"Bring Back My Happiness" is a song by American
electronica
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musician
Moby
Richard Melville Hall (September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "amo ...
. It was released on September 5, 1995 by
Mute and
Elektra as the sixth and final single from his third
studio album
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, ''
Everything Is Wrong'' (1995). The single reached number 10 on the US ''
Billboard
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dance chart.
The single cover for the song (and the video occasionally) features "Little Idiot", an animated character which would later appear on some music videos and single and album covers.
Critical reception
In his review of ''
Everything Is Wrong'', Gareth Grundy from ''
Select'' noted "the careering, diva-led
house
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histrionics" of the track.
Track listing
* CD single
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 3:35
# "In My Life" – 3:35
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 5:08
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 5:44
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 8:09
# "
Into the Blue" – 8:11
# "Alone" – 10:49
* 12-inch single
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 3:35
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 5:08
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 8:09
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 5:44
* CD single
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 3:35
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 4:14
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 8:09
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 5:08
# "Bring Back My Happiness" – 5:04
Charts
References
External links
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Moby songs
1995 singles
Songs written by Moby
1995 songs
Mute Records singles