"Happy Song" is a 1983 hit single by Italian disco music act Baby's Gang. The single became a European hit single when covered by German band Boney M. the following year.
| "Happy Song" | ||||
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| Single by Baby's Gang | ||||
| from the album Challenger | ||||
| B-side | "Ice Cream" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Italo disco | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Memory | |||
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| Producer(s) |
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| Baby's Gang singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Happy Song" on YouTube | ||||
Track listing and formats edit
- Italian 7-inch single[1]
- A. "Happy Song" – 3:20
- B. "Ice Cream" – 3:20
- Italian 12-inch single[2]
- A. "Happy Song" – 5:40
- B. "Ice Cream" – 5:00
- German 7-inch single[3]
- A. "Happy Song" – 3:28
- B. "Ice Cream" – 3:25
Boney M. version edit
| "Happy Song" | ||||
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| Single by Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with the School-Rebels | ||||
| B-side | "School's Out" | |||
| Released | November 1984 | |||
| Genre | Eurodisco | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Hansa | |||
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| Producer(s) | Frank Farian | |||
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| Audio video | ||||
| "Happy Song" on YouTube | ||||
After Boney M.'s return to the charts with a cover of the Italian hit "Kalimba de Luna", producer Frank Farian rushed back into the studio to cover another Italian hit single. He invited Boney M.'s original dancer Bobby Farrell to join the group along with a group of children from Rhein-Main Air Base Elementary and Jr. High, credited as The School Rebels, who did the lead vocals together with Reggie Tsiboe. While Bobby Farrell did a rap, original singers Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett did not participate in the recording. Session vocalists La Mama (Patricia Shockley, Madeleine Davis and Judy Cheeks) did the additional female vocals. The single gave the group their final German Top 10 hit single (#7), their first in nearly four years.
Track listing and formats edit
- European 7-inch single[4]
- A. "Happy Song" – 4:18
- B. "School's Out" – 3:15
- European 12-inch maxi-single[5]
- A. "Happy Song" – 8:12
- B. "School's Out" – 3:15
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 15 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 29 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 21 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 7 |
References edit
- ^ Happy Song (Italian 7-inch single liner notes). Baby's Gang. Memory Records. 1983. MEM 45007.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Happy Song (Italian 12-inch single liner notes). Baby's Gang. Memory Records. 1983. MEMIX 011.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Happy Song (German 7-inch single liner notes). Baby's Gang. ZYX Music. 1983. 1102.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Happy Song (European 7-inch single liner notes). Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with the School-Rebels. Hansa Records. 1984. 106 909.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Happy Song (European 12-inch single liner notes). Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with the School-Rebels. Hansa Records. 1984. 601 555.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with the School-Rebels – Happy Song" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with the School-Rebels – Happy Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with the School-Rebels – Happy Song". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Boney M. and Bobby Farrell with the School-Rebels – Happy Song" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 January 2023.