Happiness (Elliott Smith song)
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"Happiness" is a song written by Elliott Smith
which was first released as a single in 1999.
in 2000.
On Figure 8, the track is labeled as "Happiness/The Gondola Man" due to the short instrumental that plays after "Happiness" ends. On the single, an entirely different instrumental follows the song. The instrumental that follows on the single is a reversed clip of "Take a Fall", a song recorded in Smith's early duo called A Murder of Crows. This song shouldn't be confused with other Smith songs "Taking a Fall" and "How to Take a Fall".
On early recording reels, the song was labeled as "Tom's Start".
An acoustic version of "Happiness" appears on the 3 Titres Inedits promo album.
Elliott Smith
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...
which was first released as a single in 1999.
Versions
A slightly different mix of the song was released on his album Figure 8Figure 8 (album)
Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released by DreamWorks Records on April 18, 2000, it became Smith's second release on a major label and the last album he would complete before his death...
in 2000.
On Figure 8, the track is labeled as "Happiness/The Gondola Man" due to the short instrumental that plays after "Happiness" ends. On the single, an entirely different instrumental follows the song. The instrumental that follows on the single is a reversed clip of "Take a Fall", a song recorded in Smith's early duo called A Murder of Crows. This song shouldn't be confused with other Smith songs "Taking a Fall" and "How to Take a Fall".
On early recording reels, the song was labeled as "Tom's Start".
An acoustic version of "Happiness" appears on the 3 Titres Inedits promo album.
CD single & 7" single
- "Happiness" (single version)
- "Son of SamSon of Sam (song)"Son of Sam" is a song written by Elliott Smith. It was released on his fifth studio album Figure 8 in April 2000, and then as a single in November 2000.The song was not about the real life "Son of Sam", serial killer David Berkowitz...
" (acoustic version)