Happiness (Vanessa Williams song)

"Happiness"
Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album Next
Released	July 24, 1997 (1997-07-24)
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	4:27
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	James Harris III, Terry Lewis John Smith
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"Do You Hear What I Hear? / The Little Drummer Boy" (1996) "Happiness" (1997) "First Thing on Your Mind" (1997)
Music video
"Vanessa Williams - Happiness" on YouTube

"Happiness" is the first single from Vanessa Williams' fifth studio album, Next. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and released through Mercury Records in July 1997, it reached number 25 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Airplay Chart, number 23 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and number 38 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. It also reached number 49 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. The song samples from Nu Shooz's "I Can't Wait" and Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep".