Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)

Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Violator Songwriter Martin L. Gore Produced by Depeche Mode Flood Recorded at Puk Studios, Denmark Logic Studios, Milan Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 4:58 Tempo 118 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key G Major Engineering assistance Daryl Bamonte Dick Meaney David Browne Mark Flannery Mixing François Kevorkian Recorded May 1989 – January 1990 Originally released March 19, 1990 Played live 0 times * Total live plays 0 times *

Notes

Although only named mixes of this song appear to exist, the 'Jack Mix' is actually the original version of the song.

Alan Wilder says on Shunt that "for a long time 'Happiest Girl' was going to be on the LP", but also says here that "'Happiest Girl' was left off [Violator] because we didn't think it was strong enough."

Lyrics

Happiest Girl

Happiest girl I ever knew

Happiest girl I ever knew

Wanted to feel the joy

Flow between our lips

Wanted to feel the joy

Flow between our hips

Happiest girl I ever knew

Why do you smile the smile you do

Happiest girl I ever knew

Wanted to feel the joy

Pass between our eyes

Wanted to feel the joy

Pass between our thighs

And I would have to pinch her

Just to see if she was real

Just to watch the smile fade away

And see the pain she'd feel

Wanted to feel her joy

Feel it deep within

Wanted to feel her joy

Penetrate my skin

Happiest girl I ever knew

Why do you smile the smile you do

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dates where Happiest Girl (Jack Mix) was played

Happiest Girl (Jack Mix) has never been played live.