My Happy Ending
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| Single by Avril Lavigne from the album Under My Skin |
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| B-side | "Take It" | |
| Released | July 1, 2004 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | in the UK | |
| Genre | Pop rock | |
| Length | 4:02 | |
| Label | Arista | |
| Writer(s) | Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker | |
| Producer | Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker | |
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |
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"My happy Ending" alternate cover.
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| Avril Lavigne Canada singles chronology | ||
| "Take Me Away" (2004) |
"My Happy Ending" (2004) |
"Nobody's Home" (2004) |
| Avril Lavigne non-Canada singles chronology | ||
| "Don't Tell Me" (2004) |
"My Happy Ending" (2004) |
"Nobody's Home" (2004) |
"My Happy Ending" is a song written and produced by Avril Lavigne and Butch Walker for Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin (2004). It was released as the album's second internationally released single in 2004 (see 2004 in music) and became Lavigne's third most successful single in the United States and Australia, reaching the top ten in both countries. In those countries, it peaked higher than "Don't Tell Me", the album's first single. In the United Kingdom, it reached the top five, and in the United States, it peaked at number nine. The RIAA certified "My Happy Ending" platinum in January 2005, making it Lavigne's second platinum single after "Complicated" (2002). The song contains the word shit, which generated a small amount of controversy. This song was once very popular on Radio Disney, and because Disney is targeted toward children, the word shit was replaced by stuff in the radio edit of the song.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for "My Happy Ending" was written and directed by MTV and Grammy winner Meiert Avis. The video was shot on location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Harlem, New York. The unifying performance is shot in a fantasy derelict cinema setting with Lavigne dressed in a tutu, as if one of J.F. Sebastian's house guests. She performs while remembering the times she and her boyfriend were together. The video ends with scenes of Lavigne running under the elevated train and on through Williamsburg. Finally Avril and her band play on a Brooklyn rooftop above a musical instrument shop, apparently run By Willie DeVille.
[edit] In visual media
The song was used in a season five episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Mea Culpa" (November 25, 2004), and in a season four episode of Smallville, "Facade" (October 6, 2004).[1]
It was also used on Christmas of 2004, in video leading up to first game between former teammates Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. The song was played in a bittersweet video montage showing the successful rise and chemistry of the two NBA superstars, and their eventual break-up.
[edit] Singles and formats
- UK CD single 1
- "My Happy Ending" (album version)
- "Take It" (previously unreleased)
- UK CD single 2
- "My Happy Ending"
- "My Happy Ending" (live acoustic version)
- "Take Me Away" (live acoustic version)
- "My Happy Ending" (music video)
- UK CD promo
- "My Happy Ending" (album version) [explicit]
- "My Happy Ending" (radio edit) [clean]
- Germany, Italy and Taiwan CD single
- "My Happy Ending" (album version)
- "My Happy Ending" (live acoustic version)
- "Take Me Away" (live acoustic version)
- "Take It" (previously unreleased)
- "My Happy Ending" (music video)
- Australia CD single
- "My Happy Ending" (clean version)
- "My Happy Ending" (live acoustic version)
- "Take Me Away" (live acoustic version)
- "Take It" (previously unreleased)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2004)[2][3][4] | Peak position |
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| Argentina Top 40 [5] | 1 |
| Australia ARIA Top 50 Singles | 6 |
| Austrian Top 75 Singles[6] | 8 |
| Euro 200 | 12 |
| Belgian UltraTop 50 (both Wallonia and Flanders) | 30 |
| Brazil Hot 100 Singles | 7 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 11 |
| Chile Top 100 | 1 |
| French Top 100 Singles Chart | 3 |
| Ireland Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Top 100 Singles Chart | 1 |
| Hispanic America Top 40 Airplay | 9 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Hong Kong Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italy Top 50 Singles | 7 |
| Korea Singles Chart | 1 |
| Japan Top 200 Singles | 17 |
| Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart[7] | 1 |
| Norway Top 20 Singles Chart | 6 |
| Portugal Top 20 Singles Chart | 1 |
| Sweden Top 60 Singles Chart | 11 |
| Thailand Singles Chart | 1 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Singles Chart | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| United World Chart | 1 |
| Preceded by "My Happy Ending" by Avril Lavigne |
United World Chart number one single October 4, 2004 - October 30, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tunefind.com/artist/Avril+Lavigne Tunefind.com
- ^ 'My Happy Ending' Charts. MusicSquare.com 2006-10-02
- ^ 'My Happy Ending' in the U.S. and Canadian Charts. AllMusic.com 2006-10-02
- ^ 'My Happy Ending' in Top40-Charts.com. Top40-Charts.com 2006-10-02
- ^ Top 40 Argentina
- ^ My Happy Ending Austrian Single Charts
- ^ Mexican Singles Chart - September 6, 2004
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