Happy (NF song)

"Happy"
Single by NF
from the album Hope
Released	April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07)
Genre	Pop rap
Length	4:02
Label	NF Real Music Caroline Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Nate Feuerstein Tommee Profitt
Producer(s)	Profitt NF Jeff Sojka
NF singles chronology
"Motto" (2023) "Happy" (2023)
Music video
"Happy" on YouTube

"Happy" is a song by American rapper NF. It was released on April 7, 2023 as the third single from his fifth studio 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.^[1][2][3]

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.^[4][5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Happy"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]	34
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	45
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[8]	41
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9]	11
Germany (GfK)[10]	89
Global 200 (Billboard)[11]	88
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	65
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13]	73
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14]	4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	60
UK Singles (OCC)[17]	51
US Billboard Hot 100[18]	54
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19]	30
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[20]	16

Certifications

Certifications for "Happy"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

"Happy" release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United States	April 7, 2023	Contemporary hit radio	NF Real Virgin	[22]

References

1. "NF's New Single 'HAPPY' Takes Listeners On A Relatable Emotional Journey". iHeart. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
2. Auralcrave (April 8, 2023). "NF, Happy: the song lyrics and their meaning". Auralcrave. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
3. Levine, Nick (April 15, 2023). "NF: "Sometimes I just like to poke fun at our industry"". NME. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
4. Okechukwu, Nmesoma (April 10, 2023). "NF – Happy". Euphoria. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
5. NF - HAPPY, retrieved April 16, 2023
6. "NF – Happy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
7. "NF Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
8. "NF Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
9. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 38. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
10. "NF – Happy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
11. "NF Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
12. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
13. "NF – Happy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
14. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
15. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 15". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
16. "NF – Happy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
18. "NF Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
19. "NF Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
20. "NF Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
21. "American single certifications – NF – Happy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
22. "Top 40/Mainstream Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.