"So Happy It Hurts" is a song recorded by

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. It was first released on October 11, 2021, as the lead single from ''

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''. This song was nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards in the Best Rock Performance category.

Background

During the early days of the

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, Adams announced via his

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, that he was working on new songs for his 15th album. The song talks about the return to normalcy after such a surreal time in the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Music video

The song and video are a tribute to the people who experienced distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video was made at

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in Vancouver. The Adams-directed video, shot in a 1966

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, also features Adams' 93-year-old mother Jane Clark.

Credits and personnel

Song

— lead and backing vocals, drums, hammond organ, percussion, guitars, bass, songwriter, producer * Keith Scott — guitar *

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— songwriter * Hayden Watson — recording engineer *

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— recording engineer *

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— recording engineer * Chris Allgood — recording engineer

Video

* Bryan Adams — director

Charts

References

2021 singles 2021 songs Bryan Adams songs Songs written by Bryan Adams BMG Rights Management singles Songs about the COVID-19 pandemic Songs written by Gretchen Peters Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange {{COVID-19-stub