Happiness (Pointer Sisters song)
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"Happiness" | ||||
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File:Happiness - The Pointer Sisters.jpg | ||||
Single by The Pointer Sisters | ||||
from the album Energy | ||||
B-side | "Lay It on the Line" | |||
Released | March 1979 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:17 (Promo Version) 3:59 (Single Version) 4:19 (Album Version) | |||
Label | Planet | |||
Songwriter(s) | Allen Toussaint | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
The Pointer Sisters singles chronology | ||||
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"Happiness" is a song by The Pointer Sisters, written by Allen Toussaint, which was released in early 1979 as the second single from their 1978 LP, Energy.
"Happiness" became a top 40 hit in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand. It also reached No. 11 in The Netherlands and No. 8 in Belgium.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] | 11 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] | 6 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] | 11 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 33 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 30 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6] | 18 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 20 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [8] | 28 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1979) | Position |
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Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 51 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 67 |
References
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – Happiness" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – Happiness" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – Happiness". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/05/79". Tropicalglen.com.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
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