"Be Happy" is the debut single by American

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Dixie D'Amelio Dixie Jane D'Amelio ( ; born August 12, 2001) is an American social media personality and singer known for her videos on TikTok. She is the elder sister of Charli D'Amelio. Early life Dixie Jane D'Amelio was born on August 12, 2001 in Norwalk, ...

, it was released independently on June 26, 2020 and later included on her debut studio album ''A Letter to Me''. "Be Happy" peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart and 56 on the

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chart. It was written by

Billy Mann William Hort-Mann (né Isaiah Erlichman; born December 20, 1968) is an American record producer and songwriter. He is known for producing " 3 Is Family" by Dana Dawson in 1995 as well as ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 40 hits such as " For You I ...

, Christian Medice, Samantha DeRosa, and Albert Azo (2A).

Background and composition

Days after the song's release, on July 1, the official music video was released on D'Amelio's YouTube channel. The lyrics are about mental illness and depression. In a

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interview, Dixie reveals her song is to help others realize "they don't need to pretend that life is so perfect and it is okay to have a bad day." She first released an

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version on

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. She worked with producer Christian Medice in a virtual studio. The song was co-written by Medice, Sam DeRosa and Billy Mann. The

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song features an upbeat tune which is sampled from house building theme from

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. The song amassed over 1 million videos and 1 billion views on

shortly after its release, with promotion from her younger sister

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, the then most-followed individual on

. In an

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interview, D'Amelio says she joked around with new friend,

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, about collaborating on the song. This joke turned into the real deal and a remix version of "Be Happy" was created. On September 9, 2020, a remix of the song featuring singer-songwriter Blackbear and rapper

was released. The official music video for the "Be Happy" remix was released via D'Amelio's Youtube channel September 20, 2020. Social media personality Noah Beck played singer D'Amelio's love interest in the music video.

Charts

Certifications

References

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