Happily (song)

"Happily"
Song by One Direction from the album Midnight Memories
Recorded 2013
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Length 2:55 (album version)
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"Happily" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their third studio album, Midnight Memories (2013). It was co-written by band member Harry Styles.

Background

It was written by Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk and Harry Styles; while the production was handled by Falk.[1] The song was announced as the eighth song on the track list of the third album.[2] An acoustic version of the song which was created by Country Club Martini Crew was released on SoundCloud on 10 January 2014.[3][4][5]

Reception

Michael Cragg of the Daily Mirror gave "Happily" two out of five stars and wrote: "It's got those Lumineers' 'hey' bits that everyone seems to be copying, and there's another whiff of folk-rock in the chorus. There's a slightly odd lyric in the second verse that runs, 'if he feels my traces in your hair'. Blimey."[6] Writing for Billboard, Chris Payne said that the 1D boys "sing and stomp along in unison to a giant chorus about trying to win someone back. Regardless of your opinion on Mumford, the Lumineers, and their influence, there's no denying this is one of the album's catchiest songs."[7]

Other uses

The song is used as the theme song for the Japanese movie Say "I love you", which was released in Japan on 12 July 2014.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (201314) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 25
Japan Overseas (Billboard)[10] 5
South Korea (Gaon)[11] 86
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 35
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 120

References

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