Happy Girl

For the studio album of the same name by Kelly Chen, see Kelly Chen § Discography.
"Happy Girl"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Evolution
ReleasedApril 20, 1998 (1998-04-20)
Recorded1997
GenreCountry
Length3:26
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Beth Nielsen Chapman, Annie Roboff
Producer(s)Paul Worley, Martina McBride
Martina McBride singles chronology
"Valentine"
(1997) 		"Happy Girl"
(1998) 		"Wrong Again"
(1998)

"Happy Girl" is a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Annie Roboff, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in April 1998 as the third single from McBride’s album Evolution. It reached a peak of #2 on the U.S. country chart and #4 on the Canadian country chart.

Content

"Happy Girl" is a song in which the female narrator asserts her happiness with life. The song includes penny whistle and accordion.[1]

McBride performed the song at the 32nd annual Country Music Association (CMA) awards.[2] She later sang the song at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26, 1998.[3]

Chart performance

"Happy Girl" debuted at #70 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart dated for April 25, 1998. It spent 22 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
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 83
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 34

References

  1. ^ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "CMA Performers Announced". CMT. 1998-08-21. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ Grippo, Robert M. (2005). Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Arcadia Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 0-7385-3562-1.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7891." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 24, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.