Song · Altered Images
“I Could Be Happy” by Altered Images
From the album Pinky Blue (1982)
“I Could Be Happy” by Altered Images appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2003. It was first released in 1982 on the album Pinky Blue. Its best result is #304 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,988 alternative song of all time.
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"I Could Be Happy" was the first single from Pinky Blue, the second album by Scottish new wavers Altered Images, and it handed them a second UK top-10 hit, peaking at number seven in January 1982 and hanging around the chart for 12 weeks. Martin Rushent produced it, and Clare Grogan sings it with a bright, giddy lilt.
Tim Pope directed the video, which enjoyed a brief run on early MTV (the channel at first credited it to the wrong album, Happy Birthday). The band pretend to play pastel shapes as instruments while the words roll across the screen with a bouncing dot, and the shapes finally assemble into a big smiley face. It was also their only US chart entry, reaching 45 on Billboard's dance club chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 304 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) | 500 |
| 1996 | 469 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 2003 | 757 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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