# Happy Perez

Nathan "Happy" Perez is an American record producer, audio engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was first credited on Young Bleed's debut album All I Have in This World, Are... My Balls and My Word in 1998. He co-wrote and produced his first hit song with Baby Bash's 2003 single "Suga Suga", which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. He has since been credited on releases for Halsey, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Kehlani, the Kid Laroi, Ludacris, Flo Rida, Mariah Carey, G-Eazy, and Juice Wrld.
Perez has worked extensively with R&B singer Miguel, producing his 2010 sleeper hit "Sure Thing". In 2018, he became acquainted with fellow producer Benny Blanco and co-produced his 2018 single "Eastside", as well as a number of his productions since then. Perez dropped out of high school to make music.

## Discography
### Mixtapes

* 2009 - The Self Employed Mixtape, Vol. 1

## Production discography
### Charted singles (as songwriter/producer)

| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | US | US R&B/HH | UK |
| 2003 | Tha Smokin' Nephew Album | Baby Bash | Tha Smokin' Nephew RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2003 | "Suga Suga" | Baby Bash featuring Frankie J | Tha Smokin' Nephew RIAA: Platinum | 7 | 54 | 111 |
| 2003 | "Shorty Doowop" | Baby Bash featuring Russell Lee & Perla Cruz | Tha Smokin' Nephew RIAA: Platinum | 115 | 108 | — |
| 2003 | I'm All I Got Album | Max Minelli | I'm All I Got | | | |
| 2004 | "Ain't a Thug" | Trick Daddy | Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets | | | |
| 2005 | "Show Ya Tattoos" | Boosie Badazz & Webbie | Gangsta Musik | | | |
| 2005 | "Frontin'" | Chamillionaire | The Sound of Revenge RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2005 | "Ridin'" RIAA: Gold | Chamillionaire | The Sound of Revenge RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2005 | Super Saucy Album | Baby Bash | Super Saucy Album | | | |
| 2005 | Natalie Album | Natalie | Natalie Album | | | |
| 2006 | "Doing Too Much" | Paula DeAnda featuring Baby Bash | Paula DeAnda | 41 | — | — |
| 2006 | "Footprints On My Heart" | Paula DeAnda | Paula DeAnda | | | |
| 2006 | Irresistible | Paula DeAnda | Paula DeAnda | | | |
| 2006 | "End Of The Night" | Ludacris | Release Therapy | | | |
| 2006 | "Rather Just Not Know" | Ruben Studdard | The Return | | | |
| 2006 | "Daddy's Little Girl" | Frankie J | Priceless | | | |
| 2006 | "Still" | Frankie J | Priceless | | | |
| 2006 | "Cool on You" | Keshia Chanté | 2U | | | |
| 2006 | Un Nuevo Dia Album | Frankie J | Un Nuevo Dia Album | | | |
| | Everything New Album | Natalie | Everything New Album | | | |
| 2007 | "Pimp Mode" | Chamillionaire | Ultimate Victory | | | |
| 2007 | "Rocky Road" | Chamillionaire | Ultimate Victory | | | |
| 2007 | "The Ultimate Victory" | Chamillionaire | Ultimate Victory | | | |
| 2007 | "As Days Go By" | Baby Bash | Cyclone | | | |
| 2007 | "Mean Mug" | Baby Bash | Cyclone | | | |
| 2007 | "Head Honcho" | Chingo Bling ft. Baby Bash | They Can't Deport Us All | | | |
| 2008 | "Corazón" | Prima J | Prima J | | | |
| 2008 | "All On Our Own" | One Block Radius | One Block Radius | | | |
| 2008 | "Shoplifta" | One Block Radius | One Block Radius | | | |
| 2009 | "Never" | Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S | | | |
| 2010 | "Sure Thing" RIAA: 3× Platinum | Miguel | All I Want Is You RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2010 | "My Piece" | Miguel | All I Want Is You RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2011 | "Don't Mess With Texas" | Baby Bash | Bashtown | | | |
| 2012 | "Hello World" | Diggy | Unexpected Arrival | | | |
| 2012 | "Don't Look Back" | Miguel | Kaleidoscope Dream RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2013 | "Pay My Bills" | K. Michelle | Rebellious Soul | | | |
| 2013 | "Pink Fields" | Neon Hitch | Happy Neon | | | |
| 2013 | "Midnight Sun" | Neon Hitch | Happy Neon | | | |
| 2013 | "Believe" | Neon Hitch | Happy Neon | | | |
| 2013 | "Jailhouse" | Neon Hitch | Happy Neon | | | |
| 2013 | "Born to be Remembered" | Neon Hitch | Happy Neon | | | |
| 2014 | "#Beautiful" | Mariah Carey featuring Miguel | Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | 15 | 3 | 22 |
| 2014 | "Love Somebody" | Daley | Days + Nights | | | |
| 2014 | "Love You To Death" | Taeyang | RISE | | | |
| | "Light Up Light Up" | Baby Bash | Ronnie Rey All Day | | | |
| 2015 | "Drifting" | G-Eazy featuring Chris Brown & Tory Lanez | When It's Dark Out | 98 | 33 | — |
| 2015 | "Drop Dead Beautiful" | Elijah Blake | Shadows & Diamonds | | | |
| 2015 | "Angel Dust" | Elijah Blake | Shadows & Diamonds | | | |
| 2015 | "a beautiful exit" | Miguel | Wildheart | | | |
| 2016 | "Sugar" | Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates | Sugar | 44 | — | — |
| 2016 | "Waves" RIAA: Gold | Miguel | Wildheart | — | 46 | — |
| 2016 | "To D.R.E.A.M." | Tory Lanez | I Told You RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2016 | "Cold Hard Love" | Tory Lanez | I Told You RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2016 | "High" | Tory Lanez | I Told You RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2016 | "All The Girls" | Tory Lanez | I Told You RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2016 | "Workaholic" | DRAM | Big Baby DRAM | | | |
| 2017 | "At My Best" | Machine Gun Kelly featuring Hailee Steinfeld | Bloom | 60 | — | — |
| 2017 | "Now or Never" RIAA: 3× Platinum | Halsey | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom RIAA: 2× Platinum | 17 | — | 80 |
| 2017 | "Eyes Closed" RIAA: Gold | Halsey | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom RIAA: 2× Platinum | 101 | — | — |
| 2017 | "Crying in the Club" RIAA: Platinum | Camila Cabello | Camila | 47 | — | 12 |
| 2017 | "Holy Water" | Ro James | ELDORADO | | | |
| 2017 | "Torches" | X Ambassadors | Non-album single | | | |
| 2017 | "Selfish Love" | Jessie Ware | Glasshouse | | | |
| 2017 | "Sky Walker" RIAA: 3× Platinum | Miguel | War & Leisure RIAA: Gold | 29 | 14 | — |
| 2017 | "Now" | Miguel | War & Leisure RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2017 | "Told You So" | Miguel | War & Leisure RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2017 | "Harem" | Miguel | War & Leisure RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2017 | "City of Angels" | Miguel | War & Leisure RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2018 | "Black & White" | Juice WRLD | Goodbye & Good Riddance | 123 | 108 | — |
| 2018 | "Hard Work Pays Off" | Future & Juice WRLD | Wrld on Drugs | 105 | 103 | — |
| 2018 | "4 Me" | Tory Lanez | Memories Don't Die | | | |
| 2018 | "Hypnotized" | Tory Lanez | Memories Don't Die | | | |
| 2018 | "Better To Lie" | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2018 | "Eastside" RIAA: 6× Platinum | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets RIAA: Platinum | 9 | — | 1 |
| 2018 | "Break My Heart" | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2018 | "Just for us Pt.2" | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2018 | "More/ Diamond Ring" | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2018 | "Roses" RIAA: 2× Platinum | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2019 | "Fake Smile" | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next RIAA: Platinum | 26 | — | — |
| 2019 | "Imagine" | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2019 | "In My Head" | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2019 | "Nightmare" | Halsey | Non-album single | 15 | — | 26 |
| 2019 | "It's You" | Ali Gatie | You | 70 | — | — |
| 2019 | "Graduation" RIAA: Platinum | Benny Blanco featuring Juice WRLD | Non-album single | 108 | — | 88 |
| 2019 | "Die for Me" RIAA: Platinum | Post Malone featuring Future & Halsey | Hollywood's Bleeding | 20 | 11 | — |
| 2019 | "Back To Love" | Chris Brown | Indigo | | | |
| 2019 | "Chase" | Aaron Carpenter | Chase | | | |
| 2019 | "White Mercedes" | Charli XCX | Charli | | | |
| 2019 | "Same As" | Marc E. Bassy | PMD | | | |
| 2019 | "I Really Wish I Hated You" | Blink-182 | NINE | | | |
| 2019 | "Love You Like That" | Ali Gatie | YOU | | | |
| 2019 | "How Things Used to Be" | Ali Gatie | YOU | | | |
| 2019 | "Bussin" | Tay Money | Hurricane Tay | | | |
| 2019 | "Die For You" | Post Malone featuring Halsey & Future | Hollywood's Bleeding | | | |
| 2020 | "Night Crawling" | Miley Cyrus | Plastic Hearts RIAA: Gold | | | |
| 2020 | "Erase U" | The Kid Laroi | F*CK LOVE 3+: OVER YOU RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2020 | "Over It" | KYLE | See You When I am Famous!!!! | | | |
| 2020 | "Casino" | Ryan Beatty | Dreaming of David | | | |
| 2020 | "Shimmer" | Ryan Beatty | Dreaming of David | | | |
| 2020 | "Dreaming of David" | Ryan Beatty | Dreaming of David | | | |
| 2020 | "Forever...(is a long time)" | Halsey | Manic RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2020 | "I Hate Everybody" | Halsey | Manic RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2020 | "Killing Boys" | Halsey | Manic RIAA: Platinum | | | |
| 2020 | "No Shame" | 5 Seconds of Summer | CALM | | | |
| 2020 | "Best Years" | 5 Seconds of Summer | CALM | | | |
| 2020 | "Lover of Mine" | 5 Seconds of Summer | CALM | | | |
| 2020 | "Thin White Lies" | 5 Seconds of Summer | CALM | | | |
| 2020 | "Bussin 2.0" | Tay Money featuring Saweetie | Non-album single | | | |
| 2021 | "Kiss Like The Sun" | Jake Bugg | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning | | | |
| 2021 | "About Last Night" | Jake Bugg | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning | | | |
| 2021 | "Notice Me" | Role Model | oh, how perfect | | | |
| 2021 | "Cowboys" | Charlotte Lawrence | Charlotte | | | |
| 2021 | "Monin" | James Fauntleroy | Non-album single | | | |
| 2021 | "Scars" | G-Eazy | These Things Happen Too | | | |
| 2021 | "Scenic Drive" | Khalid | Scenic Drive | | | |
| 2021 | "Rich & Famous " | DRAM | Shelley FKA DRAM | | | |
| 2022 | "Tangerine" | Kehlani | Blue Water Road | | | |
| 2022 | "Everything" | Kehlani | Blue Water Road | | | |
| 2022 | "Melt" | Kehlani | Blue Water Road | | | |
| 2022 | "Everything Interlude | Kehlani | Blue Water Road | | | |
| 2023 | "Die 4 Me" | Halsey | Non-album Single | | | |
| 2023 | "Lipstick" | Charlie Puth | Non-album Single | | | |
| 2023 | "Lace It" | Juice WRLD & Eminem | Non-album Single | | | |