If It Makes You Happy

"If It Makes You Happy"
Single by Sheryl Crow
from the album Sheryl Crow
A-side	If It Makes You Happy
B-side	Keep On Growing
Released	1996
Format	Airplay Maxi Single
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	5:23 (album version) 4:31 (edited version)
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Sheryl Crow Jeff Trott
Producer	Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
What I Can Do For You (1995) If It Makes You Happy (1996) Everyday Is A Winding Road (1996)
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"If It Makes You Happy" is the lead single from Sheryl Crow's 1996 eponymous album. The song hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #10. The track won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards. The song ties with her other hit "My Favorite Mistake" as her third most popular single in the UK, reaching #9 on the UK singles chart. The song signaled a departure from the good time vibe of the huge hit ("All I Wanna Do") from her previous album, Tuesday Night Music Club.

In the 2009 VH1 Divas, Sheryl Crow and Miley Cyrus performed this song together.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Chart performance 3.1 Peak positions 3.2 End of year charts 4 References

Music video

The music video was directed by Keir McFarlane, who has used a lot of bright colours in it. The video features Crow in a variety of sexy outfits caged in the Endangered Species-section of a museum.

Track listing

US CD single:

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - LP version
2. "Keep On Growing"
3. "I'm Going to Be a Wheel Someday"
4. "No One Said It Would Be Easy" - Live in Nashville

EU CD single #1:

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - Edit
2. "Keep On Growing"
3. "On the Outside"
4. "The Book" - LP version

EU CD single #2: (ltd. edition incl. 4 exclusive postcards)

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - Edit
2. "All I Wanna Do"
3. "Run Baby Run"
4. "Leaving Las Vegas"

Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park alongside Chrissie Hynde.

Chart performance

Peak positions Year Chart Peak 1996 Billboard Hot 100 10 1996 Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 37 1996 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 6 1996 UK Top 40 9

End of year charts End of year chart (1996) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 75 End of year chart (1997) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 55

References

Preceded by "E-Bow the Letter" by R.E.M.

Canadian RPM Rock/Alternative 30 number-one single September 30, 1996

Succeeded by "Novocaine for the Soul" by Eels

v • d • e Sheryl Crow Studio albums Tuesday Night Music Club · Sheryl Crow · The Globe Sessions · C'mon C'mon · Wildflower · Detours · 100 Miles from Memphis Other albums Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park · The Very Best of Sheryl Crow · iTunes Originals - Sheryl Crow · Hits & Rarities · Home for Christmas Singles "Leaving Las Vegas" · "All I Wanna Do" · "Strong Enough" · "Can't Cry Anymore" · "Run Baby Run" · "What I Can Do for You" · "If It Makes You Happy" · "Everyday Is a Winding Road" · "Hard to Make a Stand" · "A Change Would Do You Good" · "Home" · "Tomorrow Never Dies" · "My Favorite Mistake" · "There Goes the Neighborhood" · "Anything but Down" · "Sweet Child o' Mine" · "Soak Up the Sun" · "Steve McQueen" · "Picture" · "The First Cut Is the Deepest" · "Light in Your Eyes" · "Good Is Good" · "Always on Your Side" · "Real Gone" · "Not Fade Away" · "Shine over Babylon" · "Love Is Free" · "Now That You're Gone" · "Out of Our Heads" · "Just Stand Up!" · "Motivation" · "Detours" · "Summer Day" Other songs "Mississippi" · "Building Bridges" Related articles Discography · Awards and nominations

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