Don't Worry, Be Happy - Wikipedia

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a song by American musician Bobby McFerrin released in 1988. It was the first a cappella song to reach number-one on the ... Don'tWorry,BeHappy FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch ThisarticleisaboutthesongbyBobbyMcFerrin.Forotheruses,seeDon'tWorry,BeHappy(disambiguation). 1988singlebyBobbyMcFerrin"Don'tWorry,BeHappy"SinglebyBobbyMcFerrinfromthealbumSimplePleasuresA-side"Don'tWorryBeHappy"[1]B-side 12"maxi 7"promo 7"single CDsingle Released1988Recorded1988Genre Reggae[2] jazz[1] acappella Length4:54(albumversion)4:03(musicvideo)3:50(radioedit)LabelEMI-Manhattan[1]Songwriter(s)BobbyMcFerrin[1]Producer(s)LindaGoldstein[1]Musicvideo"Don'tWorry,BeHappy"onYouTube "Don'tWorry,BeHappy"isasongbyAmericanmusicianBobbyMcFerrinreleasedin1988.Itwasthefirstacappellasongtoreachnumber-oneontheBillboardHot100chart,apositionitheldfortwoweeks.OriginallyreleasedinconjunctionwiththefilmCocktail,thesongpeakedatNo.1onSeptember24,1988,[3]displacing"SweetChildo'Mine"byGunsN'Roses.[4] ThesongalsopeakedatNo.11ontheBillboardHotBlackSingleschart[5]andNo.7ontheBillboardHotAdultContemporaryTrackschart.[3]ThesongwasalsoahitintheUnitedKingdom,reachingnumber2duringitsfifthweekontheUKSinglesChart.[6]InCanada,thesongreachedNo.1initseighthweek.[7]Onecriticnoteditasa"formulaforfacinglife'strials".[8] Contents 1Background 2Composition 3Musicvideo 4Awards 5Criticalreception 6Charts 6.1Weeklycharts 6.2Year-endcharts 7Certifications 8Usageinpopularculture 9Coverversions 9.1ConfusionwithBobMarley 10References 11Externallinks Background[edit] MeherBaba,whooftenusedthephrase"Don'tworry,behappy" IndianmysticMeherBaba(1894–1969)oftenusedtheexpression"Don'tworry,behappy"whencablinghisfollowersintheWest,[9]andtheexpressionwasprintedoninspirationalcardsandpostersduringthe1960s.In1988,McFerrinnoticedasimilarposterintheapartmentofjazzduoTuck&PattiinSanFrancisco,[citationneeded]andhewasinspiredbytheexpression'scharmandsimplicity.[10]HewrotethesongthatwasincludedinthesoundtrackofthemovieCocktailandbecameahitsinglethenextyear.[11] Composition[edit] "Don'tWorry,BeHappy"(2008)(0:24) A24-secondaudiosampleofBobbyMcFerrin's"Don'tWorry,BeHappy". Problemsplayingthisfile?Seemediahelp. The"instruments"intheacappellasongareentirelyoverdubbedvoicepartsandothersoundsmadebyMcFerrin,usingnoinstrumentsatall;McFerrinalsosingswithanaffectedaccent,thoughhestatedthat"Ihatetogosofarastosayit'sJamaican.ItwasheavilyinfluencedbyJuan'sMexicanRestaurant,whichwasjustaroundthecornerfromthestudio."[12]"Don'tWorry,BeHappy"iswritteninthekeyofBmajor.[13] Musicvideo[edit] ThecomedicoriginalmusicvideoforthesongstarsMcFerrin,RobinWilliams,andBillIrwin,[14]andissomewhatshorterthanthealbumversion. Awards[edit] Atthe1989GrammyAwards,"Don'tWorry,BeHappy"wontheawardsforSongoftheYear,RecordoftheYear,andBestMalePopVocalPerformance. Criticalreception[edit] ThesongisrankedNo.31onVH1's"100GreatestOne-HitWondersofthe'80s"andalsoappearsonRollingStone'slistofthe15BestWhistlingSongsofAllTime.[15][16]Itwasalsofeaturedat#301intheRecordingIndustryofAmericaandtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts''SongsoftheCentury'in2001.[17] However,in2011,"Don'tWorry,BeHappy"wasnamedastheworstsongofalltimebyVillageVoicecriticMichaelMusto,[18]andittoppedQ100DJBertWeiss'slistoftrackshewouldforeverbanfromradio.[19]Inthe"50WorstSongsEver",Blendersaidthat"it'sdifficulttothinkofasongmorelikelytoplungeyouintosuicidaldespondencythanthis",andalsolambastedits"appalling"lyrics.[20] KieranMcCarthyofAllmusicexpectedthesongwould"probablyremainprevalentinpopcultureaslongashumansspeakEnglishandplaymusic."[21] Charts[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] Chart(1988–89) Peakposition Australia(ARIA)[22] 1 Austria(Ö3AustriaTop40)[23] 1 Belgium(Ultratop50Flanders)[24] 2 Canada30RetailSingles(RPM)[25] 1 CanadaTopSingles(RPM)[26] 1 Denmark(IFPI)[27] 2 France(SNEP)[28] 29 Iceland(ÍslenskiListinnTopp10)[29] 1 Ireland(IRMA)[30] 3 Netherlands(DutchTop40)[31] 2 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[32] 3 NewZealand(RecordedMusicNZ)[33] 2 Norway(VG-lista)[34] 5 SouthAfrica(SouthAfricanSinglesChart)[35] 4 Spain(AFYVE)[36] 5 Sweden(Sverigetopplistan)[37] 2 Switzerland(SchweizerHitparade)[38] 2 UKSingles(OCC)[39] 2 USBillboardHot100[40] 1 USAdultContemporary(Billboard)[41] 7 U.S.BillboardHotBlackSingles[42] 1 WestGermany(OfficialGermanCharts)[43] 1 Chart(2016) Peakposition Poland(PolishAirplayTop100)[44] 75 Year-endcharts[edit] Chart(1988) Position Australia(ARIA)[45] 14 Belgium(UltratopFlanders)[46] 35 Netherlands(DutchTop40)[47] 22 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[48] 47 USBillboardHot100[49][50] 37 WestGermany(OfficialGermanCharts)[51] 43 Chart(1989) Position Austria(Ö3AustriaTop40)[52] 30 Switzerland(SchweizerHitparade)[53] 26 WestGermany(OfficialGermanCharts)[54] 10 Certifications[edit] Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales Denmark(IFPIDanmark)[55] Gold 45,000 Germany(BVMI)[56] Platinum 500,000^ Sweden(GLF)[57] Gold 25,000^ UnitedKingdom(BPI)[58] Silver 200,000 UnitedStates(RIAA)[59] Gold 500,000^ ^Shipmentsfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.Sales+streamingfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. Usageinpopularculture[edit] ComedianGeorgeCarlinwroteinNapalmandSillyPuttythatthesong'smessage"wasexactlythekindofmindlessphilosophythatAmericanswouldrespondto".[60] Featuredinthe1988romancefilmCocktail,starringTomCruiseandElisabethShue.Itwasalsoreleasedaspartofthefilm'sofficialsoundtrack. ThesongwasusedinGeorgeH.W.Bush's1988U.S.presidentialelectionasBush's1988officialpresidentialcampaignsong,withoutBobbyMcFerrin'spermissionorendorsement.Inreaction,McFerrin(aDemocrat)publiclyprotestedthatparticularuseofhissong,includingstatingthathewasgoingtovoteagainstBush,andcompletelydroppedthesongfromhisownperformancerepertoire,tomakethepointevenclearer.TheBushcampaignthenreportedlydesistedfromfurtheruseofthesong.[61] MiamitelevisionstationWTVJusedthissongforaspanoftwoweekssurroundingJanuary1,1989aspartofa$3 millionpromotionalcampaignfortheirnetworkaffiliationswitchtoNBC,whohadpurchasedthestationin1987.[62]WTVJevenhiredMcFerrinforacustomre-recordingwithlyricsreferencingbothNBCshowsandWTVJ'snewsdepartment.[63] In1989,DelacortePresspublishedabooktitledDon'tWorry,BeHappywiththesong'slyrics,20newverseswrittenbyMcFerrin,andillustrationsbyBennettCarlson. ThesongbecameanunofficialantheminJamaicaafterHurricaneGilbertstrucktheislandinSeptember1988(coincidingwiththesong'srelease)andcausedmonthsofhardshiptothepopulation.[64][65] In1993,itwasfeaturedinthetrailerforthefilmCaptainRon. In1997,thesongwasfeaturedinthedirect-to-videofilmCasper:ASpiritedBeginning. In2001,MondoClubrecordedthetitularsingle.TheperformerwasTrevorTaylor.[66] In2003,thesongwasparodiedontheshowFuturama,intheepisode"TheSting". In2005,featuredinthebiographicalmilitarydramaJarhead,starringJakeGyllenhaal. In2006,thesongwasfeaturedintheanimatedfilmFlushedAway. In2008,thesongwasfeaturedintheanimatedfilmWALL-E. Until2010,thesongwasusedasthethemesongforGardaOtocommercialsinIndonesia. InNovember2014,itwasfeaturedasamashupwith"WinterWonderland"byacappellagroupPentatonixfeaturingToriKellyonthealbumThat'sChristmastoMe.[67] ItwasfeaturedinthedancevideogameJustDance2015. In2017,thesongwascoveredbyKermitRuffins,IrvinMayfield,JasonMarsalis,CyrilNeville,HaleyReinhart,andGlenDavidAndrewsforRuffinsandMayfield'salbumABeautifulWorld.[68] In2018,thesongwasfeaturedintheanimatedfilmHotelTransylvania3:SummerVacation. In2019,itwasfeaturedinthefirstepisodeofthefourthseasonoftheUSANetworkTVseriesMr.Robot. In2021,itwasfeaturedinMarvel'sGuardiansoftheGalaxy. Coverversions[edit] Versionsof"Don'tWorry,BeHappy"havebeenrecordedbyseveralartists.TheKatsimihaBrothersmadeaGreekcoverofthesongwithoriginallyrics,andMontenegrinmusicianRamboAmadeusmadeaparodytitled"Don'tHappy,BeWorry",asacritiquetotheoptimismofthemusicsceneintheformerYugoslaviainthefaceofwarandeconomicdepression.Inaddition,thelyricsof"FightthePower"byhiphopartistsPublicEnemyrefercriticallyto"Don'tWorry,BeHappy".AversionofthissongsungbyTheHitCrewisalsoaddedintotheBigMouthBillyBass,averypopularanimatronicsingingtoy.HermesHouseBandcoveredthesongontheirRhythmoftheNinetiesalbumin2009.ReggaeartistCasHaleycoveredthesongasahiddenbonustrackonhisFavoritesalbum(togetherwithformerJahRootsleadsinger,JoshHeinrichs).Alsoin1989DutchrockDJAlfredLagarderecordedaversioninDutchwithaheavySurinamaccentunderthenameJohnnyCamaro. ConfusionwithBobMarley[edit] Contrarytopopularbelief,thefamousreggaemusicianBobMarleyneverrecordedaversionof"Don'tWorry,BeHappy",ashediedsevenyearsbeforethesongwaswritten.(Marley'sownhitsong"ThreeLittleBirds"includesasimilarlyricinitschorus:"Don'tworryaboutathing,everylittlething'sgonnabeallright.")[citationneeded]Despitethis,avideoonYouTubeattributing"Don'tWorry,BeHappy"toMarleygainedover100millionviews.[69] References[edit] ^abcde"BobbyMcFerrin–Don'tWorryBeHappy".Discogs.RetrievedJune9,2014. ^"SPINjune1989"(PDF).Spin.SPINMediaLLC:66.1989.ISSN 0886-3032.RetrievedJune5,2013. ^ab"TheHot100:TheWeekofSeptember24,1988".Billboard. ^Holden,Stephen(September29,1988)."Don'tWorry,BeHappy:BobbyMcferrinHasANo.1Hit".NewYorkTimesNewsService.RetrievedJune9,2014.McFerrin'shitisearningthesuperbvocalimproviseramassaudience,ashisalbum,SimplePleasuresleapsfromNo.20toNo.12onthealbumchart. ^"BobbyMcFerrinAwards".AllMusic.RetrievedOctober22,2009. 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Externallinks[edit] 1980sportal LyricsofthissongonBobbyMcFerrin'sofficialwebsite vteBobbyMcFerrinStudioalbums BobbyMcFerrin(1982) TheVoice(1984) SimplePleasures(1988) MedicineMusic(1990) Hush(1992) Bang!Zoom(1995) Circlesongs(1997) Vocabularies(2010) Livealbums TheVoice(1984) SpontaneousInventions(1986) Play(1992) Compilationalbums Don'tWorry,BeHappy(1988) Singles"Don'tWorry,BeHappy" vteMeherBabaPublications GodSpeaks(1955) GodinaPill?(1966) Termsandconcepts PerfectMaster Mast Mandali Importantplaces Meherabad Associatedfigures NorinaMatchabelli FrancisBrabazon CharlesPurdom QuentinTod MeredithStarr TomHopkinson Contactedmasters HazratBabajan UpasniMaharaj SaiBabaofShirdi TajuddinBaba NarayanMaharaj Related "Don'tWorry,BeHappy" HappyBirthday(1970album) IAm(1972album) WithLove(1976album) O'Parvardigar(2001album) NemaavionazaZagreb(2012film) Awardsfor"Don'tWorry,BeHappy" vteGrammyAwardforRecordoftheYear1959−1980 "NelBluDipintoDiBlu(Volare)"byDomenicoModugno(1959) "MacktheKnife"byBobbyDarin(1960) "ThemefromASummerPlace"byPercyFaith(1961) "MoonRiver"byHenryMancini(1962) "ILeftMyHeartinSanFrancisco"byTonyBennett(1963) "DaysofWineandRoses"byHenryMancini(1964) "TheGirlfromIpanema"byAstrudGilberto&StanGetz(1965) "ATasteofHoney"byHerbAlpert&theTijuanaBrass(1966) "StrangersintheNight"byFrankSinatra(1967) "Up,UpandAway"byThe5thDimension(BillyDavisJr.,FlorenceLaRue,MarilynMcCoo,LamonteMcLemore,RonTownson)(1968) "Mrs.Robinson"bySimon&Garfunkel(ArtGarfunkel,PaulSimon)(1969) "Aquarius/LettheSunshineIn"byThe5thDimension(BillyDavisJr.,FlorenceLaRue,MarilynMcCoo,LamonteMcLemore,RonTownson)(1970) "BridgeoverTroubledWater"bySimon&Garfunkel(ArtGarfunkel,PaulSimon)(1971) "It'sTooLate"byCaroleKing(1972) "TheFirstTimeEverISawYourFace"byRobertaFlack(1973) "KillingMeSoftlywithHisSong"byRobertaFlack(1974) "IHonestlyLoveYou"byOliviaNewton-John(1975) "LoveWillKeepUsTogether"byCaptain&Tennille(DarylDragon,ToniTennille)(1976) "ThisMasquerade"byGeorgeBenson(1977) "HotelCalifornia"byEagles(DonFelder,GlennFrey,DonHenley,RandyMeisner,JoeWalsh)(1978) "JusttheWayYouAre"byBillyJoel(1979) "WhataFoolBelieves"byTheDoobieBrothers(JeffreyBaxter,JohnHartman,KeithKnudsen,MichaelMcDonald,TiranPorter,PatrickSimmons)(1980) 1981−2000 "Sailing"byChristopherCross(1981) "BetteDavisEyes"byKimCarnes(1982) "Rosanna"byToto(DavidHungate,BobbyKimball,SteveLukather,DavidPaich,JeffPorcaro,StevePorcaro)(1983) "BeatIt"byMichaelJackson(1984) "What'sLoveGottoDowithIt"byTinaTurner(1985) "WeAretheWorld"byUSAforAfrica(1986) "HigherLove"bySteveWinwood(1987) "Graceland"byPaulSimon(1988) "Don'tWorry,BeHappy"byBobbyMcFerrin(1989) "WindBeneathMyWings"byBetteMidler(1990) "AnotherDayinParadise"byPhilCollins(1991) "Unforgettable"byNatalieColewithNatKingCole(1992) "TearsinHeaven"byEricClapton(1993) "IWillAlwaysLoveYou"byWhitneyHouston(1994) "AllIWannaDo"bySherylCrow(1995) "KissfromaRose"bySeal(1996) "ChangetheWorld"byEricClapton(1997) "SunnyCameHome"byShawnColvin(1998) "MyHeartWillGoOn"byCelineDion(1999) "Smooth"bySantana(RodneyHolmes,TonyLindsay,KarlPerazzo,RaulRekow,BennyRietveld,CarlosSantana,ChesterThompson)featuringRobThomas(2000) 2001−2020 "BeautifulDay"byU2(Bono,AdamClayton,TheEdge,LarryMullenJr.)(2001) "WalkOn"byU2(Bono,AdamClayton,TheEdge,LarryMullenJr.)(2002) "Don'tKnowWhy"byNorahJones(2003) "Clocks"byColdplay(GuyBerryman,JonBuckland,WillChampion,PhilHarvey,ChrisMartin)(2004) "HereWeGoAgain"byRayCharles&NorahJones(2005) "BoulevardofBrokenDreams"byGreenDay(BillieJoeArmstrong,MikeDirnt,FrankEdwinWrightIII)(2006) "NotReadytoMakeNice"byDixieChicks(MartieMaguire,NatalieMaines,EmilyRobison)(2007) "Rehab"byAmyWinehouse(2008) "PleaseReadtheLetter"byAlisonKrauss&RobertPlant(2009) "UseSomebody"byKingsofLeon(CalebFollowill,JaredFollowill,MatthewFollowill,NathanFollowill)(2010) "NeedYouNow"byLadyAntebellum(HillaryScott,CharlesKelley,DaveHaywood)(2011) "RollingintheDeep"byAdele(2012) "SomebodyThatIUsedtoKnow"byGotyefeaturingKimbra(2013) "GetLucky"byDaftPunk(ThomasBangalter,Guy-ManueldeHomem-Christo)featuringPharrellWilliams&NileRodgers(2014) "StaywithMe"(Darkchildversion)bySamSmith(2015) "UptownFunk"byMarkRonsonfeaturingBrunoMars(2016) "Hello"byAdele(2017) "24KMagic"byBrunoMars(2018) "ThisIsAmerica"byChildishGambino(2019) "BadGuy"byBillieEilish(2020) 2021−present "EverythingIWanted"byBillieEilish(2021) vteGrammyAwardforSongoftheYear1959−1980 "Nelblu,dipintodiblu(Volare)"–DomenicoModugno(songwriter)(1959) "TheBattleofNewOrleans"–JimmyDriftwood(songwriter)(1960) "ThemeofExodus"–ErnestGold(songwriter)(1961) "MoonRiver"–JohnnyMercer&HenryMancini(songwriters)(1962) "WhatKindofFoolAmI?"–LeslieBricusse&AnthonyNewley(songwriters)(1963) "DaysofWineandRoses"–JohnnyMercer&HenryMancini(songwriters)(1964) "Hello,Dolly!"–JerryHerman(songwriter)(1965) "TheShadowofYourSmile"–PaulFrancisWebster&JohnnyMandel(songwriters)(1966) "Michelle"–JohnLennon&PaulMcCartney(songwriters)(1967) "Up,Up,andAway"–JimmyWebb(songwriter)(1968) "LittleGreenApples"–BobbyRussell(songwriter)(1969) "GamesPeoplePlay"–JoeSouth(songwriter)(1970) "BridgeoverTroubledWater"–PaulSimon(songwriter)(1971) "You'veGotaFriend"–CaroleKing(songwriter)(1972) "TheFirstTimeEverISawYourFace"–EwanMacColl(songwriter)(1973) "KillingMeSoftlywithHisSong"–NormanGimbel&CharlesFox(songwriters)(1974) "TheWayWeWere"–AlanandMarilynBergman&MarvinHamlisch(songwriters)(1975) "SendIntheClowns"–StephenSondheim(songwriter)(1976) "IWritetheSongs"–BruceJohnston(songwriter)(1977) "Evergreen(LoveThemefromAStarIsBorn)"–BarbraStreisand&PaulWilliams(songwriters)/"YouLightUpMyLife"–JoeBrooks(songwriter)(1978) "JusttheWayYouAre"–BillyJoel(songwriter)(1979) "WhataFoolBelieves"–KennyLoggins&MichaelMcDonald(songwriters)(1980) 1981−2000 "Sailing"–ChristopherCross(songwriter)(1981) "BetteDavisEyes"–DonnaWeiss&JackieDeShannon(songwriters)(1982) "AlwaysonMyMind"–JohnnyChristopher,MarkJames&WayneCarson(songwriters)(1983) "EveryBreathYouTake"–Sting(songwriter)(1984) "What'sLoveGottoDowithIt"–GrahamLyle&TerryBritten(songwriters)(1985) "WeAretheWorld"–MichaelJackson&LionelRichie(songwriters)(1986) "That'sWhatFriendsAreFor"–BurtBacharach&CaroleBayerSager(songwriters)(1987) "SomewhereOutThere"–JamesHorner,BarryMann&CynthiaWeil(songwriters)(1988) "Don'tWorry,BeHappy"–BobbyMcFerrin(songwriter)(1989) "WindBeneathMyWings"–LarryHenley&JeffSilbar(songwriters)(1990) "FromaDistance"–JulieGold(songwriter)(1991) "Unforgettable"–IrvingGordon(songwriter)(1992) "TearsinHeaven"–EricClapton&WillJennings(songwriters)(1993) "AWholeNewWorld"–AlanMenken&TimRice(songwriters)(1994) "StreetsofPhiladelphia"–BruceSpringsteen(songwriter)(1995) "KissfromaRose"–Seal(songwriter)(1996) "ChangetheWorld"–GordonKennedy,WayneKirkpatrick&TommySims(songwriters)(1997) "SunnyCameHome"–ShawnColvin&JohnLeventhal(songwriters)(1998) "MyHeartWillGoOn"–JamesHorner&WillJennings(songwriters)(1999) "Smooth"–ItaalShur&RobThomas(songwriters)(2000) 2001−2020 "BeautifulDay"–AdamClayton,DavidEvans,LaurenceMullen&PaulHewson(songwriters)(2001) "Fallin'"–AliciaKeys(songwriter)(2002) "Don'tKnowWhy"–JesseHarris(songwriter)(2003) "DancewithMyFather"–RichardMarx&LutherVandross(songwriters)(2004) "Daughters"–JohnMayer(songwriter)(2005) "SometimesYouCan'tMakeItonYourOwn"–AdamClayton,DavidEvans,LaurenceMullen&PaulHewson(songwriters)(2006) "NotReadytoMakeNice"–EmilyBurnsErwin,MarthaMaguire,NatalieMainesPasdar&DanWilson(songwriters)(2007) "Rehab"–AmyWinehouse(songwriter)(2008) "VivalaVida"–GuyBerryman,JonathanBuckland,WilliamChampion&ChristopherMartin(songwriters)(2009) "SingleLadies(PutaRingonIt)"–Thaddis"Kuk"Harrell,BeyoncéKnowles,TeriusNash&ChristopherStewart(songwriters)(2010) "NeedYouNow"–DaveHaywood,JoshKear,CharlesKelley&HillaryScott(songwriters)(2011) "RollingintheDeep"–AdeleAdkins&PaulEpworth(songwriters)(2012) "WeAreYoung"–JackAntonoff,JeffBhasker,AndrewDost&NateRuess(songwriters)(2013) "Royals"–JoelLittle&EllaYelichO'Connor(songwriters)(2014) "StaywithMe"(Darkchildversion)–JamesNapier,WilliamPhillips&SamSmith(songwriters)(2015) "ThinkingOutLoud"–EdSheeran&AmyWadge(songwriters)(2016) "Hello"–AdeleAdkins&GregKurstin(songwriters)(2017) "That'sWhatILike"–ChristopherBrodyBrown,JamesFauntleroy,PhilipLawrence,BrunoMars,RayCharlesMcCulloughII,JeremyReeves,RayRomulus&JonathanYip(songwriters)(2018) "ThisIsAmerica"–DonaldGlover,LudwigGöransson&JefferyLamarWilliams(songwriters)(2019) "BadGuy"–BillieEilishO'Connell&FinneasO'Connell(songwriters)(2020) 2021−present "ICan'tBreathe"–DernstEmileII,H.E.R.&TiaraThomas(songwriters)(2021) vteGrammyAwardforBestMalePopVocalPerformance1950s "CatchaFallingStar"–PerryComo(1959) 1960s ComeDancewithMe!–FrankSinatra(1960) "GeorgiaonMyMind"–RayCharles/TheGeniusofRayCharles–RayCharles(1961) "LollipopsandRoses"–JackJones(1962) "ILeftMyHeartinSanFrancisco"–TonyBennett(1963) "WivesandLovers"–JackJones(1964) "Hello,Dolly!"–LouisArmstrong(1965) "ItWasaVeryGoodYear"–FrankSinatra(1966) "StrangersintheNight"–FrankSinatra(1967) "BytheTimeIGettoPhoenix"–GlenCampbell(1968) "LightMyFire"–JoséFeliciano(1969) 1970s "Everybody'sTalkin'"–HarryNilsson(1970) "EverythingIsBeautiful"–RayStevens(1971) "You'veGotaFriend"–JamesTaylor(1972) "WithoutYou"–HarryNilsson(1973) "YouAretheSunshineofMyLife"–StevieWonder(1974) Fulfillingness'FirstFinale–StevieWonder(1975) StillCrazyAfterAllTheseYears–PaulSimon(1976) SongsintheKeyofLife–StevieWonder(1977) "HandyMan"–JamesTaylor(1978) "Copacabana(AttheCopa)"–BarryManilow(1979) 1980s 52ndStreet–BillyJoel(1980) "ThisIsIt"–KennyLoggins(1981) Breakin'Away–AlJarreau(1982) "Truly"–LionelRichie(1983) Thriller–MichaelJackson(1984) "AgainstAllOdds(TakeaLookatMeNow)"–PhilCollins(1985) NoJacketRequired–PhilCollins(1986) "HigherLove"–SteveWinwood(1987) BringOntheNight–Sting(1988) "Don'tWorry,BeHappy"–BobbyMcFerrin(1989) 1990s "HowAmISupposedtoLiveWithoutYou"–MichaelBolton(1990) "Oh,PrettyWoman(live1987)"–RoyOrbison(1991) "WhenaManLovesaWoman"–MichaelBolton(1992) "TearsinHeaven"–EricClapton(1993) "IfIEverLoseMyFaithinYou"–Sting(1994) "CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight"–EltonJohn(1995) "KissfromaRose"–Seal(1996) "ChangetheWorld"–EricClapton(1997) "CandleintheWind1997"–EltonJohn(1998) "MyFather'sEyes"–EricClapton(1999) 2000s "BrandNewDay"–Sting(2000) "SheWalksThisEarth"–Sting(2001) "Don'tLetMeBeLonelyTonight"–JamesTaylor(2002) "YourBodyIsaWonderland"–JohnMayer(2003) "CryMeaRiver"–JustinTimberlake(2004) "Daughters"–JohnMayer(2005) "FromtheBottomofMyHeart"–StevieWonder(2006) "WaitingontheWorldtoChange"–JohnMayer(2007) "WhatGoesAround...ComesAround"–JustinTimberlake(2008) "Say"–JohnMayer(2009) 2010s "MakeItMine"–JasonMraz(2010) "JusttheWayYouAre"–BrunoMars(2011) Authoritycontrol MusicBrainzwork Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Worry,_Be_Happy&oldid=1061159355" 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