Happiness (disambiguation)
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Happiness
is an emotional state that is characterized by feelings of enjoyment, pleasure, and satisfaction.
Happiness may also refer to:
Happiness
Happiness is a mental state of well-being characterized by positive emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources....
is an emotional state that is characterized by feelings of enjoyment, pleasure, and satisfaction.
Happiness may also refer to:
Film
- Happiness (1917 film)Happiness (1917 film)Happiness is a 1917 comedy-drama feature film written by C. Gardner Sullivan and starring Enid Bennett and Charles Gunn. A rich orphan played by Enid Bennett goes to a co-ed college where she is snubbed by students who view her as a snob. A romance develops with a poor student who is taking in...
, directed by Reginald Barker - Happiness (1924 film)Happiness (1924 film)Happiness is a 1924 silent comedy film directed by King Vidor. It stars stage great Laurette Taylor, in one of her rare film appearances. The film is based on the 1914 Broadway play written by Taylor's husband J. Hartley Manners.-Cast:...
, directed by King Vidor - Happiness (1956 film)Happiness (1956 film)Happiness is a 1956 Mexican drama film directed by Alfonso Corona Blake. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Elsa Cárdenas* Carlos López Moctezuma* Gloria Lozano* Armando Sáenz* Fanny Schiller...
, directed by Alfonso Corona Blake - Happiness (1965 film)Happiness (1965 film)Happiness is a 1965 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda, about a married man having an affair with another woman. The film is associated with the French New Wave and won two awards at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Jury Grand Prix.The films beautiful colours...
, directed by Agnès Varda - Happiness (1998 film), directed by Todd Solondz
- Happiness (2007 film)Happiness (2007 film)Happiness is a 2007 South Korean film, directed by Heo Jin-ho and starring Hwang Jung-min and Im Su-jeong. It is a love story about two people who meet while battling serious illnesses.-Plot:...
, directed by Heo Jin-ho
Music
- Happiness (band)Happiness (band)Happiness is an alternative rock band from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 2005, the band's current line-up consist of Alexandre Descargues , Jussi Korhonen , Mikko Pietinen and Hans Hansen ....
, a Finnish alternative rock band - Happiness (ballet), a ballet composed by Aram KhachaturianAram KhachaturianAram Ilyich Khachaturian was a prominent Soviet composer. Khachaturian's works were often influenced by classical Russian music and Armenian folk music...
- Happiness (musical), a 2009 off-Broadway musical with music by Scott FrankelScott FrankelScott David Frankel is an American composer and musical director.-Career:He attended Interlochen Arts Camp majoring in piano.He graduated from Yale University in 1985, when he was also inducted into the Skull and Bones secret society...
Albums
- Happiness (The Beloved album)Happiness (The Beloved album)Happiness is a 1990 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #14 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, in March 1990, and subsequently reached #154 on the U.S...
- Happiness (Dance Gavin Dance album)Happiness (Dance Gavin Dance album)Happiness is the third full-length album from post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance. It was released by Rise Records on June 9, 2009. The band went into the studio with Kris Crummett to record the album on February 14, 2009. On April 10, they uploaded new artwork and a recording of the new song...
, and the title song - Happiness (Fridge album)
- Happiness (Lisa Germano album)Happiness (Lisa Germano album)Happiness is the second album by Lisa Germano. It was originally released by Capitol Records in 1993, and re-released by 4AD Records the next year.-Track list :# "Around the World"# "You Make Me Want To Wear Dresses"...
, and the title song - Happiness (Matthew Ryan album)Happiness (Matthew Ryan album)Happiness is an album released by Matthew Ryan in 2002 on One Little Indian. It was recorded in his own home.-Track listing:All words and music by Matthew Ryan, except where noted.# "Rain, Rain, Rain" – 1:32# "Veteran's Day" – 3:25...
- Happiness (The Weepies album)Happiness (The Weepies album)Happiness is the first album released by pop-folk band The Weepies. It was released independently by the band on November 29, 2003.-Promotion:The song, "All That I Want," is featured in a series of 2007 J.C. Penney Christmas commercials...
, and the title song - Happiness (Kōfuku Kangei!), an album by Berryz Kobo
- Happiness EPHappiness EPThe Happiness EP was released in March 2002 by Tom Hingley, ex-frontman of The Inspiral Carpets. The EP, playes home to tracks recorded in Radio 2, early versions of "Soulfire" tracks and a previousley unreleased track.-Track listing:#"Happiness"...
, by Tom Hingley - Happiness?Happiness?Happiness? is the third album by the English musician Roger Taylor. It was his first album since Queen's 1991 album Innuendo, and his first solo album since 1984's Strange Frontier-Track listing:...
, by Roger Taylor - Happiness: The Best of Michael RoseHappiness: The Best Of Michael Rose-Album information:*Artist: Michael Rose*Genre: Reggae*Release Date: August 3, 2004*Label: Heartbeat Records*Studio/Live: Studio-Tracks:#Guess Who's Coming To Dinner - #Rent Man - #Sun Is Shining...
, and the title song (see below) - Happiness... Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch, by Our Lady Peace
- Happiness (Hurts album)Happiness (Hurts album)Happiness is the debut studio album by English synthpop duo Hurts, released in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2010. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Better Than Love" on 23 May 2010 and "Wonderful Life" on 22 August 2010. Collaborators include Jonas Quant and production team The...
, an album by HurtsHurtsHurts are a British synthpop duo formed in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson . Their debut album Happiness, which was released in September 2010, has reached the Top 10 in 12 European countries, and has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide...
Songs
- "Happiness" (Alexis Jordan song)Happiness (Alexis Jordan song)"Happiness" is the debut single by American recording artist Alexis Jordan. It is the lead single from her self-titled debut studio album, released in the United States on September 7, 2010. The upbeat dance-pop song was written by Stargate, Deadmau5, Autumn Rowe, Petr Brdicko, with Stargate also...
- "Happiness" (Arashi song)Happiness (Arashi song)"Happiness" is the twentieth single of the Japanese boy band, Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track...
- "Happiness" (Elliott Smith song)Happiness (Elliott Smith song)"Happiness" is a song written by Elliott Smith which was first released as a single in 1999.-Versions:A slightly different mix of the song was released on his album Figure 8 in 2000....
- "Happiness" (Goldfrapp song)Happiness (Goldfrapp song)"Happiness" is a folktronica song by the English duo Goldfrapp from their fourth studio album, Seventh Tree . Written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, the song was released as the album's second single on 14 April 2008...
- "Happiness" (The Mavis's song)
- "Happiness" (Vanessa Williams song)Happiness (Vanessa Williams song)Happiness was the first single from Vanessa Williams' album Next. It was released on June 24, 1997. Williams withdrew the video immediately after her divorce from husband Ramon Hervey...
- "Happiness!!!Happiness!!!"happiness!!!" is the title of a song Japanese pop singer Kaela Kimura, released as the second single from her debut album, Kaela, on October 27, 2004. It peaked at number eleven on the Japan Oricon singles chart....
", by Kaela Kimura - "Happiness", by Black Uhuru from SinsemillaSinsemilla (album)Sinsemilla is the third album by Jamaican Reggae band Black Uhuru, released in on the Island Records subsidiary Mango.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Michael Rose - lead vocals*Derrick "Duckie" Simpson - harmony vocals*Puma Jones - harmony vocals...
- "Happiness", by The Blue Nile from Peace at Last
- "Happiness", by Built to Spill from Ancient Melodies of the FutureAncient Melodies of the FutureAncient Melodies of the Future is the fifth full-length album released by indie rock band Built to Spill. The core line-up of the band remained as it had for the previous two albums, with singer/guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Plouf. The album was recorded at Bear...
- "Happiness", by Eytan Mirsky from the 1998 film Happiness
- "Happiness", by The Fray from The FrayThe Fray (album)The Fray is the second studio album by The Fray. Released on February 3, 2009, through Epic Records, the album debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 chart, and became a top 5 hit in Australia and Canada. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2010...
- "Happiness", by Kasabian from West Ryder Pauper Lunatic AsylumWest Ryder Pauper Lunatic AsylumWest Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third studio album by British indie rock rock band Kasabian, which was released on 5 June 2009.The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. In October 2009, it was voted the best album of the year by Q Magazine.-History:"Vlad the Impaler" was made...
- "Happiness", by Ken DoddKen DoddKenneth Arthur Dodd OBE is a British comedian and singer songwriter, famous for his frizzy hair or “fluff dom” and buck teeth or “denchers”, his favourite cleaner, the feather duster and his greeting "How tickled I am!", as well as his send-off “Lots and Lots of Happiness!”...
— a UK hit in 1964 - "Happiness", by Lee Ann Womack from There's More Where That Came FromThere's More Where That Came FromThere's More Where That Came From is a 2005 album from Lee Ann Womack. It received numerous awards and critical acclaim and was also Womack's highest selling album since 2000's I Hope You Dance. The album was Womack's return to a traditional country music style, as well as her seventh album...
- "Happiness", by Michael Rose from Dance WickedDance Wicked-Track listing:#Happiness #Dance Wicked #Lion In The Jungle #Run Dem A Run #Dreadlocks #Reality #Landlord #See And Blind #I Don't Want To Say Goodbye #Mind Made Up #Never Get Me Down #Life In The Ghetto...
- "Happiness", by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, a B-side from the single "1000 Stars1000 Stars (song)"1000 Stars" is the third single by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars. It is set for release on 2 May 2009. It was released to radio on 27 March....
" - "Happiness", by Orson from Bright IdeaBright IdeaBright Idea is the debut album by the Hollywood band Orson. Originally self-released in 2005, it was released commercially on May 29, 2006 in the UK and was released internationally on June 13, 2006....
- "Happiness", by Pizzaman, later known as Fatboy Slim
- "Happiness", by Platinum Weird from Make BelieveMake Believe (Platinum Weird album)Make Believe is the first album by Platinum Weird. To tie in with the band's back-story, it was marketed as a "lost" album from 1974, with vocals credited to fictional lead singer Erin Grace. In reality, the album was written and recorded in 2005 and 2006, with vocals by Kara DioGuardi...
- "Happiness", by The Pointer Sisters from EnergyEnergy (Pointer Sisters album)Energy is the fifth studio album by The Pointer Sisters, released in 1978 on the Planet label.-History:After a brief split following sister Bonnie's departure from the group, a musically reinvented and recharged Pointer Sisters returned composed of Ruth, Anita and June. Their first album for...
- "Happiness", by Regurgitator from …Art…Art...art is the third album from the Australian rock band, Regurgitator, released in 1999."Are U Being Served?" contains samples from the Are You Being Served? theme song....
- "Happiness", by Will Young from Keep OnKeep OnKeep On is the third album from original Pop Idol winner Will Young. The album was released on November 21, 2005, debuting at #2 on the albums chart in the United Kingdom, as the album sold 107,318 copies in its first week. However, its biggest sales are 132,109, in its fifth week when the album...
- "Happiness", from the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou're a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts...
- "Prelude: Happiness", by Deep Purple from Shades of Deep PurpleShades of Deep PurpleShades of Deep Purple is the debut album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 on Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Tetragrammaton in the United States....
Television
- Happiness (TV series)Happiness (TV series)Happiness was a British sitcom broadcast on BBC2 with dramatic, melancholy overtones written by Paul Whitehouse and David Cummings with Whitehouse in the lead role.There have been two series thus far, the first running in 2001 and the second in 2003...
, a British sitcom - Happiness!Happiness!is a Japanese adult visual novel originally for the PC first released on October 21, 2005, and followed by the release of a fan-disk sequel Happiness! Re:Lucks on July 28, 2006. Both games were developed, produced, and published by Windmill...
, a Japanese video game and anime
Other uses
- Happiness, a novel by Novala TakemotoNovala Takemotois a Japanese author and fashion designer. His real name is . His pen name is translatable as "The Wild Rose."Known as the "Lolitas' Bard," he is a heterosexual man self-described as having the charisma of a young maiden. He has been one of the most active promoters of the Lolita lifestyle...
- Happiness, a novel by Will FergusonWill FergusonWilliam Stener "Will" Ferguson is a Canadian writer and novelist best known for his humorous observations on Canadian history and culture....
, previously published as Generica - Happiness: A History, a non-fiction book by Darrin M. McMahon
- Happiness FoundationHappiness FoundationHappiness Foundation was founded in Denmark in 2002 by the Danish entrepreneur and philanthropist Mickey Beyer-Clausen. The Foundation is an alternative to traditional philanthropy by providing pro-bono consulting services to non-profit organizations, helping them achieve their full potential. The...
, an organization that provides consulting services to non-profit organizations - Statue of Happiness, a landmark in the video game Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...