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.

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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

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The Housemartins notableWork Happy Hour
The Housemartins single Happy Hour
Paul Heaton notableWork Happy Hour
Now That's What I Call Quite Good hasPart Happy Hour
this entity surface form: Happy Hour (live)