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"Pursuit of Happiness"
Song

"Pursuit of Happiness" is the third official single of Kid Cudi's debut studio album Man on the Moon: The End of Day, it features vocals by neo-psychedelic act MGMT. The song was produced by Ratatat. The final version of the song was premiered on September 4, 2009 on the DJ Semtex BBC Radio 1 show.[1] The song made its US debut on the Late Show with David Letterman on September 11, 2009. It was released as a single on January 25, 2010.[2] The album version of the track is titled "Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)".

Charts

"Pursuit of Happiness" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #59 on the week ending October 3, 2009. The following week, it fell 41 spots to #100.

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 41
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 59[3]
Canadian Hot 100 76[4]
UK R&B Chart 3

Music video

The original video displays Kid Cudi at a party. While everyone is having a good time, the whole party goes into a slow-motion state. Ratatat is not in the video, but MGMT member Ben Goldwasser does make an appearance, as well as Cudi's fellow G.O.O.D. Music rapper Consequence and Canadian rapper Drake. The video is directed by Brody Baker and produced by Josh Hartnett.

The second music video shows Kid Cudi waking up and interacting with a swiveling couch, and a party scene. The members of Ratatat are featured. It was directed by Megaforce.

Other versions

The song was featured on a Vitamin Water commercial in 2010 which LeBron James of the Miami Heat narrates and stars in. In 2010, it was also covered by folk-rock, singer-songwriter Lissie in concert.[5] Her cover earned praise from Kid Cudi, who posted the video on his official website, commenting that Lissie did a "great job" and that it was "just really beautiful and extremely flattering."[5] Electro-house DJ Steve Aoki made a popular remix of this song, which is a staple of his live performances.

References

  1. ^ BBC - 1Xtra - Semtex Kid Cudi on BBC Radio 1Xtra with DJ Semtex.
  2. ^ http://www.musicrooms.net/urban/3247-Kid-Cudi-Release-New-Single.html
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ a b "The Wonderful Lissie's Cover of Pursuit of Happiness". Retrieved August 6, 2010.
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