"Would You Be Happier?" is a single by Irish band The Corrs

The Corrs

The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...

, released in 2001

2001 in music

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, taken from their album The Best of The Corrs

The Best of The Corrs

Best of The Corrs is the first of The Corrs' compilation albums featuring previously released songs as well as new tracks. The new single that was only released and featured in this compilation is "Would You Be Happier"...

, released a few weeks later.

Track listing

1. "Would You Be Happier" – 3:25
2. "Would You Be Happier (Alternative Mix)" – 3:33
3. "The Long and Winding Road (Live)" – 2:58

Track 3 was omitted in some versions.

The enhanced version includes the promo video.

Music video

A bit like "All The Love In The World", but rather more extreme, this video lets the Corrs play with their roles. The basic concept of the video is that some ill-advised record company managers want the band to change their image. So they can be seen as some kind of Destiny's Child clone, in a KISS-like glam rock outfit and finally as some scary trash punks (notice Andrea hitting the drums with her mic!).

The inspiration for the concept came from a conversation Andrea had with director Dani Jacobs

Dani Jacobs

-Background:Jacobs was born in London. He went to University of Manchester to study Physics but left to pursue his interests in Film.He worked at the The Haçienda nightclub as a resident filmmaker and VJ, creating visuals and lighting effects to project in the club space...

 about disguising the girls as "fat blokes", that is your stereotypical roadie. Though it never came to that, the idea of dressing up is still very much felt in the video.

During the shot, which took place in Sydney in September 2001, director Jacobs had two camera crews which filmed the Corrs during make-up and wardrope rehearsals. Some but unfortunately not all of this material ended up in the video.

Says Jacobs: "The Corrs had the most fun I have ever seen them having on a video shoot."

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 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...	47
French Singles Chart	61
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	81
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	26
Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...	39
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	10
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	58
Swiss Singles Chart	36
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	14

Live version

On January 25, 2002, "Would You Be Happier" was performed by The Corrs

The Corrs

The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...

 on their album VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live In Dublin

VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin

VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live In Dublin is an album which is a live performance performed by the Irish celtic folk-rock band, The Corrs in Dublin, Ireland who are accompanied by the Irish Film Orchestra. The Corrs have performed previous released songs with a slight remix into it...

in 2002. The song was released as a single in USA.

Tracklist

• CD

1. "Would You Be Happier? (Radio Version)" – 3:24
2. "Would You Be Happier? (Original Studio Version)" – 3:22

Music video

The video for "Would You Be Happier?" is pieced together from the "Live" session at VH1.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Adult Contemporary	30