Happy Ending (song)
| "Happy Ending" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Single by Mika | ||||
| from the album Life in Cartoon Motion | ||||
| Released | 15 October 2007 (UK) 11 January 2008 (Europe) |
|||
| Format | Digital download, CD, 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:32 (LA Edit) 4:36 (Album version) |
|||
| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Mica Penniman | |||
| Producer | Greg Wells | |||
| Mika singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
"Happy Ending" is the third single release from London-based singer Mika. Taken from his debut album Life in Cartoon Motion, producer Greg Wells remixed and rearranged the single, released online on 8 October 2007, and in shops on CD and 7" vinyl on 15 October 2007.[1] The single charted as Mika's fourth straight UK Top 10 single out of his first four, continuing his UK success so far, peaking at #7 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the fifth most added song to Australian radio in late October 2007[2] and was released there officially on 12 November 2007, as the 3rd single despite digital track sales placing the song in the ARIA singles chart before the official release.[3] On Life in Cartoon Motion, fifty seconds after the song ends, a hidden track, "Over My Shoulder" starts. It is a solemn song about being left alone, cold and drunk. This also appeared on the CD single of "Grace Kelly".
Contents |
[edit] Music video
The music video starts with a piano playing on its own, then the camera shows Mika on the bed. He is singing and has a pink balloon attached on his arm and while he is floating above, it reveals Mika with a pink suit. His room walls are shown full of pictures that start moving their mouths and singing with Mika. Mika passes through white balloons, which show all the times he felt different emotions. The video ends with Mika singing, and gloved hands resembling singing faces. He smiles as the screen goes black. The music video was directed by AlexandLiane.
[edit] Popular culture
The song was featured on The CW show Gossip Girl. It was also used for a contemporary dance performed by Natalli and Vincent on So You Think You Can Dance Canada. The song was featured on The CW show Privileged. The song was also used in the commercial for KB Kookmin Bank. The song can often be heard on The X Factor (UK) during the audition rounds. A Cappella group Noteworthy chose this song as their Swan Song on NBC's The Sing-Off. The instrumental version of the song was featured in the second series of Supersize vs Superskinny. Part of this song was featured in the Axis of Awesome's song, Four Chords, as an example of a song that uses Four standard Chords. This song was also featured in Procter & Gamble's Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner advertisement in 2010. It is also used in the season and series finale for another The CW show Hellcats in 2011.
[edit] Tracklisting
- UK CD Single
- "Happy Ending" (LA Edit) – 3:32
- "Grace Kelly" (Acoustic) – 3:04
- "Happy Ending" (The Kleerup Mix) – 4:16
- Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
- "Happy Ending" (LA Edit) – 3:32
- "Love Today" (Acoustic) – 2:57
- UK 12" Single
- "Happy Ending" (Quentin Harris Remix) – 8:32
- "Happy Ending" (Quentin Harris Instrumental) – 8:14
- "Happy Ending" (The Time Of The Night Remix) – 5:40
- "Happy Ending" (Trail Mix) – 4:20
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 7 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] | 29 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 11 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[7] | 26 |
| Czech Republic (IFPI)[8] | 70 |
| European Hot 100 Singles[9] | 25 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[10] | 28 |
| Hungary (Single Top 10)[11] | 6 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 29 |
| Italy (FIMI)[13] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] | 10 |
| Slovakia (IFPI)[15] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 10 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[17] | 7 |
[edit] References
- ^ Official website. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
- ^ "Australian music Network". The Music Network. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
- ^ [1] Herald Sun HiT. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Mika – Happy Ending". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Mika – Happy Ending – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Mika – Happy Ending" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Mika – Happy Ending" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200828 into search.
- ^ "Mika Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Mika. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Mika – Happy Ending". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mika search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200811 into search.
- ^ "Mika – Happy Ending – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
