"Happy Days" is a song written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox. It is the theme of the 1970s television series Happy Days.[3] It can be heard during the TV show's opening and closing credits as it runs in perpetual rerun syndication.
"Happy Days" was first recorded in 1974 by Jim Haas with a group of other session singers for the first two seasons.[4] These versions were used only during the closing credits of Seasons 1 and 2, with an updated take on "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets used as the opening theme. "Happy Days" was re-recorded in 1975 with different lyrics for both the opening and closing credits for Seasons 3 through 10. Pratt & McClain released it as a single in 1976 from their album Pratt & McClain Featuring Happy Days. Bobby Arvon recorded an updated rendering in 1983 for the opening and closing credits of Season 11, with the same lyrics as the version used for seasons 3-10.
This song also played in the Paramount Family Favorites collection promo in 1996.
Pratt & McClain's album version of the song, recorded in 1976, peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] No. 7 on the Easy Listening chart,[5] and No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] In Canada, "Happy Days" reached No. 3.[7]
Australian band Silver Studs did a rendition of the theme for their debut album. It became their biggest hit single in Australia, reaching No. 4 in June 1976.[8]
In 2014, a re-recording of the song was used in commercials for Target. An instrumental version of the song plays in the background of some of the "Cooking with Sara" Flash games.
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