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{{Song infobox
|title=Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)
|screen=hd
|screenshot=Single-WIME.jpg
|artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
|album=[[Violator]]
|songwriter=[[Martin L. Gore]]
|producer=[[Depeche Mode]]<br>[[Flood]]
|studio=Puk Studios, Denmark<br>Logic Studios, Milan
|tempo=118
|timesignature={{music|time|4|4}}
|key=G Major
|mixingby=[[François Kevorkian]]
|engineeringby=Pino Pischetola<br>Peter Iversen<br>[[Steve Lyon]]<br>Goh Hotoda<br>Alan Gregorie<br>Dennis Mitchell<br>Phil Legg
|engineeringassistance=[[Daryl Bamonte]]<br>Dick Meaney<br>David Browne<br>Mark Flannery
|sleevedesignby=[[Anton Corbijn]]<br>Area
|label=[[Mute Records]]
|length=4:58
|recordingdate=May 1989 – January 1990
|releasedate=2 September 1990
|colorscheme=WIME
}}
"[[Happiest Girl]]" is a song produced during the recording of 1990 album ''[[Violator]]'' by [[Depeche Mode]]. It was released as a B-side to the single "[[World In My Eyes]]" on 2 September 1990.
== Notes ==
== Notes ==


Although only named mixes of this song appear to exist, the 'Jack Mix' is actually the original version of the song.
The "Jack Mix" is the original version of the song.
 
[[Alan Wilder]] says on [http://shunt3.0.recoil.co.uk/editorials/8698/violator/violator_13.html Shunt] that "for a long time 'Happiest Girl' was going to be on the LP", but also says [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm here] that "'Happiest Girl' was left off [Violator] because we didn't think it was strong enough."
 
{{Template: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


Alan Wilder on [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm Shunt]: "'Happiest Girl' was left off [Violator] because we didn't think it was strong enough."
 
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
|Martin L. Gore|©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}}


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Revision as of 17:36, 7 May 2020

Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)
Single-WIME.jpg
Song Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Depeche Mode
Flood
Recorded at Puk Studios, Denmark
Logic Studios, Milan
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
Mixed by François Kevorkian
Recorded May 1989 – January 1990
Originally released 2 September 1990
Live performances as Depeche Mode 0 times *
Total live performances 0 times *

"Happiest Girl" is a song produced during the recording of 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode. It was released as a B-side to the single "World In My Eyes" on 2 September 1990.

Notes

The "Jack Mix" is 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.


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