Studio Album · No. 6

Happiness Is Songwriting Credits by Taking Back Sunday

2014 Hopeless 11 tracks 40:58

Produced by Marc Jacob Hudson, Mike Sapone  ·  Engineered by Mike Sapone, Claudius Mittendorfer, Stephen Marcussen, Stewart Whitmore

Hopeless Alternative RockPop Rock
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Taking Back Sunday carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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11 trackswritten by Taking Back Sunday 0 tracksoutside writers
Taking Back Sunday's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

11
Tracks
1
Lyricists
2
Producers
55,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2014
Released
Data Insight

The credit reverts to the band line after the self-titled album named everyone, so all eleven tracks here go to Taking Back Sunday. Mike Sapone, who had recorded the band's demos in the late 1990s, produced it with Marc Jacob Hudson.

Happiness Is was released through Hopeless in March 2014. It sold 22,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Preface
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Mike Sapone Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
2
Flicker, Fade
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Mike Sapone Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
3
Stood a Chance
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Marc Jacob Hudson Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
4
All the Way
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Mike Sapone Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
5
Beat Up Car
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Marc Jacob Hudson Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
6
It Takes More
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Mike Sapone Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
7
They Don't Have Any Friends
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Marc Jacob Hudson Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
8
Better Homes and Gardens
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Marc Jacob Hudson Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
9
Like You Do
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Marc Jacob Hudson Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
10
We Were Younger Then
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Marc Jacob Hudson Taking Back Sunday (Performer)
11
Nothing at All
Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Mike Sapone Taking Back Sunday (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 3 contributors

TB
Taking Back Sunday
Writer · Performer
On this album11 written
MJ
Marc Jacob Hudson
Producer
On this album6 produced
MS
Mike Sapone
Producer
On this album5 produced

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Frequently Asked Questions Happiness Is

Who wrote Happiness Is?
Taking Back Sunday, credited as a band on all eleven tracks.
Why does it not name individual writers when the album before it did?
The 2011 self-titled record lists all five members on every track. Happiness Is goes back to the single band credit the middle albums used.
How did the album sell?
55,000 in the United States.
How did it chart?
Number 10 on the Billboard 200, off 22,000 copies in the first week.
Who produced it?
Marc Jacob Hudson and Mike Sapone, with Claudius Mittendorfer mixing.
Did any single from it chart?
The discography lists "Flicker, Fade" and "Stood a Chance" as singles and records no chart peak for either.
How long is the album?
40:58 across eleven tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: Happiness Is Wikipedia: Taking Back Sunday discography Cover Art Archive: Happiness Is by Taking Back Sunday