Happy (NF song)

{{Short description|2023 single by NF}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Happy | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[NF (rapper)|NF]] | album = [[Hope (NF album)|Hope]] | released = {{start date|2023|4|7}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = *[[Pop rap]] | length = 4:02 | label = * NF Real Music * [[Caroline Records|Caroline]] * [[Capitol Music Group|Capitol]] | writer = * [[NF (rapper)|Nate Feuerstein]] * [[Tommee Profitt]] | producer = * Profitt * NF * Jeff Sojka | prev_title = [[Motto (NF song)|Motto]] | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|vhumOLNSSJY|"Happy"}}}} }}

"'''Happy'''" is a song by American rapper [[NF (rapper)|NF]]. It was released on April 7, 2023 as the third single from his fifth studio album ''[[Hope (NF album)|Hope]]'', which was released on the same day.

==Lyrics== The track sees NF exploring his own capability of being happy, mentioning childhood trauma, and his struggle with mental health. He examines reasons that could be behind his "agony" when he feels that he should be happy because of how he has been blessed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=NF's New Single 'HAPPY' Takes Listeners On A Relatable Emotional Journey |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-04-07-nfs-new-single-happy-takes-listeners-on-a-relatable-emotional-journey/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=iHeart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Auralcrave |date=2023-04-08 |title=NF, Happy: the song lyrics and their meaning |url=http://auralcrave.com/en/2023/04/08/nf-happy-the-song-lyrics-and-their-meaning/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Auralcrave}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=2023-04-15 |title=NF: "Sometimes I just like to poke fun at our industry" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/nf-rapper-interview-new-hope-album-2023-3428624 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Music video== The video was directed by Patrick Tohill and NF. It begins with similar shots switching back and forth from the perspectives of a young girl and her older self, both feeling unloved and unwanted. It shows her parents arguing and the child being left alone and neglected by them. Towards the end of the video, the child is seen at her birthday party, clearly unhappy and depressed. As she looks around the room at her friends and their parents, she blows the candles out on her cake and wishes that her mother would have been there for her too. It then shows scenes that mirror earlier shots, except now instead of the girl being alone, her mother is present, culminating in the child smiling for the first time in the video. At the very end, the older character drives to their childhood home and visits her mother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Okechukwu |first=Nmesoma |date=2023-04-10 |title=NF – Happy |url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2023/04/music/tracks-nf-happy/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Euphoria}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=NF - HAPPY |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhumOLNSSJY |access-date=2023-04-16 |language=en}}</ref>

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for "Happy" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Austria|34|artist=NF|song=Happy|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Canada|45|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|31|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Czech Republic|11|year=2023|week=38|rowheader=true|access-date=September 25, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Germany|89|songid=2363069|artist=NF|song=Happy|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|88|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> | 65 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|73|artist=NF|song=Happy|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2018-07-27|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2023&dspp=15|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 15|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> | 19 |- {{single chart|Switzerland|60|artist=NF|song=Happy|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- {{single chart|UK|51|date=20230414|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|54|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|30|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|16|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023}} |}

== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Happy"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2025|award=Gold|access-date=5 December 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=NF|title=Happy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2026|source=radioscope|access-date=March 21, 2026}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Happy|artist=NF|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=December 8, 2023|relyear=2023|certyear=2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ "Happy" release history ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format(s) ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | United States | April 7, 2023 | {{Hlist|[[Contemporary hit radio]]}} | {{hlist|NF Real|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/|title=Top 40/Mainstream Future Releases|website=All Access|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416225427/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream|archive-date=April 16, 2023|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:2023 singles]] [[Category:2023 songs]] [[Category:NF (rapper) songs]] [[Category:Songs written by NF (rapper)]] [[Category:Songs written by Tommee Profitt]] [[Category:Pop-rap songs]]