Happy Ending (Joe Jackson song)

"Happy Ending"
Single by Joe Jackson
from the album Body and Soul
B-side"Loisaida"
Released20 April 1984[1]
RecordedJanuary 1984
StudioMasonic Hall (Manhattan)[2]
GenrePop
Length3:39
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Joe Jackson
Producer(s)Joe Jackson
David Kershenbaum
Joe Jackson singles chronology
"You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)"
(1984)
"Happy Ending"
(1984)
"Be My Number Two"
(1984)

"Happy Ending" is a song by British singer-songwriter and musician Joe Jackson, which was recorded as a duet with Elaine Caswell and released in April 1984 as the second single from Jackson's sixth studio album Body and Soul. The song was written by Jackson, and produced by Jackson and David Kershenbaum.[3] "Happy Ending" reached No. 58 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Joe Jackson – Happy Ending". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ David Kershenbaum (February 1984). Body and Soul (Liner notes). A&M Records. A&M CD5000.
  3. ^ "Body and Soul - Joe Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "JOE JACKSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Joe Jackson". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.