SONG OF THE DAY
“If It Makes You Happy” by Sheryl Crow (Sheryl Crow, A&M Records, 1996). Written by Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott.
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– “If It Makes You Happy” is the lead single from Sheryl Crow’s 1996 eponymous album.
– The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the US.
– The track won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards.
– The song ties with her hit, “My Favorite Mistake”, as her third highest-charting single in the UK, reaching #9 on the UK Singles Chart.
– In the 2009 VH1 Divas show, Sheryl Crow and Miley Cyrus performed this song together.
– The music video was directed by Keir McFarlane, who has used a lot of bright colours in it. The video features Crow in a variety of sexy outfits caged in the Endangered Species-section of a museum.
– Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park alongside Chrissie Hynde.