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"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 song by Bobby McFerrin, released as the first single from his album Simple Pleasures (1988). It was the first a cappella song to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks.
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, and conductor.His vocal techniques include singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion.
Don't Worry Be Happy" was used by the network during December 2011 and January 2012 in commercials to promote their 2012 programs. [15] The Armageddon Tour ran from June and July 2012, and the album was released on 12 October.
The album was McFerrin's commercial breakthrough and contained the hit single "Don't Worry, Be Happy". [5] The song was featured in the film Cocktail and peaked at No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. [6] "Don't Worry, Be Happy" won the 1988 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. [7]
Don't Worry, Be Happy (1988) How the Rhino Got Its Skin/How the Camel Got Its Hump (1990) Don't Worry, Be Happy is a compilation album by Bobby McFerrin.
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He was featured in the 1988 music video of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin (along with McFerrin and Robin Williams) and the 1996 music video of "Let Me into Your Heart" by Mary Chapin Carpenter. Irwin was also featured in HBO's 1997 production Subway Stories.
Ed Martinez, a U.S. Air Force veteran, says that a lot of people don’t recognize the somberness of the day, mixing it up with more celebratory holidays like Veterans Day and Armed Forces Day.