Happy Now (song)

Happy now
Zedd & Elley Duhé
publication	18th July 2018
length	3:27
Genre (s)	Dance pop
Author (s)	Sarah Aarons, Jonnali Parmenius , Linus Wiklund, Anton Zaslavski

Happy Now ( English : "Happy now") is a song of the German-Russian DJs Zedd in cooperation with the US American singer-songwriter Elley Duhe .

Creation and artwork

The song was written jointly by the Australian author Sarah Aarons, the Swedish songwriter and singer Jonnali Parmenius (Noonie Bao), the Swedish author Linus Wiklund and Anton Zaslavski (Zedd). The piece was produced by LotusIV (Linus Wiklund) and Zedd. Zedd was also responsible for mixing. Mastering was done by Mike Marsh of The Exchange Mike Marsh Mastering in Devon , England . The song was released under the music label Interscope Records and published by EMI Music Publishing , Sony / ATV Music Publishing , Universal Music Publishing and Zedd Music Empire.

On the cover of the maxi single you can see the facade of an apartment - in addition to the artist name and song title . The background of the cover picture is yellow, in the middle there is a picture of the apartment in question. The roof of the apartment is white, the wall is green and the front door is red. There is a yellow bench for two people in front of the apartment . Above the picture are the names of the artists, below the picture the song titles. The cover was presented by both artists for the first time on July 13, 2018.

Publication and promotion

The first release of Happy Now took place on July 13, 2018 as an airplay in Zane Lowe's Beats 1. The release as a single followed five days later as a single download on July 18, 2018. On September 7, 2018, an acoustic version of Happy Now was released . Another two weeks later, a Remix EP was released on September 21, 2018.

Remix version

• Happy Now (BEAUZ Remix)
• Happy Now (Marc Benjamin Remix)
• Happy Now (Duke & Jones Remix)
• Happy Now (Magnificence Remix)
• Happy Now (MXXWLL Remix)

background information

Happy Now was first mentioned on August 10, 2017 in an interview with US American Billboard magazine . During that interview, Zedd presented some unreleased pieces that he was working on at the time. He also played Happy Now , which at that time still had the working title "Are You Happy Now". The first version of the piece was not sung by Duhé, but by the Norwegian singer Sigrid .

Happy Now premiered on July 3, 2018 during the Zedd in the Park Festival in Los Angeles . Duhé and Zedd performed live together. A day later Duhé uploaded a picture of the performance on her Instagram profile, in connection with the statement “and the man of the hour last night. I told ya a big surprise is comin ?? "( English " last The man of the hour "night. I told you that there will be a big surprise.). Again, one day later, she invited a video of the performance high, with the words "not gonna lie my heart is pretty full" ( English "I will not lie, my heart is pretty full."). In the days leading up to the single's release, Duhé uploaded new press photos with Zedd almost every day.

content

The lyrics to Happy Now are in English; Translated into German, the title means "now happy". The music and the lyrics were written jointly by Sarah Aarons, Noonie Bao, Linus Wiklund and Zedd. Musically, the song moves in the area of dance pop . The tempo is 88 beats per minute . In terms of content, Happy Now deals with a breakup in which Duhé was abandoned by her ex-boyfriend and which questions whether he is happy with what he has done.

The song is built on two stanzas (four lines each), a bridge , a chorus and an outro . The song begins with the chorus followed by the first verse. The first verse is followed by a bridge and again the chorus. The same process occurs with the second stanza. After the third refrain the lines “You're the only one who can. You're the only, you're the only. "( English " You are the only one who can do that. You are the only one, the only one. ") As a kind of" post-chorus "before the song with the outro ends. The singing of the song comes exclusively from Elley Duhé, Zedd can only be heard in the background during the outro.

"You're a world away. Somewhere in the crowd. In a foreign place. Are you happy now? There's nothing left to say. So I shut my mouth. So won't you tell me, babe. Are you happy now? Are you happy now? " - Refrain, original excerpt

“You are a world away. Somewhere in the crowd. In a strange place. Are you happy now? Nothing left to say. So I keep my mouth shut So why don't you tell me darling Are you happy now? Are you happy now?" - Refrain, translation

Music video

A total of three official music videos were released for Happy Now between July 18 and August 23, 2018. Their total lengths are all between 3:21 minutes and 3:27 minutes. All told, the music videos have around 29 million views on YouTube .

First of all, a poetry video premiered on July 18, 2018. This is not a conventional music video, but a lyric video. The video begins with exterior shots and later with interior shots of an apartment after a night of partying. In the next scene, the owner (Duhé) wakes up and immediately starts tidying up the apartment while still in her sleepwear. While tidying up she starts to dance again and again, after a short time she only moves around the apartment dancing and neglects tidying up. At the end of the video, she goes outside. The video ends with Duhé, who looks into the distance. During the entire video - up to the last chorus - the corresponding lines of text are always displayed in the foreground in yellow and white letters. As with the lyric video for The Middle , Chris Lowery and Dillon O'Neal of WE WRK WKNDS again directed. To date, the music video has over 45 million views on YouTube (as of October 2019).

On August 9, 2018, the first regular music video entitled "Official Tour Edit" was released. As the title suggests, the video shows excerpts from Zedd's tour life. On the one hand, scenes from Zedd's promo and live appearances can be seen, on the other hand, it shows private scenes from life outside of touring life. During the public relations scenes, Zedd can be seen performing at the Parookaville ( Weeze , Germany) and the Music Power Explosion ( Breslau , Poland ). In another live performance, Zedd appears together with Duhé. He can also be seen at promotional appearances such as on the Swiss radio station Capital FM or a photo shoot. Aside from everyday touring, you can see Zedd with his friends on a day on the water. You'll spend time on a yacht , ride a speedboat and jet ski , surf, or hit golf balls into the water. You can also see a scene of Zedd and his friends bowling . In some scenes you can see Zedd alone in his private jet , in front of the Moscow Kremlin or the Benrath high school . The video ends with Zedd driving off on a jet ski. Directed by Yoder. To date, the music video has over 2.8 million views on YouTube (as of October 2019).

On August 23, 2018, the second regular music video was released, which is the actual "official music video". Two men and women spend their time in a holiday apartment. During dinner together, a woman begins to languish for one of the two men , what the other belches. While dancing, the couple comes closer to each other before they go into the bedroom after kissing. The two are always under observation of the opponent. The next day she serves everyone a vodka, adding an unknown substance to the drinks beforehand. The woman who has come closer to the man and the second man collapse first at the swimming pool, the man himself escapes from the pool and collapses in a remote location on the side of the road. In an inserted scene, it can be seen that the jealous woman makes a phone call shortly before the action. After he has fled, she follows him. Shortly after he collapsed on the roadside, the alarmed by the woman meets patrol car one. At first the police want to help the man, but when they discover the jealous woman, she accuses the man of having done this to her. The police then handcuff him and put him in the back of the car. The video ends with her smiling mischievously. Directed by Yoder. To date, the music video has over 76 million views on YouTube (as of October 2019).

Contributors

Song production Sarah Aarons: composer , songwriter Elley Duhé : vocals Mike Marsh: Mastering Jonnali Parmenius ( Noonie Bao ): composer, songwriter Linus Wiklund: composer, songwriter, music producer Anton Zaslavski ( Zedd ): Mixing , DJ , background vocals , composer, songwriter, music producer Artwork (music videos) Chris Lowery: Director (Poetry Video) Dillon O'Neal: Director (Lyric Video) Dori Oskowitz: Film Producer (Official Music Video) Daniel Yaro: Director (Official Music Video) Yoder: Director (Tour Edition)

Companies EMI Music Publishing : Publisher The Exchange Mike Marsh Mastering: Mastering Interscope Records : music label Prettybird: Film Producer (Official Music Video) Sony / ATV Music Publishing : Publisher Universal Music Publishing : Publisher Zedd Music Empire : Publisher

reception

Reviews

The German radio station bigFM described Happy Now as an "absolutely relaxed track with a catchy tune".

Charts and chart placements

Happy Now reached position 64 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of ten weeks. In Austria the single reached position 64 in six chart weeks, in Switzerland position 73 in nine chart weeks, in the United Kingdom position 45 in ten chart weeks and position 90 in one chart week in the United States.

For Zedd as an interpreter Happy Now is the eleventh chart success in the United States as well as the tenth in Germany and the United Kingdom, the ninth in Austria and the eighth in Switzerland. As an author, it is his twelfth chart success in the USA, his eleventh in the United Kingdom, his tenth in Germany, his ninth in Austria and his eighth in Switzerland. As a producer he reached the singles charts in the United States for the 13th time, for the twelfth time in Germany, for the eleventh time in the charts in Austria and the United Kingdom and for the tenth time on the Swiss charts. For Parmenius as a writer, Happy Now is the tenth chart success in the United Kingdom, the ninth in Austria and Switzerland, the eighth in Germany and the fourth in the United States. Aarons reached the single charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States for the third time as an author after Stay and The Middle . With Happy Now, Wiklund reached the German, Austrian, Swiss and British single charts for the third time after I Could Be the One ( Avicii vs. Nicky Romero ) and Stay , and the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time in his writing after Stay . As a producer he reached the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States for the second time after Stay . For Duhé, Happy Now represents the first global chart success.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	64 (10 weeks)	10
Austria (Ö3)	64 (6 weeks)	6th
Switzerland (IFPI)	73 (9 weeks)	9
United Kingdom (OCC)	45 (10 weeks)	10
United States (Billboard)	90 (1 week)	1

Awards for music sales

On March 12, 2019, Happy Now was awarded a gold record in the United States for 500,000 units sold. It is Zedd's tenth single to achieve at least gold status in the US. On October 4, 2019, the award of a silver record in the United Kingdom and other gold awards in Denmark, France and Italy followed, so the single sold over 870,000 times according to record awards.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × gold	870,000

Main article: Zedd / Music Sales Awards

See also

• List of German artists in the British charts
• List of German artists in the US charts

Web links

• Music video for The Middle (lyric video) on YouTube
• Music video for Happy Now (Tour Edition) on YouTube
• Music video for Happy Now (Official Music Video) on YouTube

Individual evidence

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