If It Makes You Happy

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“If It Makes You Happy”
Single by Sheryl Crow from the album Sheryl Crow
A-side	If It Makes You Happy
B-side	Keep On Growing
Released	1996
Format	Airplay Maxi Single
Genre	Rock
Length	5:23
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Sheryl Crow Jeff Trott
Producer	Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
What I Can Do For You (1995) If It Makes You Happy (1996) Everyday Is A Winding Road (1996)
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"If It Makes You Happy" is the lead single from Sheryl Crow's 1996 eponymous album. The song fared extremely well and hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #10. The track won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards.
The song ties with her other hit Tomorrow Never Dies as her second most popular single in the UK, reaching #9 on the UK singles chart. The song signaled a departure from the good time vibe of the huge hit ("All I Wanna Do") from her previous album, Tuesday Night Music Club.

[edit] Video

The music video was directed by Keir McFarlane, who has used a lot of bright colours in it. The video features Crow in a variety of sexy outfits caged in the Endangered Species-section of a museum.

[edit] Track listing

US CD Single:

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - LP Version
2. "Keep On Growing"
3. "I'm Going To Be A Wheel Someday"
4. "No One Said It Would Be Easy" - Live in Nashville

EU CD Single #1:

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - Edit
2. "Keep On Growing"
3. "On The Outside"
4. "The Book" - LP Version

EU CD Single #2: (ltd. edition incl. 4 exclusive postcards)

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - Edit
2. "All I Wanna Do"
3. "Run Baby Run"
4. "Leaving Las Vegas"

[edit] Chart Performance

Year	Chart	Peak
1996	Billboard Hot 100	10
1996	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	37
1996	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	6
1996	UK Top 40	9

v • d • e Sheryl Crow Studio albums Tuesday Night Music Club · Sheryl Crow · The Globe Sessions · C'mon C'mon · Wildflower · Detours Other albums Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park · The Very Best of Sheryl Crow · iTunes Originals - Sheryl Crow · Hits & Rarities Singles "Leaving Las Vegas" · "All I Wanna Do" · "Strong Enough" · "If It Makes You Happy" · "Everyday Is a Winding Road" · "My Favorite Mistake" · "Soak Up the Sun" · "The First Cut Is the Deepest" · "Good Is Good" · "Love Is Free" Other singles "Can't Cry Anymore" · "Run Baby Run" · "What I Can Do for You" · "Hard to Make a Stand" · "A Change Would Do You Good" · "Home" · "Tomorrow Never Dies" · "There Goes the Neighborhood" · "Anything but Down" · "Sweet Child o' Mine" · "Picture" · "Steve McQueen" · "Light in Your Eyes" · "Always on Your Side" · "Not Fade Away" · "Shine Over Babylon" Related articles Discography