Can't Be Happy All The Time

Album: Single release only (2020)
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Songfacts®:

  • During this gentle, stripped-back tune, Tones and I ponders on her change of fortune following her smash hit "Dance Monkey" single.

    Is life at its peak now, is it stuck in first gear?
    When will it all disappear?


    Tones and I explained: "'Can't Be Happy All The Time' is a song about the struggles of rising to fame so quickly and dealing with a dramatic change in lifestyle - the good and bad the comes with it."
  • Directed by Grey Ghost (Jeremy Koren), the video is a reflection on Tones And I's wild ride since releasing her breakthrough single "Dance Monkey."

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