is wasted on the mother, Youth is, youth is wasted on the mother, Youth is wasted on the mother fucking, Wasted on the mother fucking youth. I’m so happy — Happy! I’m so happy — Happy! Snap chat- Rotting rats- Minecraft- Cheerios Netfiix- Bag of tricks- soothe my soul My anesthesiologist is fucking my psychiatrist And I feel no pain- cover me with Lidocane I'm so happy everything's so great And the world is an oyster on an appetizer plate. Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy

about

“I always enjoyed Halloween because it was a night to let loose, to become something or someone else,” said renowned film composer Danny Elfman, known for his eccentric and macabre collaborations with director Tim Burton. “[Halloween is] a night to celebrate the dead, and ghosts and monsters of all variety. A night for mutants, zombies, vampires, misfits, and miscreants to celebrate themselves and each other. And, aligned with the Mexican holiday Dia De Los Muertos, a night to celebrate departed spirits… and for me, a night to laugh in death’s face (and feel safe doing so).”

Indeed, Elfman maniacally laughs in death’s face on his new single “Happy”, the first solo music he has released since 1984, and his macabre sense of humor is still very present in the canvas of today’s chaotic dysfunctional landscape. Elfman’s face distorts both with disgust and glee in the song’s unnerving new video.

Coming out just in time for All Hallow’s Eve, the dark, intensely turbulent track showcases the unease we all feel today, not only amidst the holiday’s ghosts and goblins but within a global pandemic and extraordinarily divisive times.

“Halloween has always been my Big Night,” Elfman explains. “As a child there was no competition. Coincidently, in my earlier band Oingo Boingo, our Halloween shows became special events and our biggest shows of the year. And double coincidently The Nightmare Before Christmas also became a special live Concert Halloween event, which became more successful than I’d ever dreamed possible. This really meant a lot to me as the character of Jack Skellington, who I related to quite closely, has for many years been a very special part of my life.”

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released October 29, 2020

Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman (@dannyelfman)
Produced by Danny Elfman and Randall Dunn (@randallbdunn)
Engineered by Noah Snyder (@noahscotsnyder)

Vocals, Guitars & Synths by Danny Elfman
Drums - Josh Freese (IG: @joshfreese)
Guitars - Nili Brosh (IG: @nilibrosh)
Bass - Stu Brooks (IG: @stubassiebrooks)

Additional Synth design by Randall Dunn

“HAPPY” VIDEO & ARTWORK
Directed by Aron Johnson
IG: @crashoverrrride and Crash Override on Facebook
Art Direction by Berit Gwendolyn Gilma
IG: @beritgilma Berit Gilma on Facebook
3d Photography: Sarah Sitkin
IG: @sarahsitkin

Orchestrated by Steve Bartek (@steve_bartek)
Midi Prep – Marc Mann and Orlando Perez Rosso
Copyist – Scott McRae
Orchestra - Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Orchestra Producer - Bálint Sapszon

Mixed by Randall Dunn at Strange Weather Recording
Assisted by Ben Greenberg and Garrett de Block
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen Mastering

Executive Produced by Laura Engel
IG: @kemlaura
Project Produced by Melisa McGregor
IG: @melisamcgregor77

Danny Elfman’s Representation - Kraft-Engel Management
IG: @kraftenglemanagement

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