"Happy Now"
Single by Kygo featuring Sandro Cavazza
Released26 October 2018
Recorded2018
GenreTropical house[1]
Length3:31
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll
Kygo singles chronology
"Born to Be Yours"
(2018) 		"Happy Now"
(2018) 		"Think About You"
(2019)
Sandro Cavazza singles chronology
"Here"
(2018) 		"Happy Now"
(2018) 		"Used To"
(2018)
Music video
"Happy Now" on YouTube

"Happy Now" is a 2018 song by Norwegian DJ Kygo featuring the vocals of Swedish singer Sandro Cavazza. It was released on 26 October 2018[2] and became a big hit in Norway and Sweden, and it charted in a number of European charts and in Australia.

Background

The song originally debuted at 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival.[3] Kygo stated in a press release he recorded it in Los Angeles before the Summer, explaining: "I discovered Cavazza through Avicii's music and have been a big fan ever since, We talked a lot about how much Avicii's music has meant to us".[4]

Content

"Happy Now" is believed to be his tribute to the late Avicii.[5] Will Heffernan of Celebmix wrote that has "classic Kygo sounds and a lyrical message of loss".[6] It is written in the key of A major, with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.[7]

Critical reception

Karlie Powell of Your EDM commented that it "sound[s] like a little glimmer of happiness, though it’s a tinge bittersweet. Allow it to move your emotions with every play through".[8]

Music video

An accompanying video was released on 1 December 2018. It notably marks the first time Kygo has starred in his own music video where he takes the viewer to an inside look of his own family and friends, in Norway where he grew up.[9]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] Gold 35,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[46] Gold 20,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[48] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[49] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[50] Platinum 70,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[51] Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[52] Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[53] Platinum 60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Silver 200,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[56] 3× Platinum 24,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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