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}} ''Happiness'' is the debut studio album by English synthpop duo Hurts, released on 27 August 2010 by RCA Records. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Better Than Love" on 23 May 2010 and "Wonderful Life" on 22 August 2010. Collaborators include Jonas Quant and production team The Nexus, as well as a duet with Australian singer Kylie Minogue on the song "Devotion". To promote the release of the album, the track "Happiness" was made available as a free download via Amazon.co.uk on 1 August 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Happiness: Hurts: MP3 Downloads )〕 ''Happiness'' received mixed reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart, selling 25,493 copies in its first week—the fastest-selling debut album of 2010 by a band in the United Kingdom. It reached number one on the Greek Foreign Albums Chart, number two in Austria, Germany, Poland and Switzerland, and the top ten in Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Sweden. ''Happiness'' has sold 180,218 copies in the UK and over 2 million copies worldwide. ==Singles== "Better Than Love" was released as the lead single on 23 May 2010 in the United Kingdom. It spent one week at number fifty on the UK Singles Chart, and charted in Belgium, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. The second single, "Wonderful Life", was released on 22 August 2010 in the United Kingdom. It was previously released as the band's debut single in Denmark on 3 May 2010. According to lead singer Theo Hutchcraft, the song is about two extremes, "the first being a man who wants to kill himself and the second being love at first sight." The song debuted at number twenty-one in the UK, and peaked at number two in Germany. It reached the top ten position in Austria, Denmark and Switzerland. "Stay" was released as the third single on 15 November 2010, and peaked at number fifty on the UK Singles Chart on 21 November 2010. "Sunday" was released as the fourth single on 27 February 2011. The album's fifth single, "Illuminated", was released on 1 May 2011 as a double A-side with a re-release of "Better Than Love". "Blood, Tears & Gold" was released exclusively in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 7 October 2011 as the album's sixth and final single. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Happiness (Hurts album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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