page_title: Happy Now? (No Doubt song)
section_title: Composition and lyrics
hierarchical_section_title: Happy Now? (No Doubt song) / Composition and lyrics
caption_attribution_description: English: Tony Kanal's profile photo
context_page_description: "Happy Now?" is a song by American band No Doubt for their third studio album, Tragic Kingdom. It was written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, and Tony Kanal, produced by Matthew Wilder, and released as the record's sixth single overall on September 23, 1997. The commercial CD singles were distributed exclusively in Australia and Sweden. However, the song was still released to radio stations in the United States. Musically, "Happy Now?" is a rock song with ska influence and lyrics detailing a painful breakup, specifically the former relationship between Stefani and Kanal.
  Despite not receiving a formal release in the United States nor filming a proper music video, "Happy Now?" received heavy rotation on Californian radio stations, such as KROQ. Critically, the single received a positive reception from music reviewers. Critics called the track emotional and strong and considered it a strong single despite its failure to reach the commercial success of prior singles from Tragic Kingdom. "Happy Now?" has been performed by No Doubt at a number of live appearances, including during their 1995–97 Tragic Kingdom World Tour and at their nationwide Return of Saturn Tour in 2000.
context_section_description: Musically, "Happy Now?" is a general rock song. Mike Boehm from the Los Angeles Times felt that "Happy Now?" could serve as a solid example of "the band's improved craft". He also wrote that it correlates well to the lyrical themes of Tragic Kingdom, in which "No Doubt depicts flawed people and relationships breaking under the test of stress". According to Musicnotes.com, "Happy Now?" is set in common time and has a forcefully fast tempo of 158 beats per minute. The key of the song is in C minor with Stefani's vocal range spanning nearly an octave and a half, from F₃ to E♭₅ in scientific pitch notation. The song progresses in the following chord progressions of Cm–B♭–A♭ in the intro and Am-Dm–F in the verses.
  As described by Kanal, "Happy Now?" is a "very intense break up song". In the lyrics, Stefani describes this painful breakup as a direct message to her former lover – which in this case, is Kanal.  Stefani announced how "proud" she had felt after completing for "Happy Now?" as it served as "one of the most direct and pointed songs" on Tragic Kingdom. The lyrics detail the storyline of their relationship: "boy dumps girl, girl announces that she likes her newfound liberation and taunts him, 'Are you happy now?'." She also sings lines such as: "No more leaning on your shoulder / I won't be there, no more bother".
caption: Tony Kanal is the subject matter of "Happy Now?", who dated Gwen Stefani for seven years prior to recording Tragic Kingdom.
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