If It Makes You Happy - wikipedia If It Makes You Happy `` If It Makes You Happy '' Single by Sheryl Crow from the album Sheryl Crow B - side `` Keep On Growing ', ' I 'm Going to Be a Wheel Someday ', ' On The Outside ', ' The Book '' Released September 20, 1996 Format Maxi - single Recorded Genre Rock Length 5 : 23 ( album version ) 4 : 30 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Sheryl Crow Jeff Trott Producer ( s ) Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow singles chronology `` Ca n't Cry Anymore '' ( 1995 ) `` If It Makes You Happy '' ( 1996 ) `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' ( 1996 ) `` Ca n't Cry Anymore '' ( 1995 ) `` If It Makes You Happy '' ( 1996 ) `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' ( 1996 ) Audio sample file help `` If It Makes You Happy '' is the lead single from Sheryl Crow 's 1996 eponymous album. The song peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. The track won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards. The song ties with her hit, `` My Favorite Mistake '', as her third highest - charting single in the UK, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at No. 1 in Canada and was her second No. 1 hit on the Canadian Hot AC chart. In the 2009 VH1 Divas show, Crow and Miley Cyrus performed this song together. Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Music video Two music videos for the song were made ; both were directed by Keir McFarlane. The first was shot entirely in black - and - white. It begins with Crow in an apartment, donning a black raincoat. She then walks down a city street, rides a subway, is shown on a boardwalk, buys coffee at a mall and then returns to the apartment. The second video was shot in color and features Crow in the Endangered Species section of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She is dressed in a leopard - print fur coat and Yves Saint Laurent leather boots. Track listing US CD single `` If It Makes You Happy '' -- LP version `` Keep On Growing '' `` I 'm Going to Be a Wheel Someday '' `` No One Said It Would Be Easy '' -- Live in Nashville EU CD single # 1 `` If It Makes You Happy '' -- Edit `` Keep On Growing '' `` On the Outside '' `` The Book '' -- LP version EU CD single # 2 ( Cat. No. 581 903 - 2 ) ( ltd. edition incl. 4 exclusive postcards ) `` If It Makes You Happy '' -- Edit `` All I Wanna Do '' `` Run Baby Run '' `` Leaving Las Vegas '' Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends : Live from Central Park ( 1999 ) alongside Chrissie Hynde. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1996 -- 97 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 20 Canada ( RPM ) Canada ( Alternative Top 30 ) France ( SNEP ) 29 Germany ( Media Control Charts ) 80 New Zealand ( RIANZ ) 12 Poland ( ZPAV ) 21 Sweden ( Topplistan ) 20 Switzerland ( Swiss Music Charts ) 39 United Kingdom ( UK Singles Chart ) 9 US Billboard Hot 100 10 US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream US Billboard Adult Top 40 5 US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 37 US Billboard Adult Album Alternative US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 6 Year - end charts Chart ( 1996 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 75 Chart ( 1997 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 55 See also List of RPM number - one singles of 1996 ( Canada ) List of RPM Rock / Alternative number - one singles ( Canada ) References Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy ''. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 13, November 11, 1996 ''. RPM. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Rock / Alternative - Volume 64, No. 7, September 30, 1996 ''. RPM. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 05. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy ''. lescharts.com. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online ''. Lp3.polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Singles Charts ''. Billboard.biz. 1997 - 01 - 25. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Singles Charts ''. Billboard.biz. 1996 - 12 - 14. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Singles Charts ''. Billboard.biz. 1997 - 01 - 04. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Sheryl Crow Billboard chart history ''. allmusic. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved October 11, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Singles Charts ''. Billboard.biz. 1996 - 11 - 16. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1996 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 01. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1997 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 06 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 28. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Sheryl Crow Studio albums Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions C'mon, C'mon Wildflower Detours Home for Christmas 100 Miles from Memphis Feels Like Home Be Myself Compilation albums The Very Best of Sheryl Crow iTunes Originals Hits & Rarities Live albums Sheryl Crow and Friends : Live from Central Park Singles `` Leaving Las Vegas '' `` All I Wanna Do '' `` Strong Enough '' `` Ca n'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 '' `` The First Cut Is the Deepest '' `` Light in Your Eyes '' `` Good Is Good '' `` Perfect Lie '' `` Always on Your Side '' `` Real Gone '' `` Not Fade Away '' `` Shine over Babylon '' `` Love Is Free '' `` Now That You 're Gone '' `` Motivation '' `` Summer Day '' `` Sign Your Name '' `` Easy '' `` Callin ' Me When I 'm Lonely '' `` Shotgun '' Guest singles `` Picture '' ( with Kid Rock ) `` Building Bridges '' ( with Brooks & Dunn and Vince Gill ) `` Just Stand Up ! '' `` Coal Miner 's Daughter '' ( with Miranda Lambert and Loretta Lynn ) Related articles Discography Awards and nominations Ghost Brothers of Darkland County Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_It_Makes_You_Happy&oldid=807551411 '' Categories : 1996 singles 1996 songs A&M Records singles Black - and - white music videos Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance RPM Top Singles number - one singles Sheryl Crow songs Songs written by Sheryl Crow Songs written by Jeff Trott Music videos directed by Keir McFarlane Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 28 October 2017, at 18 : 06. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who sings the song if it makes you happy
Answer: Sheryl Crow