Happy Hour
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"Happy Hour" is a 1986 indie pop song by British band The Housemartins, known for its upbeat melody and satirical lyrics about social drinking culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Happy Hour canonical | 4 |
| Happy Hour (live) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Housemartins ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 3 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corporate workplace hypocrisy
ⓘ
sexist attitudes in social drinking settings ⓘ |
| describes | after-work pub culture in the UK ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
indie pop
ⓘ
jangle pop ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Step Outside
ⓘ
The Mighty Ship ⓘ |
| hasChorus | signature sing-along hook ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Happy Hour single cover ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
Happy Hour
ⓘ
surface form:
Happy Hour (music video)
|
| hasNotableLyricDevice |
irony
ⓘ
wordplay ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | London 0 Hull 4 ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Caravan of Love ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Flag Day ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:21 ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | satirical ⓘ |
| melodicStyle | upbeat ⓘ |
| notableFor | contrast between cheerful sound and critical lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Housemartins
ⓘ
surface form:
The Housemartins discography
|
| performer | The Housemartins ⓘ |
| performerGenre | indie pop band ⓘ |
| performerNationality | British ⓘ |
| performerType | band ⓘ |
| producer | John Williams ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1985 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Go! Discs ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-06-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
social drinking culture
ⓘ
workplace culture ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Paul Heaton
ⓘ
Stan Cullimore ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Happy Hour (live)