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Aug 13, 2017 Bobby McFerrin Don’t Worry Be Happy: Don’t Worry, Be Happy is a jazz/reggae song recorded in 1988 by musician Bobby McFerrin for the album Simple Pleasures. The song was released in September that same year and became the first a cappella. Tuning: EDADGBe capo: 4th fret / Intro G Am C G G Am C G / Verse 1 G Here's a little song I wrote Am You might want to sing it note for note C G Don't worry, be happy. Radio join our mailing list contact us press kit. McFerrin's song 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' was a No. Pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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- (Be happy) Ooh oo-ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry, be happy) Ain't got no place to lay your head Somebody came and took your bed Don't worry, be happy The land lord say your rent is late He may have to litigate Don't worry, be happy (Look at me I'm happy) Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Don't worry) Ooh oo-ooh ooh ooh oo-ooh (Be Happy).
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| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. |
| Born | March 11, 1950 (age 69) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, a cappella, vocal, world, classical, smooth jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, conductor, arranger, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, vocal percussion |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Manhattan, Blue Note, Elektra, Sony Classical |
| Associated acts | Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma |
| Website | bobbymcferrin.com |
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as 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, polyphonicovertone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes.
McFerrin's song 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors at the 1989 Grammy Awards. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumentalists, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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Early life and education[edit]
McFerrin was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of operatic baritoneRobert McFerrin and singer Sara Copper. He attended Cathedral High School in Los Angeles and the California State University, Sacramento.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
McFerrin's first recorded work, the self-titled album Bobby McFerrin, was not produced until 1982, when McFerrin was already 32 years old. Before that, he had spent six years developing his musical style, the first two years of which he attempted not to listen to other singers at all, in order to avoid sounding like them. He was influenced by Keith Jarrett, who had achieved great success with a series of improvised piano concerts including The Koln Concert of 1975, and wanted to attempt something similar vocally.[1]
In 1984 McFerrin performed onstage at the Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles as a sixth member of Herbie Hancock's VSOP II sharing horn trio parts with the Marsalis Brothers.
In 1986, McFerrin was the voice of Santa Bear in Santa Bear's First Christmas, and in 1987 he was the voice of Santa Bear/Bully Bear in the sequel Santa Bear's High Flying Adventure. That same year, he performed the theme song for the opening credits of Season 4 of The Cosby Show.
In 1988, McFerrin recorded the song 'Don't Worry, Be Happy', which became a hit and brought him widespread recognition across the world. The song's success 'ended McFerrin's musical life as he had known it,' and he began to pursue other musical possibilities on stage and in recording studios.[2] The song was used in George H. W. Bush's 1988 U.S. presidential election as Bush's 1988 official presidential campaign song, without Bobby McFerrin's permission or endorsement. In reaction, Bobby McFerrin publicly protested that particular use of his song, including stating that he was going to vote against Bush, and completely dropped the song from his own performance repertoire, to make the point even clearer.[3]
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At that time, he performed on the PBS TV special Sing Out America! with Judy Collins. McFerrin sang a Wizard of Oz medley during that television special.
In 1989, he composed and performed the music for the Pixar short film Knick Knack. The rough cut to which McFerrin recorded his vocals had the words 'blah blah blah' in place of the end credits (meant to indicate that he should improvise). McFerrin spontaneously decided to sing 'blah blah blah' as lyrics, and the final version of the short film includes these lyrics during the end credits. Also in 1989, he formed a ten-person 'Voicestra' which he featured on both his 1990 album Medicine Music and in the score to the 1989 Oscar-winning documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt.
In 1992, various unsubstantiated rumors claimed that McFerrin had committed suicide, thus apparently contradicting the positive message from 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'.[4]
In 1993, he sang Henry Mancini's 'Pink Panther' theme for the movie Son of the Pink Panther.
In addition to his vocal performing career, in 1994, McFerrin was appointed as creative chair of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He makes regular tours as a guest conductor for symphony orchestras throughout the United States and Canada, including the San Francisco Symphony (on his 40th birthday), the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and many others. In McFerrin's concert appearances, he combines serious conducting of classical pieces with his own unique vocal improvisations, often with participation from the audience and the orchestra. For example, the concerts often end with McFerrin conducting the orchestra in an a cappella rendition of the 'William Tell Overture,' in which the orchestra members sing their musical parts in McFerrin's vocal style instead of playing their parts on their instruments.
For a few years in the late 1990s, he toured a concert version of Porgy and Bess, partly in honor of his father, who sang the role for Sidney Poitier in the 1959 film version, and partly 'to preserve the score's jazziness' in the face of 'largely white orchestras' who tend not 'to play around the bar lines, to stretch and bend'. McFerrin says that because of his father's work in the movie, 'This music has been in my body for 40 years, probably longer than any other music.'[5]
McFerrin also participates in various music education programs and makes volunteer appearances as a guest music teacher and lecturer at public schools throughout the U.S. McFerrin has collaborated with his son, Taylor, on various musical ventures.
In July 2003, McFerrin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music during the Umbria Jazz Festival where he conducted two days of clinics.[6]
In 2009, McFerrin and psychologist Daniel Levitin hosted The Music Instinct, a two-hour documentary produced by PBS and based on Levitin's best-selling book This Is Your Brain on Music. Later that year, the two appeared together on a panel at the World Science Festival. McFerrin was given a lifetime achievement award at the A Cappella Music Awards on May 19, 2018.
Vocal technique[edit]
As a vocalist, McFerrin often switches rapidly between modal and falsetto registers to create polyphonic effects, performing both the main melody and the accompanying parts of songs. He makes use of percussive effects created both with his mouth and by tapping on his chest. McFerrin is also capable of multiphonic singing.[7]
A document of McFerrin's approach to singing is his 1984 album The Voice, the first solo vocal jazz album recorded with no accompaniment or overdubbing.[8]
Discography[edit]
As leader[edit]
- Bobby McFerrin (Elektra Musician, 1982)
- The Voice (Elektra Musician, 1984)
- Spontaneous Inventions (Blue Note, 1986)
- The Elephant's Child (Windham Hill, 1987)
- How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin & How the Camel Got His Hump (Windham Hill, 1987)
- Simple Pleasures (EMI-Manhattan, 1988)
- The Many Faces of Bird: The Music of Charlie Parker with Richie Cole, Lee Konitz (Verve, 1987)
- Lady Fair with Gary Wiggins (Imtrat, 1989)
- Medicine Music (EMI, 1990)
- Play with Chick Corea (Blue Note, 1992)
- Hush with Yo-Yo Ma (Sony Masterworks, 1992)
- Bang!Zoom (Blue Note, 1995)
- Paper Music (Sony Classical, 1995)
- The Mozart Sessions (Sony Classical, 1996)
- Circlesongs (Sony Classical, 1997)
- Beyond Words (Blue Note, 2002)
- Vocabularies (Emarcy, 2010)
- Spirityouall (Sony Masterworks, 2013)
As sideman[edit]
- Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels, 1989
- Chick Corea, Rendezvous in New York, 2003
- Jack DeJohnette, Extra Special Edition (Blue Note, 1994)
- En Vogue, Masterpiece Theatre, 2000
- Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Little Worlds, 2003
- Chico Freeman, Tangents, 1984
- Gal Costa, The Laziest Gal in Town, 1991
- Dizzy Gillespie, Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992)
- Dizzy Gillespie, To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992)
- Herbie Hancock, Round Midnight, 1986
- Michael Hedges, Watching My Life Go By, 1985
- Al Jarreau, Heart's Horizon, 1988
- Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1989
- Charles Lloyd Quartet, A Night in Copenhagen (Blue Note, 1984)
- The Manhattan Transfer, Vocalese, 1985
- Wynton Marsalis, The Magic Hour, 2004
- George Martin, In My Life, 1998
- W.A. Mathieu, Available Light, 1987
- Modern Jazz Quartet, MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Atlantic, 1994)
- Pharoah Sanders, Journey to the One (Theresa, 1980)
- Grover Washington Jr., The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982
- Weather Report, Sportin' Life, 1985
- Yellowjackets, Dreamland, 1995
- Joe Zawinul, Di•a•lects, 1986
Grammy Awards[edit]
- 1985, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for 'Another Night in Tunisia' with Jon Hendricks from the album Vocalese
- 1985, Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, 'Another Night in Tunisia' with Cheryl Bentyne
- 1986, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, 'Round Midnight' from the soundtrack album Round Midnight
- 1987, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, 'What Is This Thing Called Love' from the album The Other Side of Round Midnight with Herbie Hancock
- 1987, Best Recording for Children, 'The Elephant's Child' with Jack Nicholson
- 1988, Song of the Year, 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' from the album Simple Pleasures
- 1988, Record of the Year, 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' from the album Simple Pleasures
- 1988, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' from the album Simple Pleasures
- 1988, Best Jazz Vocal Album, 'Brothers' from the album Duets by Rob Wasserman
- 1992, Best Jazz Vocal Performance, 'Round Midnight' from the album Play
References[edit]
- ^Bobby Solo, bobbymcferrin.com (official website)
- ^Bobby McFerrin's Improv-Inspired 'Vocabularies'. NPR. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^'The Echo & Dissonance of George Bush's 1988 Campaign Music'. Carl Anthony Online, October 13, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^'Don't Worry, Be Dead'. Snopes.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^Cori Ellison, 'Porgy' and Music's Racial Politics', December 13, 1998, The New York Times; available online here [1]. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^Russell Carlson (June 21, 2003). 'Berklee Honors Rollins, Holds Summer Clinics'. JazzTimes.
- ^'Jazz, at Ritz, McFerrin', The New York Times, December 12, 1984
- ^Scott Yanow, 'Bobby McFerrin – The Voice', AllMusic Review.
External links[edit]
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- Bobby McFerrin: Still Unpredictable by Alex Henderson, The New York City Jazz Record
| 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' | |
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| Single by Bobby McFerrin | |
| from the album Simple Pleasures | |
| A-side | 'Don't Worry Be Happy'[1] |
| B-side | |
| Recorded | 1988 |
| Genre |
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| Length | 4:50(album version) 4:03 (music video) 3:50 (radio edit) |
| Label | EMI-Manhattan Records[1] |
| Songwriter(s) | Bobby McFerrin[1] |
| Producer(s) | Linda Goldstein[1] |
| Music video | |
| 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' on YouTube | |
'Don't Worry, Be Happy' is a popular worldwide hit song by American musician Bobby McFerrin released in September 1988. It was the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart which it held for two weeks.
Background[edit]
Indian mystic Meher Baba (1894–1969) often used the expression 'Don't worry, be happy' when cabling his followers in the West,[3] and the expression was printed on inspirational cards and posters during the 1960s. In 1988, McFerrin noticed a similar poster in the apartment of jazz duo Tuck & Patti in San Francisco,[citation needed] and he was inspired by the expression's charm and simplicity. He wrote the song that was included in the soundtrack of the movie Cocktail and became a hit single the next year.[4]
Composition[edit]
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The 'instruments' in the a cappella song are entirely overdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by McFerrin, using no instruments at all; McFerrin also sings with an affected accent.[5]
Music video[edit]
The comedic original music video for the song stars McFerrin, Robin Williams, and Bill Irwin,[6] and is somewhat shorter than the album version.
Chart performance[edit]
Originally released in conjunction with the film Cocktail in 1988, the song originally peaked at No. 88 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] The song was re-released the same year and peaked at No. 1 on September 24, 1988[7] displacing 'Sweet Child o' Mine' by Guns N' Roses.[8]
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The song also peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks chart[9] and No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[7] The song was also a hit in the United Kingdom and on the UK Singles Chart, the song reached number 2 during its fifth week on the chart (kept from the top spot by Whitney Houston's 'One Moment in Time').[10]
In Canada, the song reached No. 1 on its 8th week.[11]
The song is the first a cappella song to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart and one critic noted it is a 'formula for facing life's trials.'[12]
Usage in popular culture[edit]
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- Comedian George Carlin wrote in Napalm and Silly Putty that the song's message 'was exactly the kind of mindless philosophy that Americans would respond to'.[13]
- Featured in the 1988 romance film Cocktail, starring Tom Cruise and Elisabeth Shue. It was also released as part of the film's official soundtrack.
- The song was used in George H. W. Bush's 1988 U.S. presidential election as Bush's 1988 official presidential campaign song, without Bobby McFerrin's permission or endorsement. In reaction, McFerrin (a Democrat) publicly protested that particular use of his song, including stating that he was going to vote against Bush, and completely dropped the song from his own performance repertoire, to make the point even clearer. The Bush campaign then reportedly desisted from further use of the song.[14]
- In 1989, Delacorte Press published a book titled Don't Worry, Be Happy with the song's lyrics, 20 new verses written by McFerrin, and illustrations by Bennett Carlson.
- The song became an unofficial anthem in Jamaica after Hurricane Gilbert struck the island in September 1988 (coinciding with the song's release) and caused months of hardship to the population. The song is often erroneously attributed to Bob Marley, who died in 1981, seven years before the song was released.[15][16]
- In 1997, the song was featured in the direct-to-video film Casper: A Spirited Beginning.
- In 2001, Mondo Club recorded the titular single. The performer was Trevor Taylor.[17]
- In 2003, the song was parodied on the show Futurama, in the episode 'The Sting'.
- In 2005, featured in the biographical military drama Jarhead, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
- In 2006, the song was parodied in the animated film Flushed Away.
- In 2008, the song was featured in the animated film WALL-E.
- In November 2014, it was featured as a mashup with 'Winter Wonderland' by a cappella group Pentatonix featuring Tori Kelly on the album That's Christmas to Me.[18]
- It was featured in the dance video game Just Dance 2015.
- In 2017, the song was covered by Kermit Ruffins, Irvin Mayfield, Jason Marsalis, Cyril Neville, Haley Reinhart, and Glen David Andrews for Ruffins and Mayfield's album A Beautiful World.[19]
- In 2018, the song was featured in the animated film Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.
Awards[edit]
The song is ranked No. 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s and also appears on Rolling Stone's list of the 15 Best Whistling Songs of All Time.[20]At the 1989 Grammy Awards, 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' won the awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1988–89) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[21] | 1 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[22] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23] | 2 |
| Canadian RPM 30 Retail Singles[24] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[25] | 1 |
| France (SNEP)[26] | 29 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 10)[27] | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart[28] | 3 |
| Italy (FIMI)[29] | 18 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] | 2 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] | 3 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] | 2 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[33] | 5 |
| South African Chart[34] | 4 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[35] | 5 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] | 2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] | 2 |
| UK (Official Charts Company)[38] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[39] | 1 |
| US BillboardAdult Contemporary[39] | 7 |
| US Hot R&B Singles[39] | 11 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[40] | 1 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[41] | 75 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Germany (BVMI)[42] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[43] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Cover versions[edit]
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Versions of 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' have been recorded by several artists. The Katsimiha Brothers made a Greek cover of the song with original lyrics, and Montenegrin musician Rambo Amadeus made a parody titled 'Don't Happy, Be Worry', as a critique to the optimism of the music scene in the former Yugoslavia in the face of war and economic depression. In addition, the lyrics of 'Fight the Power' by hip hop artists Public Enemy refer critically to 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'. A version of this song sung by The Hit Crew is also added into the Big Mouth Billy Bass, a very popular animatronic singing toy. Hermes House Band covered the song on their Rhythm of the Nineties album in 2009. Reggae artist Cas Haley covered the song as a hidden bonus track on his Favorites album (together with former Jah Roots lead singer, Josh Heinrichs). Also in 1989 Dutch rock DJ Alfred Lagarde recorded a version in Dutch with a heavy Surinam accent under the name Johnny Camaro. Spanish Ska band The Locos covered this song in a similar style, ska.
References[edit]
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- ^ abcde'Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry Be Happy'. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^SPIN june 1989(PDF). SPIN Media LLC. 1989. p. 66. ISSN0886-3032. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^Bhau Kalchuri (1986). 'Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba. Manifestation, Inc. pp. 5134, 5770, 5970, 6405, 6742.
- ^Fessier, Bruce (1988). Interview. USA Weekend magazine, 1988.
- ^Saunders, Michael. 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'--It's Catching'Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Sun-Sentinel:1988.
- ^Heldenfels, Rich (June 27, 2012). 'Mailbag: Mr. Noodle explained'. Akron Beacon-Journal. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ abc'The Hot 100: The Week of September 24, 1988'. Billboard.
- ^Holden, Stephen (September 29, 1988). 'Don't Worry, Be Happy: Bobby Mcferrin Has A No. 1 Hit'. New York Times News Service. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
McFerrin's hit is earning the superb vocal improviser a mass audience, as his album, Simple Pleasures leaps from No. 20 to No. 12 on the album chart.
- ^'Bobby McFerrin Awards'. AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^'Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company'. officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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- ^Don't Worry, Be Happy. B Happy – Benny to Beyonce, 2012
- ^Carlin, George (2001). Napalm and Silly Putty.
- ^''Don't Worry, Be Happy', Bobby McFerrin'. VH1's Pop-up Video. 1997.
- ^O'Sullivan, Helen. 'Revd Helen OSullivan on Don't Worry Be Happy'(PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^Cohen, Barry (December 11, 2013). 'Don't Worry, Be Happy 5.4 Project'. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^Mondo Club – Don't Worry Be Happy
- ^'[Official Video] Winter Wonderland/Don't Worry Be Happy – Pentatonix (ft Tori Kelly)'. YouTube. November 4, 2014.
- ^'Kermit Ruffins • Irvin Mayfield – A Beautiful World'. Basin Street Records. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^Murphy, Kate (September 30, 2011). 'The 15 Best Whistling Songs of All Time'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^'Australian-charts.com – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy'. ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^'Austriancharts.at – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy' (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^'Ultratop.be – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy' (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^'Don't Worry, Be Happy in Canadian 30 Retail Singles Chart'. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^'Don't Worry, Be Happy in Canadian Top Singles Chart'. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^'Lescharts.com – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy' (in French). Les classement single.
- ^'Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 (14. október 1988)'(PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved July 23, 2018.Cite magazine requires
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- ^'The best-selling singles of 1989 in Italy'. HitParadeItalia (it). Retrieved June 5, 2013.
97. Don't Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin [#18, 1988/89] - ^'Nederlandse Top 40 – Bobby McFerrin' (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^'Dutchcharts.nl – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy' (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^'Charts.nz – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy'. Top 40 Singles.
- ^'Norwegiancharts.com – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy'. VG-lista.
- ^John Samson. 'Don't Worry, Be Happy in South African Chart'. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^'LISTAS DE AFYVE – Singles 1988' (in Spanish). Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^'Swedishcharts.com – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy'. Singles Top 100.
- ^'Swisscharts.com – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy'. Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^'1988 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive – 22nd October 1988'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ abc'Bobby McFerrin awards on Allmusic'. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^'Offiziellecharts.de – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy'. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^'Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video'. Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^'Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bobby McFerrin; 'Don't Worry, Be Happy')' (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^'American single certifications – Bobby Mc Ferrin – Don't Worry, Be Happy'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 26, 2016.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
External links[edit]
Bobby Mcferrin Be Happy Album
- Lyrics of this song on Bobby McFerrin's official website