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"My Happy Ending" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, written by herself and Butch Walker for her second studio album, Under My Skin (2004). Structurally, the song is written in 4/4 style and has a repeated hook in both the chorus and in the intro and outro.

For songs with a similar title, see Happy Ending (disambiguation).

"My Happy Ending"
International single cover
Single by Avril Lavigne
from the album Under My Skin
B-side"Take It"
ReleasedJune 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)
Studio
  • Ruby Red Productions (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length4:02
Label
  • Arista
  • RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Butch Walker
Avril Lavigne singles chronology
"Don't Tell Me"
(2004)		 "My Happy Ending"
(2004)		 "Nobody's Home"
(2004)
Alternative cover
Japanese physical single cover
Music video
"My Happy Ending" on YouTube

"My Happy Ending" was released as the album's second single in June 2004, becoming a top-five hit in Canada, the Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom while reaching the top 10 in seven other countries, including the United States, where it peaked at number nine for four weeks. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the single gold in November 2004.


Critical reception


"My Happy Ending" has generally received favorable reviews from critics. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly magazine commented "Lavigne herself sounds more burdened; ... the sk8erboi of the first album has turned out to be a selfish, nasty creep who ... treats her like crap".[5] Allmusic highlighted the song as a "track pick" in a review of the album, Under My Skin.[6] Blender also did the same.[7] PopMatters thought "The second single, "My Happy Ending", suffers from a marked similarity to a few recent hits, notably Michelle Branch's "Everywhere" and Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" (...) The ticklish good humor of "Sk8er Boi" has been subsumed by the sardonic regret of "My Happy Ending".[8]

In an AOL Radio listener's poll, "My Happy Ending" was voted Lavigne's third best song.[9]

As of September 2015, "My Happy Ending" had sold 1.2 million digital copies in the US.[10]


Accolades


Key
Indicates non-competitive categories
Award/Publisher Year Category Result Ref.
Allmusic 2012 Most Significant Post-grunge Songs of All Time Longlisted [11]
ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2006 Most Performed Song (valid for Avril Lavigne's songwriting credit) Won [12]
BMI Pop Music Awards 2006 Award-Winning Songs (valid for Butch Walker's songwriting credit) Won [13]
Capricho Awards 2004 International Song Won [14]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 Best Female Video Nominated [15]
MuchMusic Video Awards 2005 People's Choice Favourite Canadian Artist Nominated [16]
Radio Disney Music Awards 2004 Best Song to Air Guitar Won [17]

Chart performance


"My Happy Ending" was peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, on the year-end of the Hot 100 it charted at number fifty-four. It spent a total of twenty-five weeks on the chart.[18] It climbed atop the US Mainstream Top 40 chart and spent twenty-six weeks,[19] and it climbed at number three on the US Adult Top 40 chart it charted for twenty-six weeks, On the US Adult Contemporary chart, it was peaked at number thirty-seven. It debuted at number eighteen on the US Digital Song Sales chart.[20] It was certified RIAA Gold in the United States after five months reaching 500,000 copies of the single,[21] As of September 2015, "My Happy Ending" has sold 1.2 million digital copies in the US.[22]


Music video


Lavigne watches scenes with her ex-boyfriend in the cinema.
Lavigne watches scenes with her ex-boyfriend in the cinema.

The music video for "My Happy Ending" was written and directed by MTV and Grammy winner Meiert Avis. It was shot on location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn[23] and Harlem, New York City. The video begins with Lavigne running down Broadway and entering a cinema (the Commodore Cinemas), where she finds the film playing is a montage of her memories concerning a specific relationship she had. At first, the memories (shown in full color) are happy, depicting Lavigne at the park with her boyfriend, as he hands her a flower and they laugh together. They are also shown goofing off inside a laundromat. However, as Lavigne sings "so much for my happy ending," the memories start losing color. Lavigne and her boyfriend lie in bed together, as she looks at him and he (obviously reeling from a disagreement) stares blankly away.

The relationship culminates during the song's bridge inside a grocery store, where her boyfriend antagonizes her, insisting that he talk to her. He grabs her and tries to pull her into his embrace. Fed up, she turns and pushes him away. She proceeds to run out of the grocery store and down the street (from the beginning of the video), and to a guitar shop where she grabs a guitar and walks to the roof of the building, where she is seen performing with her band. There, she walks past her unapologetic boyfriend without looking at him. Three other girls witness an altercation between Lavigne and her boyfriend in the restaurant and leave with Lavigne as they befriend each other. The theater film tears and the memories end, leaving the final seconds of the video as a close-up on Lavigne in the theater as she tries to decide if the break-up is happy after all.

Lavigne said of the video: "It's about a relationship that doesn't work out, and having to say goodbye to all of the memories and... all that stuff." When asked if the video for "My Happy Ending" actually contains a happy ending, Lavigne said: "I don't know if the video has a happy ending. It kind of depends on how you look at it? In one way, it is because me and 'the guy' in the video aren't together anymore, and I think that's a better thing."


Live performances


Lavigne performed the song during the closing ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[24]


Usage in media


"My Happy Ending" was used for the movie Bring It On: All or Nothing. The song was also used in the trailer for A Lot Like Love with Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet.[citation needed]

The song was used in a season five episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Mea Culpa" (November 25, 2004), in a season four episode of Smallville, "Facade" (October 6, 2004) and in a season five episode of Gilmore Girls, with Dean's little sister listening to it.[25] The song was used several episodes of MTV programs Date My Mom and Next.[citation needed]

The song has also appeared in video games, and has been featured in three major karaoke series: Lips, SingStar, and Karaoke Revolution.[citation needed]


Track listings and formats



Credits and personnel


Credits and personnel are adapted from the Under My Skin album liner notes.[31]


Charts



Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[69] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[70] Platinum 60,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[71] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[72] Gold 1,200,000[10]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


Release history


"My Happy Ending" release history
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States June 14, 2004 Contemporary hit radio
  • Arista
  • RCA
 [73]
Japan June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22) CD BMG Japan [74]
Germany June 24, 2004 (2004-06-24) Arista [75]
France June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) [76]
Australia July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19) [77][78]
United Kingdom August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) [79]

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На других языках

[de] My Happy Ending

My Happy Ending ist ein Poprock-Song der kanadischen Singer-Songwriterin Avril Lavigne. Das Lied wurde am 24. Juni 2004, nach Don't Tell Me, als zweite Single aus Lavignes zweitem Studioalbum Under My Skin ausgekoppelt und. Das Lied erreichte Platz 9 in den USA und Platz 5 in England sowie Platz 8 in den österreichischen und Platz 17 in den deutschen Charts.[1]
- [en] My Happy Ending

[es] My Happy Ending

«My Happy Ending» —en español: «Mi final feliz»— es una canción escrita y producida por la cantante Avril Lavigne y Butch Walker. Fue el segundo sencillo del álbum Under My Skin. La canción fue uno de los grandes éxitos del año 2004 y se posicionó en los primeros lugares de las listas de popularidad de varios países llegó a ocupar el lugar N.º 9 del Billboard Hot 100 de los Estados Unidos, N.º 6 en Australia, N.º 5 en El Reino Unido y N.º 1 en México. El sencillo fue certificado platino en enero de 2005 y fue el segundo en lograr vender más de 1 millón de unidades después de «Complicated». «My Happy Ending» se convirtió en el cuarto éxito #1 de Lavigne y el video lleva alrededor de más de 200 millones de visitas en Youtube.

[ru] My Happy Ending

«My Happy Ending» — второй сингл Аврил Лавин из её второго альбома Under My Skin, изданного в 2004 году. My Happy Ending стал третьим самым успешным синглом певицы, опередив первый сингл альбома Don’t Tell Me. В Великобритании, он достиг топ 5, в США — дошёл до 9 места, наибольший успех сопутствовал в Мексике, где песня поднялась на первое место. В январе 2005 «My Happy Ending» получил статус платинового, став вторым платиновым синглом Аврил Лавин после «Complicated» (2002). По данным Allmusic, песни My Happy Ending и He Wasn't попали в список наиболее значимых пост-гранжевых песен за все время.


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