Be Happy (Mary J. Blige song)
| "Be Happy" | ||||
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| File:Mary J. Blige - Be Happy (1994).jpg | ||||
| Single by Mary J. Blige | ||||
| from the album My Life | ||||
| Released | October 26, 1994 (See Release history) |
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| Format | CD single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | 1993 - 1994 | |||
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| Length | 5:49 (album version) 4:41 (radio edit) 3:55 (music video) |
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| Label | Uptown, MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Mary J. Blige, Sean Combs, Arlene DeValle, J.C. Olivier, Chucky Thompson | |||
| Producer(s) | Teddy Riley (remixes), Sean "Puffy" Combs and Trackmasters Entertainment | |||
| Mary J. Blige singles chronology | ||||
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"Be Happy" is the hit lead single by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige from her critically acclaimed second studio album, My Life (1994). Co-written and performed by the artist, the song was also written with Sean Combs, Arlene DelValle and J.C. Olivier. The song contains an instrumental sample of "You're So Good To Me" by musician Curtis Mayfield and a re-sung vocal portion of "I Want You" by Marvin Gaye. The song reached number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Blige's third single to reach the top forty of that chart, while reaching number six on the R&B singles chart, becoming her fifth top-ten single on that particular chart. The music video is well known as it was directed from September 16–17, 1994 by Diddy and Hype Williams,[citation needed] shows Mary singing in a white background amidst other things, including stand abroad of a mountain creek. The single was also successful in the United Kingdom, reaching a peak of number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.
Blige performed the song (alongside the My Life album) on shows such as Friday Night Videos, Soul Train and Showtime at the Apollo. It has since became one of Blige's signature songs.
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Remixes
The official remix features Def Squad rapper Keith Murray, which samples 1980s hip hop artist Jimmy Spicer's "Money (Dollar Bill Ya'll)".
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 30 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 29 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[1] | 6 |
Release history
| Country | Date |
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| United States | October 14, 1994 |
| Canada | November 7, 1994 |
| United Kingdom | December 8, 1994 |
| China | January 20, 1995 |
References
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013
- 1993 songs
- Mary J. Blige songs
- Songs written by Sean Combs
- Songs written by Mary J. Blige
- Song recordings produced by Teddy Riley
- Music videos directed by Hype Williams
- 1994 singles
- Uptown Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Trackmasters
- Hip hop soul songs
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