"Happy Girl" is the title of a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman

Beth Nielsen Chapman

Beth Nielsen Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.-Early history:...

 and Annie Roboff. It was recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Martina McBride

Martina McBride

Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....

, who released it in May 1998 from her fourth studio album, 1997's Evolution

Evolution (Martina McBride album)

Evolution is the fourth album released by Martina McBride. It was released in 1997 via RCA Records. It included the hit singles "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her first major crossover hit...

. The song reached a peak of #2 on the U.S. country charts.

Content

"Happy Girl" is a song in which the female narrator asserts her happiness with life.

McBride performed the song at the 32nd annual Country Music Association

Country Music Association

The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...

 (CMA) awards. She later sang the song at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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 on November 26, 1998.

Chart performance

"Happy Girl" debuted at #70 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

) charts dated for April 25, 1998. It spent twenty-two weeks on the chart, peaking at #2 on the chart dated for August 8, 1998 and holding that position for two weeks.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4