The Happening
The Supremes
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Hey! Life, look at me, I can see the reality, 'Cause when you shook me, took me outta my world, I woke up. Suddenly I just woke up to The Happening. When you find that you left the future behind. 'Cause when you got a tender love you don't take care of, then you better beware of, The Happening. One day you're up, when you turn around, You find your world is tumbling down. It happened to me and it can happen to you. I was sure, I felt secure until love took a detour. Yeah! Riding high on top of the world, it happened. Suddenly it just happened, I saw my dreams torn apart when love walked away from my heart. And when you lose a precious love you need to guide you something happens inside you, The Happening. Now I see life for what it is. It's not of dreams, it's not of bliss. It happened to me and it can happen to you And then it happened. Oo, and then it happened. Oo, and then it happened. Is it real? Is it fake? Is this game of life a mistake? 'Cause when I lost the love I thought was mine for certain, Suddenly it starts hurtin'. I saw the light too late when that fickle finger of fate. Yeah! It came and broke my pretty balloon, I woke up, suddenly I just woke up, so sure, I felt secure until love took a detour. 'Cause when you got a tender love you don't take care of, then you better beware of, The Happening. The Happening.
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Written by: Brian Holland, Edward Jr. Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, Frank De Vol
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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9 facts about this song
Background"The Happening" is a song recorded by the American female singing group, "The Supremes," which became one of their biggest hits in the 1960s.
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Release DetailsThe song was released on April 20, 1967, by Motown Records, as a single from their album, "The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland."
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Chart Performance"The Happening" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, making it the tenth number-one single for The Supremes.
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SongwritersThe song was written by Motown's main creative team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, who also collaborated with R. Dean Taylor.
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Theme Song"The Happening" was composed as the theme song for a 1967 Columbia Pictures comedy film of the same name, which starred Anthony Quinn and Faye Dunaway.
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GrammysFaye Neff, the costume designer for the film "The Happening", received a Grammy nomination for Best Album Cover for the Supremes' album that featured the song.
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Track LengthThe song's track length is 2 minutes and 50 seconds, making it a typical pop song of its era.
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Notable LyricsThe opening words, "Hey, life, look at me / I can see the reality," instantly captivated listeners when the song was first released.
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Covers and SamplesThe song has been covered by multiple artists over the years, including Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
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