Happier (Marshmello and Bastille song)

"Happier"
Single by Marshmello and Bastille
Released August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17)
Format
Genre Pop
Length 3:34
Label Astralwerks
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Marshmello
Marshmello singles chronology
"Check This Out"
(2018)		 "Happier"
(2018)		 "Bayen Habeit (In Love)"
(2018)
Bastille singles chronology
"Quarter Past Midnight"
(2018)		 "Happier"
(2018)
Music video
"Happier" on YouTube

"Happier" is a song by American music producer Marshmello and British band Bastille. Written and produced by Marshmello, with additional writing from Dan Smith and Steve Mac, it was released by Astralwerks on August 17, 2018.

Background

"We've been having a great time writing for other artists in and amongst making our Bastille albums and mixtapes," Bastille frontman Dan Smith told NME. "Last year we wrote a song called 'Happier' and everyone got really excited about it so we thought it would be good as a collaboration. We had a really interesting time getting to work on it with Marshmello who managed to find some euphoria in a pretty melancholy, direct song. It's always good to step into somebody else's world for a minute and we're excited to be a part of it."[1]

Composition

"Happier" is an upbeat pop song that draws elements from pop rock. Lyrically, the song tells "the sordid tale of a love that's over before one party wants to accept it". Billboard's Kat Bein opined that it "sounds a little more like his radio-forward hits".[2]

Music video

Three music videos were released to support the single. The initially released one was a simple lyric video. This was followed by a performance video featuring Marshmello playing various instruments and Dan Smith singing and dancing, both in different frames and only appearing together at the end of the video. On September 24, 2018, Marshmello released the official music video, starring Miranda Cosgrove as a teenager who has braces, along with Teala Dunn and Jordyn Jones.[3] The music video focuses on Cosgrove’s character as she deals with bullying, and struggles with the loss of her childhood pet dog. At the end of the video, Cosgrove's character - now an middle aged woman - throws a birthday party for her daughter in which she gives her a dog as a present. The colour yellow and Marshmello's logo feature throughout the video, but neither he nor Bastille appear in the video.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]

  • Marshmello – production
  • Bastille – vocals
  • Robin Florent – mixing assiastance
  • Scott Desmarais – mixing assiastance
  • Michelle Mancini – master engineering
  • Chris Galland – mix engineering
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Steve Mac – vocal production

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 2
Croatia (HRT)[10] 28
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 73
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 7
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 16
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 15
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[16] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 3
Italy (FIMI)[18] 34
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[19] 7
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[20] 8
Malaysia (RIM)[21] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[25] 7
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[26] 57
Portugal (AFP)[27] 8
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28] 6
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[29] 7
Slovenia (SloTop50)[30] 24
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 84
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 13
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[36] 22
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[37] 5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[38] 6
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[39] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 12

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[42] Platinum 80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Gold 15,000*
Sweden (GLF)[44] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Silver 200,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States August 21, 2018 Contemporary hit radio [46]

References

  1. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (August 17, 2018). "'Euphoria meets melancholy' – Bastille and Marshmello team up for new song 'Happier'". NME. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ Bein, Kat (August 17, 2018). "Marshmello and Bastille Bounce Bright On 'Happier': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Bein, Kat (September 24, 2018). "Marshmello & Bastille's 'Happier' Video Will Actually Make You Cry: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Happier / Marshmello TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Marshmello & Bastille – Happier" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Marshmello & Bastille – Happier" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Marshmello & Bastille – Happier" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Marshmello Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201840 into search. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201840 into search. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Track Top-40 Uge 39, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Marshmello, Bastille: {{{song}}}" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Marshmello & Bastille – Happier". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  18. ↑ (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:digital/id:2772. Retrieved September 29, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  20. ↑ "The Official Lebanese Top 20". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 40, 2018" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marshmello & Bastille – Happier" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  24. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  25. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 41, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  27. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Marshmello & Bastille – Happier". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  29. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201838 into search. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  30. ↑ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  31. ↑ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 40: del 28.9.2018 al 4.10.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Marshmello & Bastille – Happier". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Marshmello Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Marshmello Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Marshmello Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Marshmello Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Marshmello Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  40. ↑ "Marshmello Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  41. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  42. ↑ "Canadian single certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  43. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Marshmello and Bastille – Happier". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  44. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat" (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Type ' in the top right search bar. Click on "Sok" and select ' and see certification.
  45. ↑ "British single certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. 
  46. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
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