Is Everybody Happy (song)

"Is Everybody Happy"
Single by David Hasselhoff
from the album Looking for Freedom
ReleasedJune 1989
Length4:28
LabelWhite
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jack White
David Hasselhoff singles chronology
"Looking for Freedom"
(1989)
"Is Everybody Happy"
(1989)
"Our First Night Together"
(1989)

"Is Everybody Happy" is a song by American actor and singer David Hasselhoff. Produced by Jack White, and written by he and Charles Blackwell, the song was released in June 1989 as the second single from Hasselhoff's third studio album Looking for Freedom (1989). It also served as the follow-up single from the album's title track, which was a number-one hit in Germany for eight weeks. The song did well commercially, reaching the top-ten in Germany and Switzerland.

Live performances

Hasselhoff first performed the song live in 1989 on the German TV shows Peters Popshow and Na Siehste!. The song went on to became part of the set-list of Hasselhoff's concert tours, starting with the Freedom Tour in 1990.

Chart performance

"Is Everybody Happy" became the second-most successful song from Looking for Freedom. It became Hasselhoff's second top-ten hit in Germany and Switzerland, peaking at number eight in both countries. It also reached number 42 in Belgium, and number 35 on the European Hot 100 Singles.

Track listings

7" single[1]
  1. "Is Everybody Happy" (Euro Mix) — 3:57
  2. "Is Everybody Happy" (US-Mix) — 3:43
CD and 12" single[2]
  1. "Is Everybody Happy" (Euro-Mix Extended Version) — 5:31
  2. "Is Everybody Happy" (Euro-Mix Radio Version) — 3:57
  3. "Is Everybody Happy" (US-Mix Extended Version) — 5:53
  4. "Is Everybody Happy" (US-Mix Radio Version) — 3:43
  5. "Is Everybody Happy" (Instrumental) — 3:44

Charts

References

  1. ^ "David Hasselhoff - Is Everybody Happy (1989, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "David Hasselhoff - Is Everybody Happy (1989, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "David Hasselhoff – Is Everybody Happy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 28. July 22, 1989. p. 14.
  5. ^ "David Hasselhoff – Is Everybody Happy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  6. ^ "David Hasselhoff – Is Everybody Happy". Swiss Singles Chart.
  7. ^ 1989 German Singles Chart Offiziellecharts.de (Retrieved August 24, 2021)