Don't Be Happy... Just Worry is a mini-album by The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...

, initially released in 1992 by Eastwest Records as a double EP

Extended play

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. It was re-issued April 25, 1994 as a single-CD

Compact Disc

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 and cassette mini-album, both formats with all eight tracks. The first disc (tracks 1-4 on the single disc version) consists of a remixed version of the Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go EP.

Lead track "Turning American", sometimes incorrectly assumed to be an anti-American statement, is actually about people, particularly successful musicians, who do not stick to their roots.

Disc 1

1. "Turning American"
2. "Crying Over Nothing"
3. "Nothing Ever Changes But the Shoes"
4. "Liberty Cap"

Disc 2

1. "Splattermania"
2. "Something Weird (Going On in My Head)"
3. "Weekend (5 Long Days)"
4. "Dreaming In A"