song "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

E175128
single song

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 a cappella reggae-influenced pop song by Bobby McFerrin that became a global hit and is widely recognized for its upbeat, feel-good message.

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song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Simple Pleasures ⓘ
artist Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
associatedCatchphrase Don't worry, be happy ⓘ
award Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ⓘ
Grammy Award for Record of the Year ⓘ
Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ
awardYear 1989 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
composer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
containsInstruments vocal percussion only ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact widely recognized as an anthem of positivity ⓘ
featuresInMusicVideo Bill Irwin ⓘ
Robin Williams ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ
genre pop ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
hasCoverVersions true ⓘ
hasMusicVideo true ⓘ
label EMI ⓘ
EMI-Manhattan Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length about 4 minutes ⓘ
lyricTheme optimism ⓘ
positivity ⓘ
stress relief ⓘ
notableFor upbeat feel-good message ⓘ
partOf Simple Pleasures ⓘ
performer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
producer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
reachedNumberOneInCountry Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
reachedTopTenInCountry Germany ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
recordedIn 1988 ⓘ
releaseDate 1988-09-24 ⓘ
releaseYear 1988 ⓘ
tempo moderate ⓘ
usedInFilm Cocktail ⓘ
usedInFilmReleaseYear 1988 ⓘ
vocalArrangement multi-tracked vocals by Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
vocalStyle a cappella ⓘ
writer Bobby McFerrin ⓘ

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Bobby McFerrin → notableWork → song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ⓘ