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1981 single by Altered Images
"
Happy Birthday
" is a song by Scottish band
Altered Images
, released as a single from their 1981 album
of the same name
. The song entered the UK charts in September 1981 and peaked at number two the following month, holding that position for three weeks. It was the 15th-best-selling single in the UK in 1981 and has been certified silver by the
BPI
for sales in excess of 250,000 copies.
"Happy Birthday" is the only song on the album that was produced by
Martin Rushent
, who had already scored major success that year producing for
the Human League
and would win the Producer of the Year award for 1981 at the
BPI Awards
. Accordingly, the band chose Rushent to produce their next album,
Pinky Blue
(1982), in its entirety.
Track listings
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7-inch single
[1]
- A. "Happy Birthday"
- B. "So We Go Whispering"
12-inch single
[2]
- A1. "Happy Birthday"
- B1. "So We Go Whispering"
- B2. "
Jeepster
"
Personnel
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Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Cover versions
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"Happy Birthday" has been covered by
the Ting Tings
for the children's television show
Yo Gabba Gabba!
in 2008,
[13]
by
the Wedding Present
for their 1993 compilation album
John Peel Sessions 1987?1990
,
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and by Thomas Fagerlund (
The Kissaway Trail
) with
Christian Hjelm
(
Figurines
) for the Danish radio programme
Det Elektriske Barometer
(
The Electric Barometer
) in 2010.
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References
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