Recorded 2013 Length 2:55 (album version) Producer(s) Carl Falk | Genre Folk pop Label Columbia
Syco | |
Writer(s) Savan Kotecha
Carl Falk
Harry Styles | ||
"Happily" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their third studio album, Midnight Memories (2013). It was co-written by band member Harry Styles.
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Background
It was written by Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk and Harry Styles; while the production was handled by Falk. The song was announced as the eighth song on the track list of the third album. An acoustic version of the song which was created by Country Club Martini Crew was released on SoundCloud on 10 January 2014.
Reception
Michael Cragg of the Daily Mirror gave "Happily" two out of five stars and wrote: "It's got those Lumineers' 'hey' bits that everyone seems to be copying, and there's another whiff of folk-rock in the chorus. There's a slightly odd lyric in the second verse that runs, 'if he feels my traces in your hair'. Blimey." Writing for Billboard, Chris Payne said that the 1D boys "sing and stomp along in unison to a giant chorus about trying to win someone back. Regardless of your opinion on Mumford, the Lumineers, and their influence, there's no denying this is one of the album's catchiest songs."
Other uses
The song is used as the theme song for the Japanese movie Say "I love you", which was released in Japan on 12 July 2014.