"Don't Worry, Be Happy"

E175126
single song

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 a cappella reggae-influenced pop song by Bobby McFerrin that became a worldwide hit and an iconic feel-good anthem.

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Label Occurrences
Don't Worry, Be Happy 2
Don’t Worry, Be Happy 2
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Simple Pleasures ⓘ
artist Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
associatedWithMood happiness ⓘ
relaxation ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ⓘ
Grammy Award for Record of the Year ⓘ
Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ
chartPeakCountry Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
composer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact widely used in films, commercials, and popular culture ⓘ
decade 1980s ⓘ
featuresPerformerInMusicVideo Bill Irwin ⓘ
Robin Williams ⓘ
genre pop ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
hasCatchphrase "Don't Worry, Be Happy" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Don't worry, be happy
hasCoverVersions true ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
hasNoInstrumentalAccompaniment true ⓘ
includedInAlbum Simple Pleasures ⓘ
influencedBy reggae music ⓘ
isIconicSongOf 1980s pop music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 4:51 ⓘ
notableAs feel-good anthem ⓘ
notableFor first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
performer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
producer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
recordedBy Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
recordLabel EMI ⓘ
Manhattan Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1988-09-24 ⓘ
releaseYear 1988 ⓘ
theme optimism ⓘ
positivity ⓘ
stress relief ⓘ
usesVocalOverdubbing true ⓘ
vocalStyle a cappella ⓘ
writer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
yearOfGrammyAwards 1989 ⓘ

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Bobby McFerrin → isKnownFor → "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ⓘ
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" → hasCatchphrase → "Don't Worry, Be Happy" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don't worry, be happy
album "Simple Pleasures" → notableWork → "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ⓘ
subject surface form: Simple Pleasures
this entity surface form: Don't Worry, Be Happy
album "Simple Pleasures" → includesTrack → "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ⓘ
subject surface form: Simple Pleasures
this entity surface form: Don't Worry, Be Happy
31st Annual Grammy Awards → recordOfTheYearWinner → "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
31st Annual Grammy Awards → songOfTheYearWinner → "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Don’t Worry, Be Happy