Maroon 5

Released: November 4, 2014

Songwriter: Pharrell Williams

Producer: BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge

[Verse 1]
It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say
Sunshine she's here, you can take a break, yeah
Hot air balloon that could go to space, yeah
With the air, like I don't care, baby, by the way

[Chorus]
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof, yeah
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel happiness is the truth
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you, ohh
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel that's what you wanna do

[Verse 2]
Here come bad news, talking this and that (Yeah, uh)
Well, give me all you got, baby, don't hold it back (Yeah)
Well, I should probably warn ya, I'll be just fine (Mmm)
No offense to you, don’t waste your time, here's why

[Chorus]
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof, oh-oh-oh
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel happiness is the truth, oh
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel that's what you wanna do

[Bridge]
Bring me down
Can't nothing bring me down
My level's too high to bring me down
Can't nothing bring me down, oh

[Chorus]
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof, yeah
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel happiness is the truth
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
(Because I'm happy)
Clap along if you feel that's what you wanna do
(Because I'm happy) Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Because I'm happy) Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah, yeah

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band. They were originally formed in 1994 as Kara’s Flowers while they were still attending high school. They signed to Reprise Records and released an album, The Fourth World, in 1997. After a mediocre response to the album, the band parted with their record label and attended college, but in 2001, the band regrouped, added James Valentine to the lineup, and pursued a new direction under the name Maroon 5.

Their first big hit came in the form of “Harder to Breathe,” the edgier lead single from their debut, Songs About Jane. The continued success of that song and other singles “This Love,” “She Will Be Loved,” and “Sunday Morning” cemented the quintet as a pop-rock band to keep an eye out for.

However, for their second album, It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, they switched to ambing up on slick pop production—and it worked for them. Lead single “Makes Me Wonder” jumped 63 places in one week to reach number one, becoming their first ever #1 single.

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