  the pursuit of happiness is a canadian power pop[ billboard artist biography recopied from allmusic] group perhaps best noted for their song "i'm an adult now."[ billboard the pursuit of happiness chart listing] ==beginnings== led by edmonton, alberta singer and songwriter moe berg, the pursuit of happiness were launched in 1985 when berg and drummer dave gilby moved to toronto, ontario. they soon met bassist johnny sinclair and formed the band, adding sisters tamara and natasha amabile as backing vocalists. their debut single, "i'm an adult now," quickly became a smash hit across canada in 1986, sparked by a low-budget video which made it onto the canadian music video channel muchmusic. the band signed with manager jeff rogers (swell) in 1986. however, the band did not immediately sign to a record label, but instead released another independent single, "killed by love," in 1988. the amabile sisters left the band that year, and were replaced by kris abbott and leslie stanwyck. ==chrysalis records== in 1988, they signed to chrysalis records. their debut album, love junk, was produced by todd rundgren and released that year. "i'm an adult now" was re-recorded and released as a single again, making it to the charts a second time. in january 1989 the song peaked at no.&nbsp;6 on the billboard's alternative songs chart. it was followed by "she's so young" and "hard to laugh." the album sold over 100,000 copies in canada, was certified platinum. stanwyck and sinclair left, going 
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