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Happy Idiot
TV On The Radio
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- Album
- Seeds
- Released
- 2014
- Genres
- indie rock, indie
- Length
- 3:03
- Tempo
- 140 BPM
- Label
- Harvest Records
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About this song
"Happy Idiot" is the lead single from TV on the Radio's fifth studio album, Seeds. The song received a music video from the website Funny or Die, which is co-owned by Will Ferrell. The video features the band alongside Paul Reubens, known as Pee Wee Herman, and Karen Gillan, a former star of Doctor Who.
What it's about
The song is about moving on from a lost love by simply forgetting about the former partner.
Fun facts
- Written by Kyp Malone, Jaleel Bunton, Erik Hassle, David Andrew Sitek, Daniel Ledinsky and Tunde Adebimpe.
- Produced by David Andrew Sitek.