Английская Википедия:Happy Days (TV theme)

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"Happy Days" is a song written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox. It is the theme of the 1970s television series Happy Days.[1] It can be heard during the TV show's opening and closing credits as it runs in perpetual rerun syndication.

"Happy Days" was first recorded in 1974 by Jim Haas with a group of other session singers for the first two seasons.[2] These versions were used only during the closing credits of Seasons 1 and 2, with an updated take on "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets used as the opening theme. "Happy Days" was re-recorded by Pratt & McClain at ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles in December 1975[3] with different lyrics for both the opening and closing credits for Seasons 3 through 10, with the duo including the song on their 1976 album Pratt & McClain Featuring Happy Days and releasing it as a single. Bobby Arvon recorded an updated version in 1983 for Season 11, with the same lyrics as the version used for seasons 3-10.

Pratt & McClain's album version of the song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] No. 7 on the Easy Listening chart,[4] and No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] In Canada, "Happy Days" reached No. 3.[6]

Australian band Silver Studs did a rendition of the theme for their debut album. It became their biggest hit single in Australia, reaching No. 4 in June 1976.[7]

In 2014, a re-recording of the song was used in commercials for Target. An instrumental version of the song plays in the background of some of the "Cooking with Sara" Flash games.

Personnel

  • Jerry McClain, Truett Pratt, and later Bobby Arvon (1983–84 TV only) – lead vocals
  • Charles Fox, Michael Ormartian – keyboards

Chart history

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Weekly charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 20
Canada RPM Top Singles[6] 3
UK[5] 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 7
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[10] 6

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Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Rank
Canada [11] 52
U.S. Cash Box [12] 78

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Silver Studs version

Australian group Silver Studs released a version in 1976.

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Silver Studs' version
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7][13] 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Silver Studs' version
Chart (1976) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 27

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 RPM Top Singles, June 12, 1976
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  9. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - Шаблон:ISBN
  10. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 5, 1976
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ 13,0 13,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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