"My Happiness" is a country music song which was famous in the mid-twentieth century.
It was written by Betty Peterson Blasco and Borney Bergantine in 1933. The song was most popular in 1948, with a number of hit versions, the biggest of which was by Jon and Sondra Steele, with major hits as well for The Pied Pipers, Ella Fitzgerald, and The Marlin Sisters. It has been revived a number of times since, with a major hit version (#2 on the Billboard chart) being Connie Francis' in 1959. It is also recognized as the very first song ever recorded by Elvis Presley in 1953.
The Jon and Sondra Steele recording was released by Damon Records as catalog number 11133. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 7, 1948 and lasted 27 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3 .
The Pied Pipers' recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog numbers 1628 and 15094 . The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 28, 1948 and lasted 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4 .
The Ella Fitzgerald recording was recorded on April 19, 1948 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24446 . The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 11, 1948 and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8 .
The Marlin Sisters' recording was recorded in December 1947 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38217 . The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 16, 1948 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24 .
Other recordings include ones by Alan Dale and The Moonlighters (Signature catalog number 15206B ), by The Harmonicats (Mercury catalog number 70360 ), and by John Laurenz (Mercury catalog number 5144 ). See also the next section for a more complete listing.
"My Happiness" is a song from Powderfinger's fourth studio album Odyssey Number Five. It was released as a single on 21 August 2000 in Australia. An international single was released on 28 May 2001, with promotional singles also released in the same year.
"My Happiness" was Powderfinger's strongest charting single to date, reaching #4 on the ARIA Charts, and charting on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks - the first Powderfinger song to do so. It received a mixed response from critics, but nonetheless won "Single of the Year" and "Song of the Year" at the 2001 ARIA Awards and APRA Awards, respectively. The song also topped the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2000.
