I Hope You're Happy Now (Elvis Costello song)

"I Hope You're Happy Now"
Song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
from the album Blood & Chocolate
Released15 September 1986
RecordedMarch–May 1986
Genre
Length3:07
LabelDemon
Songwriter(s)Elvis Costello
Producer(s)
"I Hope You're Happy Now"
Single by Elvis Costello and the Attractions
A-side"I Want You"
ReleasedNovember 1986 (November 1986)
Length3:03
LabelImp Records
Songwriter(s)Elvis Costello
Producer(s)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions singles chronology
"Tokyo Storm Warning"
(1986)
"I Want You" / "I Hope You're Happy Now"
(1986)
"Blue Chair"
(1987)

"I Hope You're Happy Now" is a song written by new wave musician Elvis Costello, recorded by Costello and the Attractions. The track was released on his 1986 album Blood & Chocolate after several failed attempts to record the song for earlier releases.

Featuring sardonic lyrics about a former relationship, "I Hope You're Happy Now" as the B-side to "I Want You" in November 1986. It has since been positively received by critics and appeared on compilation albums and in Costello's live setlists.

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