Marshmello & Bastille’s ‘Happier’ Joins YouTube’s Billion Views Club
Marshmello and Bastille‘s 2018 collaboration has been bringing happiness to listeners for four years and counting — so much happiness, in fact, that it’s now a member of YouTube’s Billion Views Club.
On Thursday (Sept. 8), the video platform confirmed that Marshmello and Bastille’s “Happier” video has surpassed 1 billion views on its site. The visual stars iCarly actress Miranda Cosgrove going through a series of teenage growing pains softened by the companion of a furry friend. Sadly, Cosgrove’s dog — a gift from her father in the music video — dies, but history repeats itself when the daughter of an older version of Cosgrove is gifted a puppy for her birthday.
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In the YouTube video’s description, Marshmello explained how “Happier” came to be, as well as his personal connection to the track and why he felt compelled to work on it. “When @bastilledan sent me happier for the first time I was taken back. The amount of emotion that you could feel in the lyrics was crazy. As I listened to the song more and more it reminded me of so many things I’ve been through in my life. Toxic relationships, letting go of things I didn’t want to and just situations where happiness came with a sacrifice,” the record producer, born Christopher Comstock, explained.
He added, “Recently I lost my best friend, my companion, my life long friend. I wanted this video to embrace the pain that we feel losing or sacrificing something and the cycle of life that comes with it. I hope this song and video can bring closure in any situation you may be and make us all happier.”
“Happier” was a smash for both Marshmello and Bastille — the track peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent a total of 52 weeks. The track enjoyed even more success on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, spending a total of 69 weeks at No. 1.
Revisit the video for “Happier” below.
