"If It Makes You Happy" is the lead single from Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...

's 1996 eponymous album. The song peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 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

My Favorite Mistake

"My Favorite Mistake" is the first single from Sheryl Crow's third album The Globe Sessions. The song was written about a relationship with a man who proves to be unfaithful and is widely believed to have been written about Eric Clapton...

", as her third highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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In the 2009 VH1 Divas

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 show, Sheryl Crow and Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

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 performed this song together.

Music video

Two music videos for the song were made, both were directed by Keir McFarlane. The first, shot entirely in black and white, begins with Crow in her apartment, donning a heavy black raincoat. She then goes outside and walks down the city street. As the second verse begins she is shown riding on a subway. During the second chorus she gets off the subway and walks back above ground. During the bridge Crow is showing standing on the boardwalk staring down into the water. As the song finishes, Crow is shown buying coffee at a mall and returning home to her apartment. The second video used a lot of bright colors. It features Crow in a variety of sexy outfits caged in the Endangered Species

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-section of a museum.

Track listing

US CD single

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - LP version
2. "Keep On Growing"
3. "I'm Going to Be a Wheel Someday"
4. "No One Said It Would Be Easy" - Live in Nashville

EU CD single #1

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - Edit
2. "Keep On Growing"
3. "On the Outside"
4. "The Book" - LP version

EU CD single #2 (Cat. No. 581 903-2): (ltd. edition incl. 4 exclusive postcards)

1. "If It Makes You Happy" - Edit
2. "All I Wanna Do
   All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow song)
   English singer/songwriter Amy Studt released a cover version of the song as her fourth single. Amy was asked personally by Sheryl Crow to record a cover of the song....
   
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3. "Run Baby Run
   Run Baby Run (Sheryl Crow song)
   "Run Baby Run" is a 1995 single by singer Sheryl Crow from the album Tuesday Night Music Club released by A&M Records. It was originally released as a first European single from the album both in 1993 and 1994. It failed to chart in 1993 but it reached a no...
   
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4. "Leaving Las Vegas
   Leaving Las Vegas (song)
   "Leaving Las Vegas" is a rock song by Sheryl Crow that appears on her debut album Tuesday Night Music Club, and was Crow's first single in the U.S.Sheryl Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park....
   
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Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park alongside Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde

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Peak positions

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Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...  Singles Chart	20
Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....	1
Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Alternative 30 Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie...	1
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	37

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100	75
Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100	55

See also

• List of RPM number-one singles of 1996 (Canada)
• List of RPM Rock/Alternative number-one singles (Canada)