Happiness (Pointer Sisters song)

"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.[1]

"Happiness"
Single by The Pointer Sisters
from the album Energy
B-side"Lay It on the Line"
ReleasedMarch 1979
GenrePop
Length3:17 (Promo Version) 3:59 (Single Version) 4:19 (Album Version)
LabelPlanet
Songwriter(s)Allen Toussaint
Producer(s)Richard Perry
The Pointer Sisters singles chronology
"Fire"
(1978)		 "Happiness"
(1979)		 "He's So Shy"
(1980)

"Happiness" was a top 40 hit in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand. It also reached No. 6 in The Netherlands in the Dutch Top 40 and No. 8 in Belgium.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 30
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 20
US Cash Box Top 100 [9] 28

Year-end charts
Chart (1979) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 67

References
  1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  2. "Pointer Sisters – Happiness" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. "Pointer Sisters – Happiness" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. "Pointer Sisters – Happiness". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  8. "The Pointer Sisters Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  9. "Cash Box Top 100 5/05/79". Tropicalglen.com.
  10. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  11. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1979". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 3, 2022.


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