I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
Song
A-side	"I'll Cry Instead"

"I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" is a song by The Beatles on A Hard Day's Night, written by John Lennon, although credited to Lennon-McCartney. It was said that John didn't really like it, so it was given to George Harrison to sing in the film. Paul McCartney said: "We knew a song written in E if you went to an A-flat minor, you could always make a song with these chords... that change pretty much excited you." At this time, and for a few years since, George's writings were not accepted by John and Paul and were hardly if ever used on any recording. Additionally, John believed that George's somewhat simple vocal delivery conveyed the mood of the song perfectly.

"I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" went only to #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its initial release, but has nevertheless become a staple of oldies radio station playlists. However, it's A-side reached a respectable #25 on most charts.

Anne Murray, a confessed Beatles fanatic who had success in 1974 with her cover of the Fab Four's "You Won't See Me", covered "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" in 1980 and slowed down the song to a ballad-like tempo. Anne's version was moderately successful, charting in the U.S. at #64 pop and #23 country.