Pursuit of Happiness

"Pursuit of Happiness" is a song by Kid Cudi, released on September 15, 2009, as the third single from his debut studio album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009).
He shared in an interview, "When I'm singing about driving drunk on "Pursuit of Happiness" on MOTM, you may remember that it was a nightmare. It was meant to be scary, the craziness, the fact that this person chooses to look for happiness in substances; and that's scary, that's a terrible combination, that's a terrible way to go about things.""KiD CuDi Speaks On Sound of MOTM 3; Says It Will Be The Final Installment". HipHop n More. November 10, 2013.
== Credits and personnel ==
* Erik Madrid, Christian Plata assistant mixer
* Evan Mast writer, recording engineer
* Manny Marroquin mixer
* Mike Stroud writer
* Ratatat producer
* Ryan West recording engineer
* Scott Mescudi vocals, writer
== Music videos ==
The first music video (known as the Josh Hartnett version) was directed by Brody Baker and edited by Joseph Krings. It shows Kid Cudi at a party with cameo appearances from his friends. Baker shared to Complex of how they all met: "Josh is a friend and a business partner. We're building some stuff together, and Cudi and him know each other and they were talking. Cudi wanted to do a video and he was talking, and Josh suggested me to direct, and so I met with Cudi, and we basically went from there." The videoshoot only took one day and was set to premiere over VEVO, but got leaked the night before. He recalled, "the leaked version spread like wildfire. It wasn't a finished version, so it was unfortunate. Whoever leaked it put the album track and not the video edit of the song, so it doesn't even sync. We're trying to get those versions down and get the official video on everybody's site.""Interview: Director Brody Baker Talks Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness" Video". Complex. December 10, 2009.
A second music video was issued, directed by Megaforce and produced by Jules Dieng. It depicts Cudi falling and rising in a dream-like state in his living room. Ratatat were featured in this version. The video was later removed from the internet, suggesting that Cudi did not like this version, though fans demanded for it to be republished.Indovina, Lauren (March 17, 2010). "Megaforce for Kid Cudi: "Pursuit of Happiness"". Motionographer.
== Lyrics ==
== References ==
Category:2009 songs
Category:Collaboration songs
Category:Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Category:Singles
Category:Songs
Category:Songs with music videos