This article is about the song. For the album, see Don't Worry, Be Happy (album). For the Guy Sebastian song, see Don't Worry Be Happy (Guy Sebastian song).
| "Don't Worry, Be Happy" | ||||||||
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| Single by Bobby McFerrin | ||||||||
| from the album Simple Pleasures | ||||||||
| Released | 1988 | |||||||
| Format | 7", CD | |||||||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||||||
| Genre | A cappella,[1][2] reggae[3] | |||||||
| Length | 4:50 (album version) 4:03 (music video) 3:50 (radio edit) | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Bobby McFerrin | |||||||
| Producer | Linda Goldstein | |||||||
| Bobby McFerrin singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a song by musician Bobby McFerrin. Released in September 1988, it became the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. The song's title is taken from a famous quote byMeher Baba. The original music video stars Robin Williams and Bill Irwin.[4] The "instruments" in the a cappella song are entirelyoverdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by McFerrin, using no instruments at all. The music video for the song is considerably shorter than the album version.
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