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Leona Lewis: 'Happy'
Released on Monday, Nov 9 2009
Published Friday, Oct 30 2009, 09:27 GMT | By Nick Levine | 76 comments
Produced by Ryan Tedder – yes, we all know which Leona single he worked on previously – it's a stately piano ballad with an explosive chorus hook and lashings of emotion. Leona shows real artistic growth here, claiming a writing credit on a song whose message – sad but optimistic, essentially Seize The Day – is realised sensitively and elegantly. Then there's the singing. Her entire performance is exemplary of course, but the vocal run from 2.39 to 2.44 suggests she could be the best pop singer we've got at the moment. And by "we", we do of course mean "the world".
> Click here to watch the 'Happy' video
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Fantastic song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She has an amazing gift and she is the best singer to me! Voice is AMAZING!!!!!!
yeah liam in London leona is untalented! let's see if you can sing like that, that high for that long! ur pathetic! leona rules
Leona Lewis is the best and this song is awesome! Her voice is outta this world :)
i love this song :) its amazing, if leona wasnt up against such strong competition this would of gone straight to #1 ! pixie lott's boys and girls only sold 49k and went to number 1 !
Happy is a brilliant song, the intro is ace and when i first heard it gave me goosebumps! There isn't one song from leona that i don't like out of all of her songs! I can't wait to buy her album! I love leona xx
I didn't really like it at first. I thought it was quite boring and repetitive. But it really has grown on me, and it's actually a rather good, catchy song.
I love this song but definitey one of the weakest tracks on ECHO!. Echo is f-ing amazing!....Album of the year for me < Yes it's that good!. I hope when DS review echo they give it a good few listens cause it definitely deserves 5 stars!!. I Got You, Outta My Head, Brave, My Hands, Can't Breathe, Don't Let Me Down are all amazing songs!!.
Incredible. Not the best on the album but still such a powerful emotional song. Welcome back Leona!
I love this new song - it's brilliant!!!
Please Please Please, help this song get to number 1. I Think through everything in the past month with Leona this will really lift her back up knowing the UK is behind her. It is such a good song and Leona is an amazing singer. Proud to be British!
Leonas in a league of her own. She makes any song her own. Love the song, the video is realistic but with happiness, great to watch
This is seriously good. On par with 'Bleeding Love' IMO. There hasn't been 1 song yet I havent liked from Leona. Love the song intro too!
the x factor performance was stunning...people buy this sog on itunes or a copy in stores it deserves the top spot and ca know JLS off who mimed!!
I say it all the time... When she is at her best and given the right song she is head and shoulders the best singer in the world. In my opinion none of the singles (including this one) have done her outstandingly beautiful voice any ounce of justice.
I LOVE Leona when i heard single was coming out thought it would be brilliant! BUT i am SO dissapointed I LOVE absolutely every thing shes done before Oh leona what were u thinking
I actually *prefer* this to Bleeding Love- mainly because I can relate to Happy more (and the video story means a lot more). Leona is fantastic, there isn't a single she's released that I haven't liked, I hope this carries on- and I agree, Leona could be our best popstar of the decade (:
Very bland and quite an aon nnoying song
I loved the song but i dont think it will be one that i can listen to a hundred times in a week and not get tired of it but still 4/5 will do but if it was the voice alone it would be a 5/5
Nice one :) Leona Lewis had a good album for 2009